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PALGRAVE STUDIES IN PRISONS AND PENOLOGY The Voluntary Sector in Prisons Encouraging Personal and Institutional Change Edited by LAURA S. ABRAMS, EMMA HUGHES, MICHELLE INDERBITZIN & ROSIE MEEK Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology Series Editors Ben Crewe Institute of Criminology University of Cambridge Cambridge , UK Yvonne Jewkes Department of Criminology University of Leicester Leicester , UK Thomas Ugelvik University of Tromso - The Arctic Univer Tromso , Norway Aim of the Series This is a unique and innovative series, the fi rst of its kind dedicated entirely to prison scholarship. At a historical point in which the prison population has reached an all-time high, the series seeks to analyse the form, nature and consequences of incarceration and related forms of punishment. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology provides an important forum for burgeoning prison research across the world. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/14596 Laura S . Abrams • Emma H ughes • Michelle Inderbitzin • Rosie M eek Editors The Voluntary Sector in Prisons Encouraging Personal and Institutional Change Editors Laura S. Abrams Emma Hughes Luskin School of Public Affairs Department of Criminology University of California Los Angeles California State University, Fresno Culver City, California, USA Fresno, California, USA Michelle Inderbitzin Rosie Meek Sociology, School of Public Policy School of Law Oregon State University Royal Holloway University of London Corvallis, Oregon, USA Egham, Surrey, UK Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology ISBN 978-1-137-54214-4 ISBN 978-1-137-54215-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-54215-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016936734 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2 016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specifi c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover Image © Tetra Images/Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. New York This book is dedicated to prison volunteers around the globe, including those who have never been incarcerated, who are formerly incarcerated, and who are currently incarcerated. We want to acknowledge the important work that you do which often goes unnoticed, and which, as this book shows, can change the lives of individuals and institutions. A CKNOWLEDGMENTS As coeditors we wish to acknowledge our editors at Palgrave Macmillan, Mireille Yanow and Mara Berkoff, for commissioning this volume and guiding us through this process. We could not have asked for a better publishing team. We also wish to extend our thanks to all of the contribu- tors to this volume for their effort, and passion for this topic. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Charles H. Lea III for his editorial acumen. He became master of formatting, reference checking, and our in-house manual of style. We could not have completed this work without him. Last, we wish to acknowledge the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for awarding Rosie Meek the funding for the conference that led to this collection. September 2015 vii C ONTENTS Part I Background 1 1 Introduction: The Signifi cance of Voluntary Sector Provision in Correctional Settings 3 Laura S. Abrams, Emma Hughes, Rosie Meek, and Michelle Inderbitzin 2 Non-profi t and Voluntary Sector Programs in Prisons and Jails: Perspectives from England and the USA 21 Emma Hughes Part II Prisoners as Volunteers 53 3 Learning and Practicing Citizenship and Democracy Behind Bars 55 Michelle Inderbitzin, Joshua Cain, and Trevor Walraven ix
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