The Contradictions of Prisoner Life and Rehabilitation: An Auto-ethnographic Life Sentence Experience

Micklethwaite, Daniel

doi:10.18192/jpp.v31i1.6442

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“…They each also provide engaging criminal justice and policy education via group discussion and consultation, thus developing knowledge and soft skills that are extremely useful for post-release employment and adjustment (Binnall, 2022;Macpherson, 2022;Runell, 2018). The voluntary nature of these programs promotes selfdetermination and assists individuals in regaining a sense of control and self-efficacy that are often difficult to achieve due to prisonisation (Micklethwaite, 2022). The prison-and community-based Think Tanks also enable previously and currently incarcerated individuals to engage in meaningful, prosocial capacities, allowing them to align themselves with a nonoffender identity essential to secondary desistance (Binnall, 2022;Healy, 2010;Maruna & Lebel, 2009).…”

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“…Many of the rehabilitative programs designed to promote desistance that are engaged in during incarceration have also often been prescribed in their sentence, again negating opportunities to exercise agency. Micklethwaite (2022) describes the experience of this compulsory rehabilitation as being one of hopelessness and powerlessness -feelings that are inherently counterproductive to the efforts of genuine rehabilitation work.…”

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Inside Out and Think Tank Participation in Australia: Can Engaging with Lived Experience of Incarceration Promote Desistance?

Antojado,

Martinovic,

A'Vard

et al. 2023

J. Adv. Res. Soc. Sci.

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The recognition of lived experience as an invaluable resource for reform and program development in criminal justice has seen a positive shift in recent years. Unexamined, or at least unarticulated, is the value that this inclusion of lived experience could have in efforts toward desistance. This article suggests the Inside Out Prison Exchange Program and the associated prison and community-based Think Tanks established in Victoria, Australia, can be more than a place for advocacy, but indeed a motivator for desistance among participants. Through a discussion of desistance theory, this paper outlines how these programs can promote desistance efforts as a result of their voluntary nature and continuity during and after incarceration. In these spaces, incarcerated individuals are given opportunities to engage with community members, contribute in prosocial capacities, and gain significant knowledge and skills surrounding criminal justice reform. This meaningful educational environment is one which can foster self-determination, non-offender identity development, and community connection, all of which are significant factors in the journey of desistance.

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Section: Education and Self Determinationmentioning

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Inside Out and Think Tank Participation in Australia: Can Engaging with Lived Experience of Incarceration Promote Desistance?

Antojado,

Martinovic,

A'Vard

et al. 2023

J. Adv. Res. Soc. Sci.

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“…There may be unique risk factors and functions of NSSI for those living in the prison environment. Prisoners have reported difficulties in adjusting to prison and coping with the environment, which may make them feel hopeless (Micklethwaite, 2022). Consistent with this possibility, previous studies have shown that hopelessness was higher among prisoners who engaged in NSSI than those who did not (Chapman et al, 2014).…”

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Pattern of non‐suicidal self‐injury in Chinese male prisoners: A latent class analysis

Gu,

Yu,

Cheng

2023

J Clin Psychol

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ObjectivesNonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) occurs more frequently in the prisoner population than in the general population. Monitoring and management of this behavior is challenging because NSSI may present in diverse ways. People often use more than one method of NSSI, and there are many possible combinations of these behaviors. We used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify subgroups of male inmates based on methods and frequency of NSSI.MethodsA total of 1042 male prisoners in China (Mage = 38.45, SD = 10.67) completed measures of hopelessness, sensation seeking, identity integration, and suicidal ideation, and NSSI was assessed in a structured interview.ResultsResults of the LCA supported a three‐class model: high‐NSSI (1.8%), moderate‐NSSI (8.0%), and no‐or‐negligible NSSI (90.2%). Multinomial logistic regression analyses showed that prisoners in the high‐NSSI and moderate‐NSSI classes were significantly more likely than those in the no‐or‐negligible NSSI class to show high hopelessness, high sensation seeking, and low identity. Furthermore, suicidal ideation was significantly higher in the high‐NSSI and moderate‐NSSI classes than in the no‐or‐negligible NSSI class.ConclusionsClassifying groups of prisoners based on features of NSSI is potentially useful for understanding risk factors and for developing tailored prevention and treatment strategies.

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Freedom Waived: A Systematic Review of Research on People in Prison Who Forgo the Opportunity for Release on Parole

Dodd,

Sydes

2024

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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This paper presents a systematic review of 18 studies about people in prison who forgo the opportunity for parole. Employing a Mixed Methods Research Synthesis, the review encompasses qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies that identify the factors and motivating reasons associated with parole waiver decisions, as well as recidivism outcomes for individuals who decide to forgo parole. Findings reveal a predominance of quantitative research that suggests that individuals who waive parole tend to be high-risk, violent offenders who are serving lengthy sentences. They are male, Indigenous, with a history of mental illness and/or substance addiction, and prior parole experience. Motivating reasons for avoiding parole include perceptions that prison is easier than parole and fear of parole denial and re-entry barriers. Studies also report less favourable recidivism outcomes for ‘maxed-out’ offenders. The study emphasises the necessity for additional in-depth research to understand motives and disincentives influencing parole engagement decisions. In particular, the need for research outside of North America and that uses sources other than administrative data is identified.

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The Contradictions of Prisoner Life and Rehabilitation: An Auto-ethnographic Life Sentence Experience

Cited by 3 publications

References 20 publications

Inside Out and Think Tank Participation in Australia: Can Engaging with Lived Experience of Incarceration Promote Desistance?

Inside Out and Think Tank Participation in Australia: Can Engaging with Lived Experience of Incarceration Promote Desistance?

Pattern of non‐suicidal self‐injury in Chinese male prisoners: A latent class analysis

Freedom Waived: A Systematic Review of Research on People in Prison Who Forgo the Opportunity for Release on Parole

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