Your new book, The Pentonville Experiment, is getting some very good feedback. You deal with the issues of addiction and prison in a very sympathetic manner, rather… Read more “Interview with Dr Lewis Owens on The Pentonville Experiment”
Category: Criminology
Confessions of a Mafioso: Gangster Capitalism and Covering Up the Waste.
Many years after the arrest and incarceration of Camorra boss Nunzio Perrella he finally turned. As so many nowadays, Perrella’s incarceration has finally been met with his… Read more “Confessions of a Mafioso: Gangster Capitalism and Covering Up the Waste.”
Why I wrote ‘My Life Began At Forty’, by Michael Irwin
At forty years of age in 2007 I found myself in prison and received a twelve year sentence for drug trafficking: six in prison six on licence.… Read more “Why I wrote ‘My Life Began At Forty’, by Michael Irwin”
Is There Life after Death?
Is There Life After Death? For the purpose of this blog, the context of this elusive question concerns life after prison. Prison is a death sentence for… Read more “Is There Life after Death?”
What the police did to a young Muslim
“Yo yo Jay” “Bless, yeah, bless” Jay replied. Gold and platinum chains, sparkling watch and close cut beard that looks like it had been painted on masked… Read more “What the police did to a young Muslim”
A mother in prison: interview with Michaela Booth.
Michaela Booth was sentenced to 4 years in prison for a crime she was found guilty of when she was 19 years old. She was sentenced at… Read more “A mother in prison: interview with Michaela Booth.”
Explicit Consent! Swedish Sex Bill and the Pseudo-Politics of Awareness Raising
Following the #metoo moral outrage, even governments jumped on the wave of awareness raising – awareness not of the problem, but of the idea that the governments… Read more “Explicit Consent! Swedish Sex Bill and the Pseudo-Politics of Awareness Raising”
Interview with Prof Steve Hall on ultra-realist criminology
You’re one of the leading figures in what’s known as “realist” or “ultra-realist” criminology. Can you briefly explain what this means? Ultra-realism is the first genuinely new… Read more “Interview with Prof Steve Hall on ultra-realist criminology”
The best laid plans of mice and men – By Amanda
My dream in May 2015, when I left the gated retreat, was to change the system. I had managed to achieve changes inside, but on release I… Read more “The best laid plans of mice and men – By Amanda”
Interview with Penelope Gibbs: An addendum on class.
Class and suffering Penelope Gibbs, ,f I recall correctly, you made a comment at the premiere of Injustice that while class plays an important part in the… Read more “Interview with Penelope Gibbs: An addendum on class.”