The Older Prisoner

by Diete Humblet

Book Overview

This book critically explores the world of older prisoners to provide a more nuanced understanding of imprisonment at old age. Through an ethnographical study of male and female older prisoners in two Belgian prison settings, one in which older prisoners are integrated and one in which they are segregated, it informs debates and seeks to recognise ageist discourse, attitudes, practices in prison. The Older Prisoner seeks to situate the older prisoner...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030601226
• ISBN13: 9783030601225
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"