Prison reform in conflict-affected contexts
Evidence from Somaliland and Puntland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11186154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lina Grip (0000-0001-8976-8718, Research and Evaluation Unit, Swedish Prison and Probation Service, Stockholm, Sweden), Jenniina Kotajoki (0000-0002-9952-4626, Uppsala University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1256-1272 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Third World Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01436597.2023.2228722 |
| OpenAlex | W4385237712 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
Prisons are key institutions for strengthening justice and security and are increasingly targets of international interventions. However, prison reform in conflict-affected settings is understudied. To understand the conditions underpinning successes and pitfalls of international prison reform, this study examines the local conditions under which international prison reform interventions take place. Drawing on unique data from interviews with inmates and staff members in Hargeisa Central Prison and Garowe Prison, we analyse United Nations prison reform cases in Somaliland and Puntland, Somalia. We find that the international prison reform in these contexts not only falls short in delivering on some set objectives but also does not engage with the particularities of local conditions and contexts. Furthermore, existing reform programmes embed a conflict of interest: while the beneficiaries of prison reform are concerned with the mental and physical well-being of inmates, the international actors aim to shape prison practices along international standards and incapacitate a subset of serious offenders
Criminology · Political science · Prison · Prison reform · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Underpinning · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Public Administration
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