COVID-19 and the criminal justice system

Gilbert, Jonathan

Abstract

Jonathan Gilbert reflects on his own passage through the prison system, as he progressed towards release; an experience that unexpectedly ended in the midst of a global pandemic. Gilbert in particular raises concerns about the sustained disruption that prisoners have, and will, experience to their prison ‘journey’. Where usually prisoners (ideally) experience a gradual moving forwards, a loosening of restrictions, as they get closer to release, COVID-19 has led to the majority of prisoners going ‘backwards’. They are, and have been, experiencing highly restrictive conditions through no fault of their own. At the same time, the ‘journey’ beyond prison and towards successful resettlement has been heavily disrupted: learning is unable to take place, work opportunities have been withdrawn and family contact is limited.

• Digital Artefact Type: Audio
• Acceptance Date: Feb 19, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Mar 3, 2021
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Sep 9, 2024
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/12868064