Table Of ContentPALGRAVE
STUDIES
IN PRISONS
AND PENOLOGY
The Prison
Boundary
Between Society and
Carceral Space
J T
ENNIFER URNER
Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology
Series Editors
Ben Crewe
Institute of Criminology
University of Cambridge
Cambridge , United Kingdom
Yvonne Jewkes
School of Applied Social Science
University of Brighton
Brighton , United Kingdom
Thomas Ugelvik
Department of Criminology and
Sociology of Law
University of Oslo
Oslo , Norway
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Jennifer T urner
The Prison Boundary
Between Society and Carceral Space
Jennifer Turner
Leicester, United Kingdom
Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology
ISBN 978-1-137-53241-1 ISBN 978-1-137-53242-8 (eBook)
DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-53242-8
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For Jackie and Simon
Acknowledgements
Without the unwavering support and inspiration of my friends, family,
and colleagues, this collection of words would never have made it into a
book. My thanks for all parts of this monograph belong to each of you.
E ach page was made possible by colleagues at the Department
of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, and the
Department of Criminology, University of Leicester, who provided inspi-
ration and relief in equal measure. I am grateful to have experienced such
supportive and vibrant environments throughout my career. My sincer-
est thanks go to Julia Willan, Dominic Walker, and the whole Palgrave
Macmillan team for seeing this project through with such professional-
ism. My thanks go also to the editors Ben Crewe, Yvonne Jewkes and
Th omas Ugelvik for fi nding a space for my work amongst such presti-
gious others in the Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology book series.
A whole chapter of thanks goes to my wonderful friend and generous
colleague Sarah Mills. Your confi dence in my work helped me to plough
through the most diffi cult of paragraphs; and your shrewd editing cor-
rected them once I had managed that. Another chapter, as it were, is for
Dominique Moran, who has been a constant source of inspiration, pav-
ing the way for emerging carceral scholars like me and acting as a point
of reference for every sensible decision I ever made.
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viii Acknowledgements
I am hugely indebted to my parents, Jackie and Simon and my sister,
Naomi. You have all been there from cover to cover reminding me that
hard work is rarely unrewarded.
And to Kimberley Peters, who has been the spine holding this whole
thing (and me) together for the last two years. Not everyone is lucky
enough to fi nd a partner who is such a talented and selfl ess colleague
and I cannot express how grateful I am for all you have done to push me
further, make me think harder, and write something of which I can be
truly proud.
Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Conceptualising ‘Inside’ and ‘Outside’ 27
3 Legislating a Prison Boundary in England and Wales 63
4 Tourism on the Prison Boundary 95
5 Working Towards a Boundary Crossing 139
6 Complicating Carceral Boundaries with Off ender Art 183
7 Conclusion: A Boundary Patchwork 221
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x Contents
Appendix A: Chronology of Key Legislation Relating
to the Development of the Penal System in England
and Wales 239
Index 245
