Disrupting ‘healthy prisons’: Exploring the conceptual and experiential overlap between illness and imprisonment

Thomas Ugelvik; Rose Elizabeth Boyle; Yvonne Jewkes; Pernille Søderholm Nyvoll

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Disrupting ‘healthy prisons’: Exploring the conceptual and experiential overlap between illness and imprisonment

Thomas Ugelvik, Rose Elizabeth Boyle, Yvonne Jewkes, Pernille Søderholm Nyvoll

University of Oslo

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Abstract

Our aim in this conceptual article is to theoretically reimagine the concept of ‘healthy prisons’ in a way that more thoroughly grounds it in the everyday experiences of prisoners. Our point of departure is the observation that there seems to be an intriguing conceptual and theoretical overlap between first-person oriented empirical studies of two spheres of human experience that are normally seen as separate: serious illness and imprisonment. Our analysis leads us to reimagine the term ‘healthy prisons’ in a way that increases its usefulness for anyone interested in making prisons healthier and more constructive and reinventive institutions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	204-219
Number of pages	16
Journal	Howard Journal of Crime and Justice
Volume	62
Issue number	2
Early online date	18 Nov 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12498
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2023

Bibliographical note

Dr Brie Williams read an earlier version of this article. We are indebted to her, as well as to two anonymous referees, for their encouraging and constructive comments.

Keywords

experience of health and illness
experience of imprisonment
health
healthy prisons
phenomenology

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Law

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