Professor Ben Crewe, and Dr Susie Hulley have both recently participated in the Prison Radio Association's podcast series: 'The Secret Life of Prisons'.
The Secret Life of Lifers: Part 1: What is it like to receive a life sentence?
(1 November 2021)
In this podcast the hosts we're joined by two people who have had this experience - both have been to prison and are now outside living with a 'life licence', along with criminologists Serena Wright and Susie Hulley.
[Serena is a researcher and Lecturer in Criminology in the Department of Law and Criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Her research on prisons and penology has focused on short-term sentences and post-release ‘frustrated desistance’ among women, and the experience of long-term incarceration among life-sentenced prisoners.
Susie is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge. She is interested in how young people are affected by the criminal justice system, particularly their experiences of criminalisation and imprisonment. Her recent work focuses on the application of ‘joint enterprise’ by criminal justice practitioners (including lawyers and the police) and the impact of this legal doctrine on young people.]
The Secret Life of Lifers: Part 2: How to survive a life sentence
(8 November 2021)
In this podcast the hosts we're joined by two people who had been to prison and are now outside living with a 'life licence', to talk about 'hooks for change' and the what happens as the reality of being a 'lifer' dawns on you, with criminologists Serena Wrightand Ben Crewe.
[Ben is Deputy Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the Institute of Criminology. He is interested in all aspects of prison life, including prison management, staff-prisoner relationships, public and private sector imprisonment, penal power and prisoner social life.]