The new debtors' prison: Conceptualising the relationship between prisoner debt, prison violence and prisoner crisis
Published online on June 30, 2025
Abstract
Theoretical Criminology, Ahead of Print.
Although imprisonment for debt was abolished in England and Wales more than 50 years ago, a new debtor's prison has emerged. Debt within prison is now a significant problem, re-defining social relationships, and contributing to a rise in disorder, ...
Although imprisonment for debt was abolished in England and Wales more than 50 years ago, a new debtor's prison has emerged. Debt within prison is now a significant problem, re-defining social relationships, and contributing to a rise in disorder, ...