Navigating the ‘pains of freedom’ in open prisons
Published online on February 04, 2026
Abstract
Punishment & Society, Volume 28, Issue 3, Page 730-748, July 2026.
Prison life is often described as inherently painful, including within less punitive prison settings. This study explores the ‘pains of freedom’ in a low-security, or ‘open’, prison context, drawing on extensive fieldwork conducted in Leira, a Norwegian ...
Prison life is often described as inherently painful, including within less punitive prison settings. This study explores the ‘pains of freedom’ in a low-security, or ‘open’, prison context, drawing on extensive fieldwork conducted in Leira, a Norwegian ...