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Transforming the prison: histories of prison and imprisonment, 1770-1952 (2009)
Book Chapter
Johnston, H. (2009). Transforming the prison: histories of prison and imprisonment, 1770-1952. In Criminal Justice (125 - 143). OUP Oxford

This chapter considers the emergence of imprisonment as the predominant form of punishment for the majority offences from the mid-nineteenth century onwards in Britain.  It examines imprisonment before and during the eighteenth century through to the... Read More about Transforming the prison: histories of prison and imprisonment, 1770-1952.

‘Cavemen in an era of speed-of-light technology’ : historical and contemporary perspectives on communication within prisons (2009)
Journal Article
Jewkes, Y., & Johnston, H. (2009). ‘Cavemen in an era of speed-of-light technology’ : historical and contemporary perspectives on communication within prisons. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 48(2), 132-143. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2311.2009.00559.x

Many prisoners believe that the restricted access they have to computer-mediated communcation (CMC) technologies and, in particular, the almost total absence of computers and Internet access in prisons is a form of censure that renders them second-cl... Read More about ‘Cavemen in an era of speed-of-light technology’ : historical and contemporary perspectives on communication within prisons.