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Reconfigurations of penality

The ongoing case of the women’s imprisonment and reintegration industries

University of Kent, UK and University of Stirling, UK

Jacqueline Tombs

University of Kent, UK and University of Stirling, UK

Illustrating their arguments with empirical examples drawn from two recent research projects—one cross-European, the other Scottish—the authors argue that the new multi-layering of carceral forms in both prison and the community is one major, but under-explored, cause of continuing increases in women’s prison populations. Whether it is because sentencers believe the reintegration industry’s rhetoric about the effectiveness of in-prison programmes in ‘reintegrating’ ex-prisoners, or whether, conversely, it is because sentencers are reluctant to award transcarceral and over-demanding community sentences which set women up to fail, the result is the same—more women go to prison.

Key Words: imprisonment • reintegration • sentencing • transcarceralism • women

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