糖心TV

You are invited to come celebrate the launch of Silvia Gomes and Dixie Rocker's book, , an event co-hosted by the Criminal Justice Centre (CJC) and the Sociology Department at 糖心TV.

The event will consist of a presentation of the book by the author Silvia Gomes, followed by responses from Anastasia Chamberlen (University of 糖心TV) and (University of Cambridge), and then a drinks reception.

馃搯Wednesday 9 October

铃�15:00-17:00

馃搷S0.21 (Social Sciences) and

"Gender, Prison and Reentry ExperienceLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window explores the gendered reentry experiences of incarcerated men and women who are about to be released from prisons in Portugal. It reveals how men and women narrate and attribute meaning to their time in prison and how they navigate their 鈥榩risoner鈥� and 鈥榞endered鈥� identities. In doing so, this book demonstrates the importance of these identities in relation to recidivism and desistance, whilst also questioning the role incarceration has in further criminalising and obstructing individuals鈥� reentry process. It puts forward recommendations that aim to improve the lives of all incarcerated individuals within the current system, in addition to advocating for decarceration and prison abolition. It presents a novel contribution to the internationalisation of knowledge across multiple disciplinary subfields, namely critical reentry studies and feminist criminology, filling a gap in the current knowledge as few studies focus on prison experiences as a core aspect of understanding the reentry process. An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, law, desistance studies, and those interested in gaining a unique insight into the experience of incarcerated individuals."