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The Prison Phoenix Trust was delighted to host a talk by Professor Alison Liebling on Tuesday 29th May at 6.30 pm at Colet House, Hammersmith. Alison spoke about her research, which has shown that prisoners describe a feeling of personal development only in a few, high quality prisons. Questions she explored include: What contributes to that feeling of personal development? Should prisons be aiming for a climate of personal development? How can they do that? And can yoga and meditation play a role in creating such a climate? 
Alison is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology. She has carried out research on suicides in prison, staff-prisoner relationships, the work of prison officers, incentives and earned privileges, prison privatization, values and practices in prison life, and measuring the quality of prison life. She has published several books, including Prisons and their Moral Performance and The Effects of Imprisonment.

This podcast is a recording of the above lecture.

Professor Alison Liebling: "Can Human Beings Flourish in Prison?" May 2012

The Prison Phoenix Trust

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