Finding freedom in confinement : the role of religion in prison life / Kent R. Kerley, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kerley, Kent R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Religious life.

Prisoners.

Criminals--Rehabilitation.

Criminals.

Physical Description:

xx, 422 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2018]

Contents:

Part 1 Perspectives on Religion in Prison Settings

Chapter 1 Faith and Service: Pathways to Identity Transformation and Correctional Reform / Byron R. Johnson Johnson, Byron R., Grant Duwe Duwe, Grant, Michael Hallett Hallett, Michael, Joshua Hays Hays, Joshua, Sung Joon Jang Jang, Sung Joon, Matthew T. Lee Lee, Matthew T., Maria E. Pagano Pagano, Maria E., Stephen G. Post Post, Stephen G. 3

Chapter 2 Religion and Desistance: Working with Sexual and Violent Offenders / Christian Perrin Perrin, Christian, Nicholas Blagden Blagden, Nicholas, Belinda Winder Winder, Belinda, Christine Norman Norman, Christine 24

Chapter 3 Religious Rites and Rights of Prisoners in the United States / Janet Moreno Moreno, Janet, Kent R. Kerley Kerley, Kent R. 42

Chapter 4 "We Serve Forgotten Men": Structural Charity versus Religious Freedom in Serving Ex-Offenders / Michael Hallett Hallett, Michael, Megan R. Bookstaver Bookstaver, Megan R. 58

Chapter 5 A Theological Critique of the "Correctional" System / Andrew Skotnicki Skotnicki, Andrew 73

Part 2 Religion in Prison in the United States

Chapter 6 Religion and Prison Violence / Benjamin Meade Meade, Benjamin, Riane M. Bolin Bolin, Riane M. 93

Chapter 7 The Effects of Religion on the Prisonization of Incarcerated Juveniles in Faith-Based Facilities / Lonn Lanza-Kaduce Lanza-Kaduce, Lonn, Jodi Lane Lane, Jodi, Kristen Benedini Benedini, Kristen 120

Chapter 8 Religion Postprison: Roles Faith Played in Colson Scholars' Convict-to-Collegian Transition / Judith A. Leary Leary, Judith A. 145

Chapter 9 Prison, Religion, and Conversion: The Prisoner's Narrative Experience / Malcolm L. Rigsby Rigsby, Malcolm L. 171

Chapter 10 Reading Scripture in Exile: Favorite Scriptures among Maximum-Security Inmates Participating in Prison Seminary Programs / Joshua Hays Hays, Joshua 193

Chapter 11 Backgrounds and Motivations of Prison Chaplains / Andrew S. Denney Denney, Andrew S. 214

Chapter 12 Restrictions on Inmate Freedom of Religious Practice: A National and International Perspective / Jason Jolicoeur Jolicoeur, Jason, Erin Grant Grant, Erin 244

Part 3 Religion in Prison outside the United States

Chapter 13 Faith Provision, Institutional Power, and Meaning among Muslim Prisoners in Two English High-Security Prisons / Ryan J. Williams Williams, Ryan J., Alison Liebling Liebling, Alison 269

Chapter 14 Breaking the Prison-Jihadism Pipeline: Prison and Religious Extremism in the War on Terror / Gabriel Rubin Rubin, Gabriel 292

Chapter 15 Orthodox Judaism as a Pathway to Desistance: A Study of Religion and Reentry in Israeli Prisons / Elly Teman Teman, Elly, Michal Morag Morag, Michal 325

Chapter 16 Religious Diversity in Swiss and Italian Prisons: Combining Institutional and Inmate Perspectives / Irene Becci Becci, Irene, Mohammed Khalid Rhazzali Rhazzali, Mohammed Khalid, Valentina Schiavinato Schiavinato, Valentina 345

Chapter 17 Incarcerated Child Sexual Offenders and the Reinvention of Self through Religious and Spiritual Affiliation / Stephanie Kewley Kewley, Stephanie, Michael Larkin Larkin, Michael, Leigh Harkins Harkins, Leigh, Anthony Beech Beech, Anthony 366

Part 4 Conclusion

Chapter 18 Assessing the Past, Present, and Future of Research on Religion in Prison / Kent R. Kerley Kerley, Kent R. 395.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Finding freedom in confinement.

ISBN:

9781440850318

1440850313

OCLC:

1004576186