Gardening behind bars : clinical sociology and food justice in incarcerated settings / Sharon Lindhorst Everhardt, Daniela Jauk-Ajamie, Stephen B. Carmody, Brenda I. Gill ; with contributions by Andrea L. Blackwood and Richard Ledet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Everhardt, Sharon Lindhorst, author.

Jauk-Ajamie, Daniela, author.

Carmody, Stephen B., 1974- author.

Gill, Brenda I., author.

Blackwood, Andrea L., author.

Ledet, Richard, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Series:

Clinical sociology

Clinical sociology: research and practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Nutrition.

Prisoners.

Food security.

Gardens.

Clinical sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 205 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2024]

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

Author Biographies

Chapter 1: Introduction

References

Part I: Theoretical and Historical Contexts

Chapter 2: History of Food Justice in the USA and the Rockpile Program as a Food Justice Initiative

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Food Movements, Food Justice, and Food Sovereignty: Defining the Problem

2.3 Situating the Rockpile Program Within the Larger Food Justice Movement

2.4 Conclusion

Chapter 3: The Exploitation of Incarcerated Labor: An Examination of Federal Laws, Policies, and Programs

3.1 Federalism and the US Carceral System

3.2 Slavery and Its Relationship to Incarceration

3.3 Reconstruction Period in the USA

3.4 Convict Leasing, Contracting of Prisoners in the North, and Its Connection to Slavery

3.4.1 History and Justification of the Practice

3.4.2 The When and Why of Convict Leasing

3.5 Chain Gangs

3.5.1 Purpose and History

3.5.2 Revitalization of Chain Gangs

3.5.3 The Present State of Chain Gang Practice

3.6 Key Legislation, Policy, and Guidelines

3.7 Prison Farms

3.7.1 Angola Prison

3.7.2 Mississippi State Penitentiary

3.8 Prison Labor Today: Work Release

3.8.1 Convict Leasing Today

3.9 Beneficiaries of Prison Labor

3.9.1 Federal, State, and Local Government

3.9.2 State Prison Industries

3.9.3 Public Works

3.9.4 Private Industry

3.9.5 Agricultural Work

3.9.6 Health Fields

3.10 Why Prison Programs Are Important for Labor Force Participation Post-release

Part II: Gardening in Incarcerated Settings Today

Chapter 4: Therapeutic Gardening in Incarcerated Settings in the USA

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Data and Methods

4.3 Conceptualizing and Mapping Therapeutic Prison Gardens

4.3.1 Diversity of Garden Facilitators

4.3.2 Diversity of Garden Facilitators

4.3.3 Addressing and Repairing a Complicated History

4.4 Impacts and Benefits of Gardening Behind Bars

4.4.1 What Do We Know About the Benefits of Therapeutic Gardening for Incarcerated Individuals?

4.4.2 Can Prison Gardening Programs Lead to Reduced Recidivism Rates?

4.4.3 What About Prison Gardens for Women?

4.5 Ecologies of Justice: An Emerging Scholar-Practitioner Network

4.6 Conclusion

References

Chapter 5: Creating a Garden in a Community-Based Corrections Facility in the US Midwest

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Initiating a Gardening Program That Addresses Women's and Facility Needs

5.2.1 Field Site, Context, and Data

5.2.2 Identifying a Research Topic

5.2.3 The Design Process

5.2.4 Clinical Sociological Collaborations and Inspirations

5.3 The Pilot Program

5.3.1 Working Toward an Evidence-Based Program

5.3.2 Interim Gardening: Exploring Curriculum

5.3.3 Developing a Research Plan Collaboratively

5.4 A Clinical Sociological Garden Interrupted

5.5 Conclusion

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 27, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Everhardt, Sharon Lindhorst. Gardening behind bars.

ISBN:

9783031496851

303149685X

Publisher Number:

90102165967

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.