Caring for Aging, Dying, and Dead Prisoners
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Introduction
“This book presents theoretical and empirical research about prison chaplains and their penal experiences in the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (U.K.). It performs a socio-religious and comparative criminal justice analysis of the penal systems of the United States, Scotland, and England and Wales through the eyes of prison chaplains. It provides empirical evidence gathered from 31 prison chaplains interviewed in Scotland and the United States (Massachusetts, Alabama, Rhode Island, and New Jersey). The theoretical aspect focuses on prison chaplains from the United States, Scotland, and England and Wales and reflects their recollections of prison and ways of conceptualizing their experiences in these prison cultures — the carceral state — as engagement in the fields of Criminology, Theology, Criminal Justice and the intersection of Law and Religion. While previous research on prisons includes comparative analyses of the U.S. and the U.K. penal systems, this research provides new light on the phenomenon of mass incarceration through prison chaplains’ eyes, and considers their care for aging, dying, and dead prisoners as well as the emphasis on best practice development in prison chaplaincy from an international perspective. “
