The new debtors' prison: Conceptualising the relationship between prisoner debt, prison violence and prisoner crisis
Published online on June 30, 2025
Abstract
Theoretical Criminology, Volume 30, Issue 2, Page 175-193, May 2026.
Although imprisonment for debt was abolished in England and Wales more than 50 years ago, a new debtor's prison has emerged. Debt within prison is now a significant problem, re-defining social relationships, and contributing to a rise in disorder, ...
Although imprisonment for debt was abolished in England and Wales more than 50 years ago, a new debtor's prison has emerged. Debt within prison is now a significant problem, re-defining social relationships, and contributing to a rise in disorder, ...