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Vernacularising dignity: Prison officers, legality, and the enchantment of carceral humanity

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Theoretical Criminology

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Abstract

Theoretical Criminology, Ahead of Print.
Connecting penology and theology, this paper aims to explore how universal prisoners’ legal rights are vernacularised and localised within a specific cultural context. Building on qualitative interviews from Israeli prison officers, we argue that despite ...