Lockdown is nothing like being in jail. But it should change the way we think about imprisonment.
Barker, Chris
(2020)
Lockdown is nothing like being in jail. But it should change the way we think about imprisonment.
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For many, COVID-19 related lockdowns have evoked – largely inaccurate – comparisons with incarceration in prison. Chris Barker writes that while the analogy is limited, such thinking should encourage us to examine our own attitudes to punishment in America and what custodial sentences seek to achieve.
| Item Type | ['eprint_typename_blog_post' not defined] |
|---|---|
| Keywords | coronavirus,Covid-19 |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 16 Jun 2020 12:54 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/104952 |
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