The "left" and "right" arm of the prison: Prison work and the local legal culture of the penitentiary

This contribution aims to explore the tension between the juridical dimension of the prison system and the everyday practices that take place within it. The article focus on prison officers’ and health professionals’ legal culture, drawing from ethnographic researches made by the authors in 4 correc...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Maculan, Luca Sterchele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2022-12-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
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Online Access:https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1445