Dr Sarah Richardson a guest blogger, writes about Suffragist Annie Cobden Sanderson who was imprisoned in Holloway in 1906.
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Positive in Prison: HIV/AIDS in a Dublin Jail
Janet Weston reflects on making and launching Positive in Prison, an audio docu-drama based on her research.
Prison Chaplains
Professor Hilary Marland reflects on the standing, role and attitudes towards prison chaplains in nineteenth-century prisons.
Launch: Positive in Prison
An audio docu-drama exploring the experiences of those who lived through the HIV/AIDs crisis in the 1980’s in Mountjoy prison.
Brokentalkers commissioned to work with Mountjoy Prison and PACE
A new commission with multiple award winning Irish theatre company.
Past Time: Exploring the history of prison food and mental health
Dr Margaret Charleroy introduces a new commission working with Rideout (Creative Arts for Rehabilitation) at HMP Hewell.
Reflections on Disorder Contained
Catherine Cox and Hilary Marland reflect on their involvement in the production of Disorder Contained with Talking Birds theatre company and ask what historians can learn and gain from the process.
Geese Theatre Company Commissioned to Work in Prison Mother & Baby Unit
Dr Rachel Bennett introduces a new commissioned theatre piece exploring life in an English prison’s Mother and Baby unit.
AIDS / HIV crisis in Mountjoy Prison in the 1980’s
Dr Janet Weston writes about the AIDS / HIV crisis in Mountjoy Prison in the 1980’s.
New Participatory Art Project
‘The Trial’ is the working title for a new visual art project due for public exhibition in April 2018.
Health Inside …
‘Health Inside: Thinking About Prisoners’ Right to Healthcare’ is a new public art project due for exhibition in June 2018, which will focus on health and welfare provision in Irish and English prisons.
What we can learn from the (often gruesome) history of food in hospitals and prisons
Dr Margaret Charleroy in collaboration with Dr Jenny Crane discuss lessons learnt from the history of food in hospitals and prisons.
Exploring the history of prisoner health 