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Using Innovative Theatrical Strategies to Explore Solitary Confinement
Talking Birds Theatre company explore the impact of solitary confinement and its relationship to mental breakdown
Separate Confinement and Insanity at Mountjoy Convict Prison, Dublin 1850-55
Associate Professor Catherine Cox explores the introduction of separate confinement to
Mountjoy Convict Prison, Dublin
The Asylum Trilogy: theatrical performances exploring the history of mental illness and its institutions
This blog explores the production of the upcoming performance by theatre company Talking Birds that will explore the history of mental illness and its institutions
Innovation through Crisis
Dr Janet Weston discusses the complexities of Ireland getting to grips with HIV and AIDS during the mid -1990s, and the services for injecting drug users in Mountjoy prison.
“Why Should a Man Rule ‘The Castle’?”: Early Twentieth-Century Debates over the Appointment of Female Governors and Medical Officers in Women’s Prisons
In this blog, Dr Rachel Bennett examines historical debates over the appointment of female governors and medical officers in women’s prisons
Reform, Welfare and Prisoners’ Health Rights, 1850-2000
Dr Holly Dunbar outlines her research project on health networks for prison aftercare
Medical Care, Maternity and Childbirth in Female Prisons, 1850-2000
Dr Rachel Bennett in this blog, explores the impact of gender distinctions on the provision of medical care within female prisons
Exploring the history of prisoner health 