Dr Fiachra Byrne & Assoc. Prof. Catherine Cox reflect on Inside Reform, the project’s recent policy event.
Featured
Throw Away the Key
Exhibition exploring the impact of prisons on health at University of Warwick’s Modern Records Centre
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.
‘In Humanity’s Machine’: Prison Health and History
Fiachra Byrne provides an overview of the research project and his own strand on juveniles in the latest issue of the Howard League’s ECAN Bulletin (July 2017)
What Can Performance Bring to the Table?
Janet Vaughan (Talking Birds) reflects on the connections between history and theatrical performance and the staging of Disorder Contained
Disorder Contained Theatre Performances
Disorder Contained: A Theatrical Examination of Madness, Prison and Solitary Confinement with performances in Coventry, Dublin, Belfast and London in 2017
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.
Open Call: Arts Commission
We are delighted to announce an Open Call for an Arts Commission.
Using Innovative Theatrical Strategies to Explore Solitary Confinement
Talking Birds Theatre company explore the impact of solitary confinement and its relationship to mental breakdown
Unmet Needs: Children in Custody
Dr Fiachra Byrne considers the unmet needs of children in custody in the Youth Secure Estate of England and Wales
Evolving Views on Epilepsy and Crime
Dr Holly Dunbar discusses the history of epilepsy, stigma and crime for Mental Health Week.
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
Exploring the history of prisoner health 