2019
DOI: 10.1177/0038038519882311
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Multiculturalism Under Confinement: Prisoner Race Relations Inside Western Canadian Prisons

Abstract: What do race relations among Canadian prisoners tell us about national mythology, liberal multiculturalism, and racial colour-blindness? Drawing from almost 500 semi-structured interviews conducted with male prisoners inside four provincial institutions in Western Canada as part of the University of Alberta Prison Project, we analyse prisoners’ perceptions of race and detail how their beliefs in Canada’s national mythology – particularly multiculturalism – foster racial colour-blindness in daily prison life. O… Show more

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“…Our participants’ rationale for condemnations explicitly drew on perceptions of broader Canadian values. Incarcerated men referred to a restrained but palpable form of Canadian nationalism/pride and what they saw as a series of related Canadian values (Tetrault et al., 2020). Although Canadians often agonize over the nature of Canada's national identity, perhaps the most consistent point of reference is multiculturalism (Day, 2000), which Canadian politicians often celebrate.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our participants’ rationale for condemnations explicitly drew on perceptions of broader Canadian values. Incarcerated men referred to a restrained but palpable form of Canadian nationalism/pride and what they saw as a series of related Canadian values (Tetrault et al., 2020). Although Canadians often agonize over the nature of Canada's national identity, perhaps the most consistent point of reference is multiculturalism (Day, 2000), which Canadian politicians often celebrate.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our larger data set encompasses people who are held in custody because they could not afford bail or missed paying speeding tickets, to people who are heavily gang involved or have committed multiple homicide. For further details, see Tetrault et al (2019) or Bucerius et al (2020).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is seemingly paradoxical that leaving prison would result in elevating radicalism intentions among those who identify race as the most important social group. One would expect that the underlying pressures of the total institution should subside in the community [ 77 , 78 ]. Yet racial distinctions could be heightened in the community where the racial order diverges from that of the prison.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%