“The women that died in there, that's all I could think of”

Scott, Isabel Scheuneman; Chaisson, Fran; Kidd, Bobbie

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“…Marques and Monchalin (2020) argue that such reforms “work within a colonialist and necropolitical framework” (93). Scott et al (2021) argue that it is “impossible” to Indigenize and decolonize prisons (142–43). Guenther (2021) posits that modern criminal justice “reframes” assimilation as rehabilitation, concluding that the “rhetoric of protection or care” for Indigenous peoples represents little more than the “ongoing violence of conquest” (101).…”

Section: Literature Review: Cps and Abolitionism Are Not Inherently D...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Decolonizing prisons: Indigenized programming and a critique of critical prison studies

Tetrault

2023

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Critical prison studies (CPS) is increasingly influential in scholarly discussions about decolonizing prisons. Proponents of CPS largely oppose the idea that cultural prison programs are decolonial, which include courses teaching Indigenous cultures and colonial history, prisons facilitating spirituality, involving Elders and communities in rehabilitation, and specialized prisons called “healing lodges.” Most CPS scholars writing on the topic disparage these initiatives as assimilationist and thus a weapon of cultural genocide. For these scholars, decolonizing prisons is impossible. CPS arguments against Indigenized programming are premised on abolitionist theory rather than a discernible decolonial method centring the perspectives of Indigenous peoples affected by prisons. I explore the accuracy and utility of CPS scholars’ arguments against Indigenized programming, drawing from 587 interviews with incarcerated men and women detained inside six prisons across Western Canada. Almost 40% of these participants identified as Indigenous. Indigenous interviewees nearly universally praised Indigenized programs for how they can help heal and empower those affected by colonial violence. Participants desired more cultural programming and easier access to such resources. More research is needed on how prisons develop and implement cultural programming, but existing empirical works suggest that these initiatives, while flawed, support the dignity of incarcerated Indigenous peoples. My critique is a call for criminologists writing on Indigenous issues to consider the ambiguity and tensions of decolonial processes and to premise their arguments foremost on methods centring Indigenous peoples affected by incarceration.

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Section: Literature Review: Cps and Abolitionism Are Not Inherently D...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Decolonizing prisons: Indigenized programming and a critique of critical prison studies

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2023

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“The women that died in there, that's all I could think of”

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Decolonizing prisons: Indigenized programming and a critique of critical prison studies

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