Abstract / Description of output
This short article revisits the address that Margaret Bondfield gave to the Howard League for Penal Reform's inaugural annual general meeting, a little over 100 years ago. It seeks both to illuminate the framing of her argument, and note some features of the moment and situation to which it was addressed. I argue that while it is true that Bondfield's speech reveals certain tensions that have remained somewhat intractable in the field of penal reform ever since, it also demonstrates a conviction and ambition that contemporary actors might well wish to seek to recover.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 38-46 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Howard Journal of Criminal Justice |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | S1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Oct 2021 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- abolition
- Howard League for Penal Reform
- Margaret Bondfield
- penal reform
- prisons