Remote Control Television in Prison
In-cell television is now a permanent feature of prisons in England and Wales, and a key part of the experience of modern incarceration. This sociological exploration of prisoners' use of television offers an engaging and thought provoking insight into th
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Remote Control Television in Prison Victoria Knight De Montfort University, UK
REMOTE CONTROL
Copyright © Victoria Knight 2016 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN: 978–1–137–44390–8 ISBN: 978–1–137–44391–5 (eBook) DOI: 10.1057/9781137443915 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Knight, Victoria, 1971– author. Remote control : television in prison / Victoria Knight. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. 1. Prisoners—Recreation—Great Britain. 2. Prisoners—Great Britain—Social conditions. 3. Television—Great Britain. 4. Television viewers—Great Britain. 5. Mass media—Social aspects—Great Britain. I. Title. HV8860.K65 2016 2015033226 365 .668—dc23 A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.
For Olive Florence Roberts (2006–) Lois Helen Roberts (2012–)
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
viii
Acknowledgements
ix
1 Research Foundations
1
2 Perspectives on Prison
25
3 Prisoner Perspectives
50
4 Audiences of Television
67
5 Making Room for In-Cell Television: Access, Availability and Points of Use
95
6 Personal Control: Television, Emotion and Prison Life
121
7 Situated and Mediated Control: Managing Souls with In-Cell Television
153
8 Concluding Discussion
197
Appendix 1: Prisoner Interview Respondent Portraits
221
Appendix 2: Staff Interview Sample
226
Appendix 3: Comparison of Average Television Viewing for Prison Site and UK National Average (BARB)
227
Appendix 4: Example of Number of Hours of Television Watched Each Day for Diarist C
228
Glossary
229
Notes
231
References
236
Index
251
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Figures and Tables Figures 1.1 A model outlining Layder’s th
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