October 2, 2025Punishment & SocietyOpen Access

Experiencing the digitalized prison

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KBKristel BeyensVrije Universiteit Brussel IGIone GeertsVrije Universiteit Brussel

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Ethnographic research reveals how digital platforms reshape interactions in prisons, suggesting both autonomy and exclusion for incarcerated individuals.

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Digitalization can both deepen and flatten prison experiences for incarcerated individuals, impacting their autonomy.
Factors such as access policies and detention regimes shape the relational dynamics within prisons, highlighting structural inequalities.
The implementation of PrisonCloud has redefined power dynamics among incarcerated individuals and prison staff.
Ethnographic observations provide insights into how technology interacts with institutional contexts in shaping prison life.

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Beyens et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68de5da283cbc991d0a20873 https://doi.org/10.1177/14624745251380564

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Ethnographic research reveals how digital platforms reshape interactions in prisons, suggesting both autonomy and exclusion for incarcerated individuals.

Experiencing the digitalized prison

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Experiencing the digitalized prison

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