Early Career Prison Researchers and International Scholars Organised Network
An info page hosted by the ECR PRISON committee, sharing upcoming events and hand-picked resources
Recommended Reading
Books, articles, resources and reports as recommended by the ECR PRISON committee
Affect as Praxis in Prison Research: An Exploration of Emotion, Experience, and Transformation
Recently published article exploring how personal narratives in prison research challenge 'dehumanising, data-driven methodologies' using feminist epistemologies
The Reflective Journal for Researchers and Academics by Dr Jessica Taylor
“This unique book is for anyone who is conducting research projects in social sciences, humanities and philosophies. Whether you are a student embarking on your first psychology project, a PhD student designing a set of studies in criminology or an experienced academic in political science – this journal has been designed by a researcher, for researchers.”
Em's Recommendation: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness. Michelle Alexander, 2010
A deeply important book chronicling racial discrimination in the American justice & incarceration system, carceral citizenship, and the targeting of African American men.
Megan's Recommendation: The Language Project, The Marshall Project, 2021
Writings on the impact of terminology on people in prison and embracing person-first terms which reject labels like "inmate"
Upcoming Events - 2026
Conferences, symposiums, and other events of interest for ECRs in prison research by continent
Africa
USIU-Africa 11th Annual Crimonology & Criminal Justice Conference - 30-31 July, Nairobi, Kenya
Americas
International Conference on Sociology and Criminology - 14-15 September, Santiago, Chile
American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting - 18-21 November, Chicago, USA
National Conference on Correctional Health Care, 24-28 October, Las Vegas, USA
Asia & South Pacific
United Nations' Fifteenth Crime Congress - 26-30 September, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Australia & New Zealand Society for Criminology - 1-3 December, Adelaide SA
Europe
EuroCrim 2026 - 9-12 September, Warsaw, Poland
British Society of Criminology Annual Conference - 7-10 July, Nottingham, UK
International Corrections & Prison Association Annual Conference - 25-30 October, Belfast, UK
British Sociological Association Annual Conference - 31 March - 2 April 2027
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