Doing Indefinite Time : : An Ethnography of Long-Term Imprisonment in Switzerland.

• Superior document: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology Series
• Author: Marti, Irene.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (365 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Observing, Listening and Engaging in Prisoners' Everyday Lives -- 1.1.1 'Being There' -- 1.1.1.1 Gaining Access to the Prison: The Formal Organization of My Fieldwork -- 1.1.1.2 Gaining Access Within the Prison: Establishing and Maintaining Trust -- 1.1.2 Face-to-Face Interviews -- 1.1.3 Walking Interviews -- 1.1.4 Documents -- 1.2 Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 Indefinite Confinement in Switzerland -- 2.1 Legal Framework and Penal Policy -- 2.1.1 Article 64 and Article 59: Indefinite Confinement in the Swiss Criminal Code -- 2.1.2 High-Risk Offenders: Identifying Individuals Posing a 'Danger to the Public' -- 2.1.3 Institutional Placement and Handling of 'Dangerous' Offenders -- 2.2 Key Actors -- 2.2.1 Penal Enforcement Authorities: Placing and Managing Prisoners -- 2.2.2 Prison Management: Accommodating Prisoners -- 2.2.3 Prison Staff: Daily Dealings with Prisoners -- 2.3 The Sentenced Prisoners -- 2.3.1 Facing Indeterminacy -- 2.3.2 Living in an Ever-Same Present -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Space, Time, Embodiment -- 3.1 The Prison as an Inhabited Time-Space -- 3.1.1 The Prison Regime: A Formal Set of Arrangements of Space and Time -- 3.1.2 Inhabiting the Prison: Prisoners' Lived Experiences -- 3.1.2.1 Bodily Experiences of Space and Time -- 3.1.2.2 Doing with Space and Time -- 3.1.3 Conclusion -- References -- 4 In the Prison Cell -- 4.1 The Swiss Prison Cell -- 4.2 Descriptions of the cell's Ambiance -- 4.2.1 Architecture, Design and Furnishings -- 4.2.2 Prison Environment -- 4.2.3 Prison Surroundings -- 4.3 A 'Home' or 'a Place to Be, but not to Live' -- 4.3.1 The prison's Accommodation Regime -- 4.3.1.1 The Right to Arrange the Cell in a 'Homely' Way -- 4.3.1.2 The Obligation to Keep It 'Tidy and Clean' -- 4.3.2 Arranging the Cell.

4.3.2.1 Transforming the Cell into 'a Home' -- 4.3.2.2 The Cell as 'a Place to Be, but not to Live' -- 4.4 Personal Spaces, Privacy and Intimacy -- 4.4.1 The Role of Prison Staff -- 4.4.2 Controlling Access to Personal Territories -- 4.4.3 Catching the Right Moment -- 4.4.4 Protecting the Boundaries of the Self -- 4.4.5 Experiencing Closeness and Intimacy -- 4.5 Being with Time -- 4.5.1 Killing Time -- 4.5.2 Marking Time -- 4.5.3 Using Time -- 4.5.4 Transcending the Here and Now -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- 5 At Work -- 5.1 Work in Swiss Prisons -- 5.2 Physical and Mental (Im)mobility -- 5.3 'Less Prison-Like' Spaces -- 5.4 Repetition and Monotony -- 5.5 Seeking Individuality and Social Belonging -- 5.5.1 Being 'an Expert', 'the Man for All Cases' -- 5.5.2 Being Trustworthy -- 5.5.2.1 Being Granted More Autonomy and Responsibility -- 5.5.2.2 'Bypassing' Internal Rules -- 5.5.2.3 Having Access to Exclusive and 'Untouched' Places -- 5.5.2.4 Feeling Heard by Prison Management -- 5.5.3 Being a 'Simple' Prisoner -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 During Leisure Time -- 6.1 Leisure Time in Swiss Prisons -- 6.2 In the Courtyard: Sensing the Outside World -- 6.2.1 Having Access to 'Nature' -- 6.2.2 Encountering 'a Little Piece of Freedom' -- 6.3 Connecting with People from the Outside World -- 6.3.1 Receiving Visitors: When the Inside and the Outside Worlds Blur and Collide -- 6.3.1.1 Expecting Visitors: 'Highlights' to Look Forward To -- 6.3.1.2 Entering the Visiting Room -- 6.3.1.3 Managing Temporariness -- 6.3.1.4 Performing and Experiencing the (Non-)Prisoner Self -- 6.3.1.5 The 'Prisoners' Oasis' -- 6.3.1.6 Leaving the Visiting Room -- 6.3.2 Letters and Phone Calls -- 6.4 Blurring Physical and Social Boundaries During Sports -- 6.4.1 Feeling and Using One's Body -- 6.4.2 Experiencing Encounters Between 'Human Beings'.

6.5 Escaping Spatio-Temporal Stasis Through Education and Training -- 6.5.1 Tracing the Rhythms of the Outside World-And Finding One's Own -- 6.5.2 'Playing Through Certain Emotional States' -- 6.6 Events Out of the Ordinary -- 6.7 Going on Release on Temporary License -- 6.8 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 To Apprehend 'the Prison' as It Is Lived -- 7.2 Public and Political Pressure, Institutional Indecisiveness, Challenged and Challenging Prison Staff -- 7.3 Shifting Between Continued Hope and Resignation -- 7.4 Maintaining a Sense of Self and Personal Integrity -- 7.5 Searching for Normalcy, Social Belonging and Individuality -- 7.6 Balancing on the Boundary Between Freedom and Captivity -- 7.7 Final Thoughts from the Other Side of the Prison Wall -- References -- Correction to: Doing Indefinite Time -- Correction to: I. Marti, Doing Indefinite Time, Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12590-4 -- Index.