Roughly half of all men in prison are fathers of minor children. Despite the high prevalence of fatherhood in prisons, little is known about imprisoned fathers’ needs regarding fatherhood and family relationships. In prisons for men, limited attention is given to men’s roles as fathers and the difficulties …

This paper investigates the role of informal peer support as a bridge for participation by foreign national prisoners in prison activities (e.g. education, work, sports activities, library) and services (e.g. psychologist, doctor). A total of 51 individual interviews, following an appreciative inquiry …

Music can touch people deeply, and lead to wellbeing as an all-encompassing word for everything that makes life worth living, or at least can make it liveable. Musicians can play an important role in these processes, not as pseudo-therapists, but from their own artistic identity, with an approach in …

​In Nederland hebben zo’n 25.000 kinderen een ouder in de gevangenis. In de Penitentiaire Inrichting (PI) Veenhuizen, locatie Esserheem is een speciale afdeling voor vaders in detentie: de Vadervleugel. De Innovatiewerkplaats ‘Gezinsbenadering in Penitentiaire Inrichtingen’ van de Hanzehogeschool doet …

The transformation of the former prison Wolvenplein in Utrecht is conducted by a combination of architectural and narrative searching, by looking into history and by finding openings for changes and new experiences within the complex, exploring the site and context. The result is both research by design …

Afstudeerscriptie gemaakt in opdracht van het Lectoraat Verslavingskunde en Forensische Zorg van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. In Nederland zijn er duizenden kinderen waarvan de vader in de gevangenis zit, waarbij vaak weinig aandacht is voor de vader-kind relatie. Dit, terwijl het juist belangrijk is …

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