Released from Prison in Denmark: Experiences vs. Ambitions

Bidragets oversatte titel: Løsladt i Danmark: Oplevelser versus ambitioner

Annette Olesen, Anette Storgaard

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Abstract

In 2010 a cross-sectorial reentry framework was launched as the ‘Schedule of the Good Release’. The ambition was to implement the actions outlined in the Schedule to all prisons and municipalities in Denmark to strengthen the cross-sectorial collaboration concerning parole and to support the parolees. The primary purpose of the Schedule was to prevent crime and secure parolees’ rights to social security and support. This chapter focuses on parolees in Denmark; their experiences of transitioning from prison back into society and life after prison; and whether the Danish state’s reentry ambitions can be mirrored in the parolees’ first-hand experiences. Our findings suggest that parolees experienced their reentry as chaotic; that their supervision lacked vision; and ‘informal’ punishment was severe and permeated their lives post-prison.
Bidragets oversatte titelLøsladt i Danmark: Oplevelser versus ambitioner
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelParole and Beyond : International Experiences of Life After Prison
RedaktørerRuth Armstrong, Ioan Durnescu
ForlagPalgrave Macmillan
Publikationsdato2016
Sider49-76
Kapitel3
ISBN (Trykt)978-1-349-95117-8
ISBN (Elektronisk)978-1-349-95118-5
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2016
NavnPalgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology

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