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  • Title: The pains of permanent imprisonment: examining perceptions of confinement among older life without parole inmates.
    Author: Leigey ME, Ryder MA.
    Journal: Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol; 2015 Jun; 59(7):726-42. PubMed ID: 24398600.
    Abstract:
    Previous research has found commonality in the pains of imprisonment reported by English and American long-term inmates. Using a triangulated research methodology, this study examined the hardships associated with permanent incarceration as reported by 18 older male inmates serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. Strong agreement existed between the present sample and previous samples as to the most and least difficult aspects of imprisonment. Consistent with the previous studies, outside problems were perceived as being more severe than inside problems. Overall, this study found agreement in the pains of long-term imprisonment, regardless of the exact length or type of sentence.
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