Cover -- Acknowledgements -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Developing Relationships -- 3 Staying Together -- The Interviews -- Sandra and Stuart Watford -- Diana and Mark -- Shirley and Ben Cheng -- Jonathan and Caroline -- Jenny Peacock and Nick Tucker -- Alison and Richard -- Joy and Paul -- Sue and Andy Horwood -- Amanda and Jack -- Jan Lamb and Charles Bronson -- Saira Rehman and Ali Charles Ahmed (previously known as Charles Bronson) -- Jenny and Kevin O'Neill -- Maria and Adrian -- Philomena and Rob Donovan -- Kay and Jeff
Tracey and Rob WalkerMoira and Alan -- George Delf and Sara Thornton -- Martha and Billy McFetridge -- Tracy and Tony -- Anthony and Grace Hall -- Aisha and Muhammad -- Maureen and Dave Chapman -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index
Summary
Cell Mates/Soul Mates is based on extensive research by the author into a largely neglected aspect of imprisonment: the development of intimate relationships by 'inside' and 'outside' partners despite the physical and formal barriers. The book contains introductory material and extended extracts from interviews with people who have experienced the phenomenon. These suggest that - against the odds - the partners concerned often remain committed to each other. Despite the precarious nature of the enterprise - and sometimes hostile reactions from people around them - they stay together and build a new life in which crime becomes a thing of the past, something which should be an encouragement to a range of people concerned with offending behaviour, sentence planning and release decisions - where the role of the prisoner's family may be a key factor
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 279) and index
