Feeding Justice: The Role of Food in Women’s Prisons – 29th January, 10:30 – 12:0
Food plays a critical role in prisons – shaping prisoners’ identities, experiences, and relationships. Harnessed correctly, it has the potential to be a driving force for more rehabilitative, safe, and healthy prison environments. However, women in prison often experience difficult relationships with the food available to them there, leading to exacerbation of mental and physical health issues.
In this webinar we explored the different meanings food has for women within prisons, joined by Maria Adams (The University of Surrey) and Erin Power (Liverpool John Moores University), Jamie Dabbs (HMP Drake Hall) and Freya Harrap + Helen Sandwell (Food Matters Inside & Out), who covered:
- The Doing Porridge Project, which involved researchers interviewing 80 women from 4 different prisons, using food diaries, conducting observations, focus groups, and art workshops to understand how food impacts their lives.
- Behind the kitchen doors at HMP Drake Hall, where the catering manager explains the operational management of women’s prison kitchen, and the particular considerations when working with a population of women.
- Supporting women’s physical and mental health in prison. Reflections from two prison nutritionists using food-based activities and materials.
Watch the full webinar recording here
Feeding Justice: The Role of Food in Women’s Prisons – 29th January, 10:30 – 12:0
Food plays a critical role in prisons – shaping prisoners’ identities, experiences, and relationships. Harnessed correctly, it has the potential to be a driving force for more rehabilitative, safe, and healthy prison environments. However, women in prison often experience difficult relationships with the food available to them there, leading to exacerbation of mental and physical health issues.
In this webinar we explored the different meanings food has for women within prisons, joined by Maria Adams (The University of Surrey) and Erin Power (Liverpool John Moores University), Jamie Dabbs (HMP Drake Hall) and Freya Harrap + Helen Sandwell (Food Matters Inside & Out), who covered:
- The Doing Porridge Project, which involved researchers interviewing 80 women from 4 different prisons, using food diaries, conducting observations, focus groups, and art workshops to understand how food impacts their lives.
- Behind the kitchen doors at HMP Drake Hall, where the catering manager explains the operational management of women’s prison kitchen, and the particular considerations when working with a population of women.
- Supporting women’s physical and mental health in prison. Reflections from two prison nutritionists using food-based activities and materials.
Watch the full webinar recording here
