Prison in Peru

Overview

This book expands the field of prison research by drawing six months of unique, ethnographic research in Santa Monica prison, the largest women’s prison in Lima, Peru.

Theoretical Perspectives

Using feminist and decolonial perspectives, it explores power and the governance system and its implications on how the prison operates and the lived experiences of women prisoners and their interpersonal relationships.

Global South Focus

It reflects on the intersection of prison, imprisonment and gender from a Global South perspective and includes methodological reflections on how to research prisons in the Global South holistically.

Contributions

It fills a gap and engages with debates on governmentality and women’s agency within the penal context.