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- 336 pages
- Reading time
- 12 hours
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Exploring the intersection of architecture and rehabilitation, Yvonne Jewkes examines how prison design can foster healing rather than punishment. As a criminologist, she advocates for environments that promote reflection and hope for inmates, while personally navigating the challenges of her own life during a tumultuous renovation. With 11.5 million prisoners worldwide, she poses thought-provoking questions about the impact of humane treatment on reintegration into society. Jewkes invites readers to reconsider the purpose of prisons and the role of compassionate design in shaping lives.
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An Architecture of Hope, Yvonne Jewkes
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- 2024
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- Title
- An Architecture of Hope
- Subtitle
- reimagining the prison, restoring a house, rebuilding myself
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Yvonne Jewkes
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications
- Publisher
- 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN13
- 9781914484780
- Category
- Architecture and Urbanism, Legal literature, Biographies and Thoughts, Political Science / Politics
- Description
- Exploring the intersection of architecture and rehabilitation, Yvonne Jewkes examines how prison design can foster healing rather than punishment. As a criminologist, she advocates for environments that promote reflection and hope for inmates, while personally navigating the challenges of her own life during a tumultuous renovation. With 11.5 million prisoners worldwide, she poses thought-provoking questions about the impact of humane treatment on reintegration into society. Jewkes invites readers to reconsider the purpose of prisons and the role of compassionate design in shaping lives.