1st Edition

The Pixelated Prisoner Prison Video Links, Court ‘Appearance’ and the Justice Matrix

By Carolyn McKay Copyright 2018
244 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Technological linkages between justice and law enforcement agencies are radically altering criminal process and access to justice for prisoners. Video links, integral to an increasingly networked justice matrix, enable the custodial appearance of prisoners in remote courts and are becoming the dominant form of court appearance for incarcerated defendants. This book argues that the incorporation... Read more

The Pixelated Prisoner: A Prologue

1. The Justice Matrix: Technologising Criminal Justice

2. Theoretical Framework: Video Links as Prison Technologies

3. Researching Video Links in Prison

4. Video Links: A Spatial Demarcation

5. Video Links: A Corporeal Demarcation

6. Video Links: A Visual Demarcation

7. Technologies and Procedural Justice

8. An Epilogue: Recommendations

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Dr Carolyn McKay is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Sydney Law School.