Supporting Humane Corrections Through the Provision of Books, Libraries and Reading to People Deprived of Liberty

ICPA2023 Presentation by Jane Garner (ICPA2023-PID019)

Author

Jane Garner

Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Dr Jane Garner is a Senior Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, Australia. Since 2015, Dr Garner has undertaken research into the role of books, libraries and reading in the lives of people deprived of liberty in correctional institutions. Her study of both children and adults living in correctional institutions has been built around qualitative research methods that allow the experiences of people deprived of liberty to be described and shared using the words of the participants themselves. The opportunity for the voices of people deprived of liberty to be heard through her research provides a unique body of work based around the experiences of an often hard to reach community. Dr Garner has visited and undertaken research at seventeen correctional facilities across Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the Philippines, providing her with a varied experience of correctional facilities and of the experiences of the people residing in them. Dr Garner is a co-editor of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 'Guidelines for Library Services to Prisoners', having lead the international writing group responsible for the publication. As an United Nations Expert Advisor, she was recently able to contribute her knowledge and expertise regarding the provision of libraries, books and reading to people deprived of liberty to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) project titled: 'Read Your Way Out: Advancing prison reform through prison libraries for lifelong learning in places of detention'.

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