postcard #17. Across the river

Abashiri prison and gift shop, July 2015 Having first visited the prison museum in Abashiri, it felt somehow necessary to … More

postcard #16. Mannequin

Abashiri prison museum, Hokkaido, July 2015 It’s taken me a long time to get around to posting on this, mainly … More

postcard #15. shopping

CAPIC Showroom, Tokyo, July 2015 Prisons in Japan have their own stores attached where it is possible to buy products … More

postcard #31. Debt

York Castle Museum, York, UK June 2016 Having now sought out prison museums, exhibitions, attractions and repurposed prison architecture in … More

postcard #23. The Carceral Model

Chiayi Prison Museum, Taiwan December 2015 Chiayi is a small city about 1 ¾ hours by High Speed Rail from … More

postcard #26. Stock Images

BBC News special report ‘Inside Wandsworth Prison’ May 2016 [Featured Image is a screenshot taken from the BBC site, 12 … More

Postcard #12. Locked Up Dreams

Catching Dreams, Koestler Trust Awards Exhibition Spirit Level, Southbank, 2014 When I visited the Koestler Trust’s annual exhibition, The Strength … More

Postcard #25. Ghosts

Last night I came home to find the 1980 TV Movie, Attica showing on TV so I thought I’d repost my … More

Postcard #2. Debunking

THE STRENGTH AND VULNERABILITY BUNKER, Koestler Trust Exhibition Spirit Level, Southbank, November 2013 Framing Incarceration There is a need for … More

Postcard #7. Hulk

Prison Hulks Exhibition, Guildhall Museum Rochester, Kent, July 2014 The Guildhall Museum in Rochester has a section dedicated to the … More

Postcard #1. Dungeons and Dragons

PRISONS OF WAR exhibition Edinburgh Castle, October 2013 Like all good castles, Edinburgh Castle was also a prison, its vaults … More