Migratory Stratification in Prison. An Overview of the Italian Context
Migratory Stratification in Prison. An Overview of the Italian Context

Author(s): Alesandro Maculan, Luca Sterchele
Subject(s): Penology, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Migratory; stratification; prison; overview; Italian context; migratory stratifications;
Summary/Abstract: In this chapter, we aim to challenge the concept of “migratory stratifications” as outlined by the editors in the introduction to this book – the sedimentation and overlap of various migratory moments persisting within the same social context – as Della Puppa, Sanò, and Storato conceptualized in the introduction of this book –, concerning the dynamics and flows that have characterized the Italian penitentiary system over the last 30 years (Colucci, 2018). This undertaking does not merely entail a thorough examination to test the concept’s validity at a specific, situated level, presumed to possess exceptional characteristics compared to other social and institutional contexts. Instead, building on previous studies that have shaped the trajectory of Critical Prison Studies (see Sbraccia and Vianello, 2016), this contribution regards the prison as a perspective angle, an observation point from which to examine the processes affecting the incarcerated population beyond confinement, where these processes often undergo significant solidification.

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