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Interview

Prison as seen by children

Several 9/10-year-old classes drew their impressions of the carceral universe. Lise Simon and Caroline Touraut work for the Direction of Penitentiary Administration in France.

They developed this project, gathered the drawings after meeting with the children through workshops.

We asked them about what they took away from this experiment. Their thoughts accompany the eight drawings presented here.

The prison: its walls, bars and cells

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The prison: its walls, bars and cells

Prisoners' feelings

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Prisoners' feelings

What points do they have in common with adult representations of prison?

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