October 2018 Academic & Specialist Bristol University Press

Making Waves Behind Bars: The Prison Radio Association Charlotte Bedford


Hardback | Oct 2018 | Bristol University Press | 9781529203363 | 152pp | 198x129mm | RFB | AUD$109.99, NZD$129.99

In the first study to explore the growth of radio stations in prisons, this book documents the history of the Prison Radio Association (PRA) in the United Kingdom, the first organisation of its kind internationally. Through a detailed case study of the formation of National Prison Radio, this book outlines the process through which relatively small-scale media activism, based on prisoners' rights, came to be an intrinsic part of prison culture, playing a central role in institutional operations.