Tag: carceral

  • Punishment Acts: Evaluation and Reflection

    Punishment Acts was a co production between Rideout (Creative Arts for Rehabilitation) and B arts, working in association with Expert Citizens. The project was a public performance that formed a key part of the Staging Justice research programme. Molly de Dois Fisher was commissioned to produce a qualitative evaluation of Punishment Acts. This report considers key findings around relationships, atmosphere, ownership, autobiography,…

  • Liberatory Memory Work in Prison Arts Archives

    Rideout is a culturally significant arts and criminal justice organisation based in Stoke on Trent. Established in 1999 by Saul Hewish and Chris Johnston, Rideout delivers theatre projects in prison and probation settings, and undertakes distinctive interdisciplinary creative collaborations in its work. The company has worked across theatre, music, sculpture, and film; as well as…