Sport Behind Bars: Social Control, Resistance, and the Physical Culture of Prisons

There is a paradox to the idea of sport in prisons—namely, that institutions whose primary purpose is the restriction of human movement are home to vibrant physical cultures and diverse forms of physical activity. Despite the numerous sociological questions that arise from this peculiar phenomenon, to say nothing of widely-circulated pop culture tropes of tattooed … Continue reading Sport Behind Bars: Social Control, Resistance, and the Physical Culture of Prisons