Post-incarcerated individuals’ online narratives: stories of desistance and “success”

IF 1.4 Q2 COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2022-12-06 DOI:10.1080/01463373.2022.2154167

Alexandra S. Hinck, Lesley Withers, S. Hinck, Rachel Lee

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ABSTRACT This study employed a qualitative thematic analysis to gain a deeper insight into post-incarcerated individuals’ narratives about the desistance process posted within an online, naturalistic context. We analyzed 87 online narratives from Prisontalk.com’s (Prison Talk Online; PTO) Success Stories forum, a discussion space focused on the transition to and life after post-incarceration. Four themes were identified from the narratives as posters discussed their continued desistance: 1) being motivated and resilient, 2) changing their self-perceptions, 3) engaging with/in supportive relationships, and 4) creating space for/from community. We found that online desistance narratives are similar to narratives disclosed in face-to-face contexts. Additionally, online spaces and the affordances they offer are important places for post-incarcerated individuals; these spaces offer the opportunity for members of the community to construct and post narratives where post-incarcerated individuals reflect on their previous actions and perform pro-social identities that help the larger carceral community.

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出狱后个人的网络叙事:反抗与“成功”的故事

本研究采用定性主题分析，以更深入地了解被监禁后的个人在网络自然主义背景下发布的关于戒断过程的叙述。我们分析了来自狱中谈话网站(Prison Talk online;PTO)成功故事论坛，这是一个讨论空间，专注于向监禁后的过渡和生活。当海报讨论他们的持续抵抗时，从叙述中确定了四个主题:1)有动力和弹性，2)改变他们的自我认知，3)参与/参与支持性关系，4)为社区创造空间。我们发现，在线抵制叙事与面对面情境中披露的叙事相似。此外，网络空间及其提供的便利对出狱后的人来说是重要的场所;这些空间为社区成员提供了构建和发布叙述的机会，在这里，被监禁后的个人反思他们以前的行为，并表现出亲社会的身份，帮助更大的监狱社区。

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COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION-

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