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30/01/2013

Rock climbing in conflict; women in Russian prisons

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Rock climbing in conflict; women in Russian prisons

With Laurie Taylor. Featuring Russian women prisoners and rock climbers in conflict.

Russian Women Prisoners: Laurie Taylor hears about the harsh impact of penal geography on female inmates. Also, Bolt Wars: rock climbers clash over the need to reduce risk.

Russian women prisoners - in the light of Pussy Riot's imprisonment, timely research on Russia's distinctive penal geography. The sociologist, Judith Pallot, talks to Laurie Taylor about a study based on extensive interviews with prisoners and officers in different regions of Russia. She finds that the vast distances between prisons and womens' homes imposes harsh penalties on women and their families. They're joined by the criminologist, Dr Sharon Shalev. Also 'Bolt Wars': Lisa Bogardus spent 16 months researching and observing the rock climbing world. She describes a battle for the cliffs in which climbers clash about the need to reduce risk and danger.
Producer: Jayne Egerton.

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