Abstracts
Résumé
Dans cet article, nous analysons l’expérience et les préoccupations des agents correctionnels (AC) canadiens fédéraux concernant leur environnement de travail. En nous appuyant sur la géographie carcérale, et en reconnaissant l’importance des liens entre l’architecture, les aménagements physiques et l’expérience vécue de l’espace, nous avons étudié l’effet de la lumière (ou de son absence) sur l’environnement de travail et le bien-être des AC. Les participants dont les propos sont rapportés dans cet article (n = 60) ont été recrutés dans le cadre d’une vaste étude longitudinale (Ricciardelli et al., 2021). Après avoir constaté que l’accès limité à la lumière naturelle est souvent justifié par des considérations liées à la sécurité, nous avons dans un premier temps analysé l’incidence de cette absence de lumière naturelle sur l’expérience de travail et sur la santé et le bien-être des AC. Nous avons ensuite examiné les mesures alternatives permettant de répondre aux enjeux de sécurité en ayant recours à des sources excessives de lumière. Ces deux aspects nous permettent de reconnaître l’existence d’un problème de lumière propre au milieu carcéral. Bien que l’accès à la lumière naturelle soit strictement contrôlé, on constate néanmoins que la lumière constitue, par nature, un aspect particulièrement difficile à réguler en milieu carcéral. Les résultats de cette étude permettent de mettre en évidence les problèmes liés à la diffusion de la lumière dans l’espace carcéral et de souligner les effets pervers de l’environnement carcéral sur les conditions de soins. Nous concluons cet article en énonçant des recommandations concernant les aménagements de la lumière et l’amélioration des conditions dans lesquelles se retrouvent les AC et les prisonniers.
Mots-clés :
- Canada,
- prison,
- lumière,
- santé,
- bien-être,
- agent correctionnel,
- espace carcéral
Abstract
In this article, we investigate Canadian federal correctional officers’ (CO) experiences and concerns with their prison workspaces. By drawing upon carceral geography, and recognizing the existing relationship shared between architecture, design and the lived experience of space, we consider how prison light(ing), or lack thereof, impacts the workspaces and well-being of COs. This article draws upon data generated from interviews conducted with Canadian federal COs (n=60), derived from a larger longitudinal study (Ricciardelli etal., 2021). We first illustrate how (limited) access to natural light is often the consequence of safety and security concerns, before examining the impact of this access on the work experience, as well as the health and well-being of the CO. We then turn our attention to the provision of alternative or security-minded light(ing), which often renders prison spaces over-illuminated. Taken together, the article’s focus reveals an inherent lighting problem. While natural light(ing) is in particular purportedly stringently managed in the prison setting, the very nature of light renders it highly uncontrollable. Such findings illuminate the problems associated with the prison lighting that circulates within spaces of incarceration, as well as the (un)intentional and latent consequences of prison conditions for care. We close with recommendations for improving CO and prisoner well-being in relation to lighting in prison spaces.
Keywords:
- Canada,
- prison,
- lighting,
- health,
- well-being,
- correctional officer,
- carceral space
Resumen
En este artículo analizamos la experiencia y las preocupaciones de los funcionarios de prisiones federales canadienses en relación con su entorno de trabajo. Basándonos en la geografía penitenciaria y reconociendo la importancia de los vínculos entre la arquitectura, la disposición física y la experiencia vivida del espacio, investigamos el impacto de la luz (o la falta de ella) en el entorno de trabajo y el bienestar de los funcionarios de prisiones. Los participantes cuyas declaraciones recoge este artículo (n= 60) fueron reclutados como parte de un amplio estudio longitudinal (Ricciardelli etal., 2021). Tras señalar que el acceso limitado a la luz natural suele justificarse por consideraciones de seguridad, analizamos en primer lugar el impacto de esta ausencia de luz natural en la experiencia laboral y en la salud y el bienestar de los funcionarios. A continuación, estudiamos las medidas alternativas que intentan resolver los problemas de seguridad mediante el uso de fuentes de luz excesivas. Estos dos aspectos nos permiten reconocer la existencia de un problema de iluminación específico del entorno penitenciario. Aunque el acceso a la luz natural está estrictamente controlado, la luz es, por su propia naturaleza, un aspecto particularmente difícil de regular en el entorno penitenciario. Los resultados de este estudio ponen de manifiesto los problemas asociados a la difusión de la luz en el entorno penitenciario y subrayan los efectos perversos de dicho entorno sobre las condiciones de tratamiento. El artículo concluye con recomendaciones sobre cómo mejorar la iluminación y las condiciones en las que trabajan los funcionarios y los reclusos.
Palabras clave:
- Canadá,
- prisión,
- luz,
- salud,
- bienestar,
- funcionario de prisiones,
- espacio penitenciario
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