The Use of Outsider-witnessing in a Prison Setting— Debra Smith & Jeanette Gibson

An innovative program involving ‘outsider witnessing’ was developed in a prison in Victoria, Australia. This program was known as the ‘Inside/Outside’ program because it involved inviting members of the community to act as outsider witnesses to the stories of those incarcerated in the prison. This paper describes this program and the impact it had on all involved.