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Back私は受刑者と笑っていいのか? 管理の「よろい」を脱ぎ始めた刑務官
私は受刑者と笑っていいのか? 管理の「よろい」を脱ぎ始めた刑務官
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私は受刑者と笑っていいのか? 管理の「よろい」を脱ぎ始めた刑務官

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更生と社会復帰を重視する刑務所改革が始まって1年余りが経ち、刑務官には規律維持だけでなく受刑者への寄り添いとケアも求められるようになった。札幌刑務所での「当事者研究」プログラムに参加する刑務官は、受刑者と対話する場面で強い抵抗を覚え、これまでの勤務姿勢との葛藤を明かした。

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罪を犯した人の「懲らしめ」から「立ち直り」へと重点を移す拘禁刑の導入から1年余りがたった。受刑者の更生や社会復帰を進める改革だが、刑務官も変化を迫られている。

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罪を犯した人の「懲らしめ」から「立ち直り」へと重点を移す拘禁刑の導入から1年余りがたった。受刑者の更生や社会復帰を進める改革だが、刑務官も変化を迫られている。

刑務官はこれまでと同様に規律と秩序の厳格な維持に努める一方、受刑者への寄り添いやケアも求められるようになった。現場にはどんな葛藤があるのか。現役の刑務官が朝日新聞の取材に応じた。

ある日の札幌刑務所。男性受刑者1人と、刑務官とソーシャルワーカーら数人が車座になって座っていた。

「今日の気分はどうですか。1人ずつ話してください」。ファシリテーターからのそんなごく普通の投げかけに男性刑務官(42)は強い抵抗を覚えた。「答えたくない」と思った。

同じ空間に受刑者がいたからだ。

札幌刑務所で2022年から始まった「当事者研究」のプログラムでの一場面だ。

当事者研究とは、自分の困りごとや生きづらさを「研究対象」とし、他者と語り合いながら対処法を探る取り組みを指す。

受刑者1人のために民間スタッフや刑務官でチームを組む。月に1回、これまでどんな人生を歩んできたか受刑者に語ってもらい、それを題材に参加者が対話するという試みだ。

「受刑者との私語」ダメな理由は

Open Questions

  • 当事者研究プログラムの具体的な成果や再犯率への影響はどのように測定されているか
  • 刑務官の新しい役割に対する研修や支援体制はどのように整備されているか
  • この改革が全国の刑務所にどのように拡大されていくか

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