Prison Plastic Surgery

<p>Facelifts, liposuction and nose jobs: since the mid 20th century people have saved up to have their faces and bodies transformed into their dreams.</p><br><p>But why might these procedures have been offered in prisons across the US, the UK and Canada? And what was the desired outcome?</p><br><p>Today, Kate is joined by Zara Stone, author of&nbsp;<em>Killer Looks: The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons</em>&nbsp;to discuss re-conviction rates, ‘pretty privilege’ and the so called ‘hot felon’.</p><br><p>*WARNING there are discussions of race, adult words and themes in this episode*</p><br><p>Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Thomas Ntinas.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.</p><br><p>Email us with your subject ideas at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">[email protected]</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>