01671 2200265 4500 408894 1464-3529 408894 20241011d kkky0pory50 ba eng GB 'It's like a sentence before the sentencing exploring the pains and possibilities of waiting for imprisonment Julie Laursen, Kristian Mjåland, Ben Crewe This article explores the implications of the ‘imprisonment queue’ in Norway. Based on interview data (N = 200), we show that while interviewees waiting to serve their sentences enjoy certain benefits such as being able to prepare for or negotiate the terms of their imprisonment, they also suffer from uncertainty and powerlessness. The suspension of their lives while they wait hinders them in pursuing their ground projects, things that really matter to them. This peculiar phenomenon has not received attention from prison scholars generally, as well as scholars writing on Nordic Exceptionalism specifically. This article addresses that gap and poses questions about the relative mildness of the short Norwegian sentences, and more broadly, about what constitutes punishment. Oxford 2020 p. 363-381 British Journal of Criminology nº 60 1464-3529 PRISÃO PREVENTIVA PUNIÇÃO RELATÓRIO PRÉ-SENTENCIAL NORUEGA 343.1 LAURSEN Julie 070 MJÁLAND Kristian 070 CREWE Ben PT RPC 343.1LAU 0 343_000000000000000_1LAU 2024-10-11 9650 480493 DGRSP DGRSP DGRSP9650 343.1LAU 2024-10-11 0 AP