Abstract
Can music be a liberating practice in prison? Can release from prison still lead to imprisonment in a ‘prison of freedom’? Can a past as a criminal become a resource? Can exclusion from society imply inclusion in a culture of rock music? If one rejects to be a group of self-help does it nevertheless imply that one receives help and support from each other in a rock band? In this article these paradoxes are discussed based on the doctoral theses Innanfor og utanfor – Rockens rolle innan kriminalomsorg og ettervern (Tuastad 2014a). The thesis is based on experiences from the Norwegian project ”Music in Custody and Liberty”, and on an action research project with the rock band Me and the BAND’its. In addition to the findings in the thesis, the topic is analyzed with theory from community music therapy and socio-cultural perspectives.
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