This article draws on a wider ethnographic study into men's identities in prison to consider the ways that young men's identities and social relations are formulated, deployed and personally experienced in relation to fatherhood. The article firstly outlines the criminological theory around imprisonment and identity. Then the author draws upon and presents some data from interviews and participant and non participant observations in a young offender institution's visits hall, parenting classes and 'Fathers Inside' group. There is consideration of the young men's orientations toward being a father. If you have access to Wiley Online Library download 'Who's the Daddy'.
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