This short paper examines the distinctiveness of what  it means to manage in a prison.  It puts forward the hypothesis that in the  wider context of society, criminality has  no logical explanation and is most fully  understood as being irrational.  It  suggests that underlying the problems of  managing in prisons in a context of irrationality,  is the need for prisoners to be treated justly.

This short paper begins to explore issues and ideas generated around finding freedom to make a difference.