ABSTRACT
Whilst the academic literature on post-conviction confiscation in the United Kingdom continues to expand, notably absent are the voices of those subjected to post-conviction confiscation. As a result, little is known about how this punishment impacts their lives or the lives of their families. This chapter, by drawing on research conducted with such individuals, sets out to reveal the ‘reality’ of how confiscation plays out, exposing the corrosive effect that confiscation has upon family relationships, employment, and rehabilitation in particular. In doing so, issues centred on [dis]proportionality, procedural injustice, and human rights come to the fore, forcing us to reconsider the justifications upon which these special powers have been introduced and extended and question the legitimacy of the post-conviction confiscation regime in England and Wales.
