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There has long been a great need for a book which takes a long, careful and informative look at prisons in England and Wales. Problems of access have inhibited all but the most persistent writers - until now. Mark Leech, a prisoner and acclaimed writer, has compiled a comprehensive guide to prisons in England and Wales which will be invaluable to anyone concerned with prisons, particularly prisoners and their families. The core of the book is a prison-by-prison guide compiled using reports from HM Inspector of Prisons and questionnaires completed by prisoners and prison staff. Each prison is examined in detail, giving the reader a clear picture of the facilities available in each prison: the visiting hours, information about workshops, chaplaincy and medical services, wages, education and sports facilities. Each prison is evaluated by the staff and by prisoners, health problems, financial advice, welfare and religious matters, discharge grants, release, women prisoners and young offenders. The final sections look at recent HM Inspector of Prisons reports and reproduce relevant prison legislation as well as questions tabled in Parliament. This book is intended for prisoners and their families. Social workers who work with prisoners; probation officers; prison governors and officers; police officers; academic researchers into prisons; lawyers representing prisoners.

Table of Contents:
Sir Stephen Sedley: Forward. Introduction. Section One: Penal Establishments in England and Wales: A-Z. Prison Guide. Section Two: Advice. 1: Unconvicted and Civil Prisoners. 2: Starting Your Sentence. 3: Requests and Complaints. 4: Visits, Letters, and Phone Calls. 5: Discipline and Punishment. 6: Welfare and Religious Matters. 7: Health and Hygiene. 8: Race Relations. 9: Dss and Discharge Grants. 10: Release. 11: Women Prisoners. 12: Young Offenders. 13: Foreign Prisoners. Section Three: Useful Organizations. Section Four: Legal Issues. i: Vicky King, Prisoners Advice Service: "Prisoners and the Law". ii: Peter Quinn, LL.B., BCL, Governor HM Prison Service HQ: "Adjudications in Prison: Custody, Care and a Little Less Justice". Section Five: Recent Reports of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons (HMCIP). Section Six: Annexes. A: HM Prison Service: People, Policies, Facts & Figures. B: Prison Act 1952 and Prison Rules 1964. C: Standard List of Articles Allowed In-Possession. D: Parliamentary Questions 1993/94. E: VTC/CIT Courses: Who Provides What and Where?. F: Deaths in Custody: 1993/94. G: Prisoner Respondents. Index

Review :
"An excellent source for anyone remotely interested in contemporary British penal policy and practice...gives detailed and comprehensive treatment of prison law, the intricacies of daily prison routine, bureaucratic hierarchies, official reports, and explanations and advice relating to everything from prison visiting rules to factors determining release on parole."--Financial Times


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780198259602
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 0198259603
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 1995
  • Language: English


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