Prisons of the World: A Better Way

Prisons of the World: A Better Way
ISBN-10
1447362489
ISBN-13
9781447362487
Category
Social Science
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2021-11-04
Publisher
Policy Press
Authors
Andrew, Coyle

Description

How do governments and societies use prison to respond to underlying and fundamental social, economic and political issues? Using data on world imprisonment and numerous international examples from his personal experience, Coyle, a prison practitioner, academic and international expert, discusses the failings of prison around the world. Acknowledging the influence of external agencies, such as the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and court interventions in the use of solitary confinement, he offers some positive pointers for the future and how there might be a better distribution of resources between criminal justice and social justice by an application of the principles of Justice Reinvestment.

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