Prison Law: Text and Materials

The law governing the administration of prisons and prisoners' rights is not separate from the mainstream of English law. It consists of a body of rules and regulations drawn from other recognized legal categories including constitutional, civil liberties, and administrative law. Because this area of law has not been well defined, work in this domain has been complicated and plagued with problems of access to materials and the full process of the law. Prison Law analyzes the relevant law and conveniently brings together the essential legal texts in this emerging field of law, providing an important reference for students and practitioners.

Politics & Social Sciences

Owen, Tim

Livingstone, Stephen

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

The prison system of England and Wales has undergone significant change since the mid 1970s. The High Court has extended its jurisdiction to intervene in all aspects of prison life, spurred on by decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. The Woolf Report, produced in response to the 1990 prison riots, has succeeded in defining the agenda for reform into the next century. The introduction of 'contracted-out' prisons and the move to Executive Agency status for the Prison Service has led to a radical change in the culture of the Service after a century of existing as a traditional, public sector monopoly subject to close Ministerial control.Prison Law: Text and Materials is the first comprehensive work to address the law of imprisonment and the legal position of prisoners in England and Wales. As well as providing an exhaustive narrative of the existing law as it affects all aspects of imprisonment, it offers a critical analysis of the relationship between law and prisons with comparisons drawn from the American prison system and the law of the European Court of Human Rights. It also includes in seven Appendices all the essential statutory and non-statutory materials required for a full understanding of the legal and administrative framework regulating prison life, including previously unpublished Circular Instructions and Standing Orders.

The prison system of England and Wales has undergone significant change since the mid 1970s. Prison Law provides a comprehensive guide to the law of imprisonment and the legal position of prisoners in England and Wales. It offers an exhaustive account of the existing law as it affects all aspects of imprisonment and draws comparisons from the American prison system and the law of the European Court of Human Rights.

Prison Law

Now in its third edition, Prison Law is the leading text in its field. It offers comprehensive coverage of the law and the remedies available to prisoners, including complaints procedures, civil claims, judicial review, and claims under the Human Rights Act. Both domestic and international avenues of redress are explained in detail. The book covers all aspects of prison life, from categorization and allocation, to living conditions, access to the outside world, transfer and repatriation, discipline, and the procedures governing the release of fixed term prisoners and those serving life sentences.

Macdonald, Alison

Civil Liberties Law: The Human Rights Act Era is a major new work which charts the ongoing transformation of the civil liberties tradition in the United Kingdom. It explores the euphoria and the scepticism surrounding the introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998 and assesses the value of the new commitment to human rights.

Civil Liberties Law: The Human Rights Act Era

Reference

Murphy, Thérèse

Whitty, Noel

Words, Language & Grammar

Law, Society and Change

Dartmouth Pub Co

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Prison Law: Text and Materials

Prison Law: Text and Materials

Prison Law

Prison Law

Civil Liberties Law: The Human Rights Act Era

Law, Society and Change