Prison Overcrowding

Author : Hough, Mike,Allen, Rob
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847421180

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Tackling prison overcrowding by Hough, Mike,Allen, Rob Pdf

Tackling prison overcrowding is a response to controversial proposals for prisons and sentencing set out in by Lord Patrick Carter's Review of Prisons, published in 2007. The Carter review proposed the construction of vast 'Titan' prisons to deal with the immediate problem of prison overcrowding, the establishment of a Sentencing Commission as a mechanism for keeping judicial demand for prison places in line with supply, along with further use of the private sector, including private sector management methods. Tackling prison overcrowding comprises nine chapters by leading academic experts, who expose these proposals to critical scrutiny. They take the Carter Report to task for construing the problems too narrowly, in terms of efficiency and economy, and for failing to understand the wider issues of justice that need addressing. They argue that the crisis of prison overcrowding is first and foremost a political problem - arising from penal populism - for which political solutions need to be found. This accessible report will be of interest to policy makers, probation practitioners, academics and other commentators on criminal policy.

Author : National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780309287685

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Health and Incarceration by National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration Pdf

Over the past four decades, the rate of incarceration in the United States has skyrocketed to unprecedented heights, both historically and in comparison to that of other developed nations. At far higher rates than the general population, those in or entering U.S. jails and prisons are prone to many health problems. This is a problem not just for them, but also for the communities from which they come and to which, in nearly all cases, they will return. Health and Incarceration is the summary of a workshop jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences(NAS) Committee on Law and Justice and the Institute of Medicine(IOM) Board on Health and Select Populations in December 2012. Academics, practitioners, state officials, and nongovernmental organization representatives from the fields of healthcare, prisoner advocacy, and corrections reviewed what is known about these health issues and what appear to be the best opportunities to improve healthcare for those who are now or will be incarcerated. The workshop was designed as a roundtable with brief presentations from 16 experts and time for group discussion. Health and Incarceration reviews what is known about the health of incarcerated individuals, the healthcare they receive, and effects of incarceration on public health. This report identifies opportunities to improve healthcare for these populations and provides a platform for visions of how the world of incarceration health can be a better place.

Author : Roger Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681461007

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Prison Conditions by Roger Smith Pdf

Every day, citizens of the United States and Canada see television dramas and movies about criminals and prisons, but the real world of incarceration remains hidden from most people's experience. This book explores the realities of overcrowding, disease, violence, and abuse in penal institutions. It considers multiple perspectives: that of social scientists, victims, prison workers, and the prisoners themselves. This look behind the bars of North America's incarceration facilities is often disturbing, yet it is well documented and thought provoking. Prison Conditions shows the tough realities, offering a well-balanced perspective on some of the most vital issues confronting society today.

Author : Hough, Mike,Allen, Rob,Enver Solomon
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1847421105

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Tackling Prison Overcrowding by Hough, Mike,Allen, Rob,Enver Solomon Pdf

"Tackling Prison Overcrowding is a response to controversial proposals and sentencing set out in by Lord Patrick Carter's review of prisons, published in 2007." "This book comprises nine chapters by leading academic experts, who expose the proposals of the Carter Review to critical scrutiny. They take the Carter Report to task for construing the problems too narrowly, in terms of efficiency and economy, and for failing to understand the wider issues of justice that need addressing. They argue that the crisis of prison overcrowding is first and foremost a political problem - arising from penal populism - for which political solutions need to be found."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee on the Best Practices for Implementing Decarceration as a Strategy to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780309683579

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Decarcerating Correctional Facilities during COVID-19 by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee on the Best Practices for Implementing Decarceration as a Strategy to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities Pdf

The conditions and characteristics of correctional facilities - overcrowded with rapid population turnover, often in old and poorly ventilated structures, a spatially concentrated pattern of releases and admissions in low-income communities of color, and a health care system that is siloed from community public health - accelerates transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) responsible for COVID-19. Such conditions increase the risk of coming into contact with the virus for incarcerated people, correctional staff, and their families and communities. Relative to the general public, moreover, incarcerated individuals have a higher prevalence of chronic health conditions such as asthma, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, making them susceptible to complications should they become infected. Indeed, cumulative COVID-19 case rates among incarcerated people and correctional staff have grown steadily higher than case rates in the general population. Decarcerating Correctional Facilities during COVID-19 offers guidance on efforts to decarcerate, or reduce the incarcerated population, as a response to COIVD-19 pandemic. This report examines best practices for implementing decarceration as a response to the pandemic and the conditions that support safe and successful reentry of those decarcerated.

Author : Prison Research Education Action Project
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Alternatives to imprisonment
ISBN : 0976707012

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Instead of Prisons by Prison Research Education Action Project Pdf

Originally published: Syracuse, N.Y.: Prison Research Education Action Project, 1976.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Law
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Government publications
ISBN : PSU:000020591199

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Prison Overcrowding by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Law Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Community-based corrections
ISBN : UCR:31210008858134

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Prison Overcrowding and Alternative Sentencing by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Penitentiaries and Corrections
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Correctional institutions
ISBN : PURD:32754076880578

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The Problem of Prison Overcrowding and Its Impact on the Criminal Justice System by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Penitentiaries and Corrections Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Prisons
ISBN : UCR:31210008858126

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Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act of 1987 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Judiciary and Education Pdf

Author : Ruth Morris
Publisher : Oakville, Ont. : Mosaic Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015015515896

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Crumbling Walls-- by Ruth Morris Pdf

Author : Prison Reform Trust (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Prison administration
ISBN : OCLC:31738920

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Prison Overcrowding by Prison Reform Trust (Great Britain) Pdf

Author : Alison Burke,David Carter,Brian Fedorek,Tiffany Morey,Lore Rutz-Burri,Shanell Sanchez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1636350682

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SOU-CCJ230 Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System by Alison Burke,David Carter,Brian Fedorek,Tiffany Morey,Lore Rutz-Burri,Shanell Sanchez Pdf

Author : Chris Clarkson,Melissa Munn
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781487538453

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Disruptive Prisoners by Chris Clarkson,Melissa Munn Pdf

Disruptive Prisoners reconstitutes the history of Canada’s federal prison system in the mid-twentieth century through a process of collective biography – one involving prisoners, administrators, prison reformers, and politicians. This social history relies on extensive archival research and access to government documents, but more importantly, uses the penal press materials created by prisoners themselves and an interview with one of the founding penal press editors to provide a unique and unprecedented analysis. Disruptive Prisoners is grounded in the lived experiences of men who were incarcerated in federal penitentiaries in Canada and argues that they were not merely passive recipients of intervention. Evidence indicates that prisoners were active agents of change who advocated for and resisted the initiatives that were part of Canada’s "New Deal in Corrections." While prisoners are silent in other criminological and historical texts, here they are central figures: the juxtaposition of their voices with the official administrative, parliamentary, and government records challenges the dominant tropes of progress and provides a more nuanced and complicated reframing of the post-Archambault Commission era. The use of an alternative evidential base, the commitment of the authors to integrating subaltern perspectives, and the first-hand accounts by prisoners of their experiences of incarceration makes this book a highly readable and engaging glimpse behind the bars of Canada’s federal prisons.

Author : Kevin Marron
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Social Science
ISBN : PSU:000025789027

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The Slammer by Kevin Marron Pdf

Topics covered include drug abuse, prison overcrowding, native offenders and female offenders.