The state of the prisons. What are prisons for?

The English Prisons

There is not much stress on man's rebellion against God and the reforming power of Jesus Christ is not brought out. Reform is nevertheless considered with great humanity and sympathy, never clinically. Convicts (ugly word) are individuals varying greatly, and quite like ourselves (awful thought). Mr. Howard has greater insights on reform than on punishment, not that they are opposed to each oth...

The state of the prisons. Deaths in prison.

The Economics of Private Prisons

In the two decades following 1980, the United States incarceration rate more than tripled. State officials carrying out stricter criminal justice measures faced increasingly crowded facilities and some turned to private companies to build or run their prisons. Recently, private prisons have become the focus of considerable attention as scandals resulted in major prison closings (e.g., Walnut Gr...

[Health care in the prisons of the Kingdom. General Royal Ordinance of prisons of 1834].

In the 19th century, the concept of "prison health" began to make an appearance in Spanish legislation as an integral part of prison management. Thanks to a series of ideological and progressive principles in the same century, laws were decreed and regulated to address the need for adequate medical care for prisoners in Africa, Spain and the overseas territories. The most important of these was...

Are Australian prisons meeting the needs of Indigenous offenders?

Background: The over-representation of Indigenous Australians in custody is well documented, yet little is known about whether the health and social needs of Indigenous prisoners are met in correctional facilities. This study sought to identify common areas of need in a representative sample of Indigenous people in custody, and consider how well prison services were addressing these issues. Met...