Category - abolition of the prison

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3 Apr 2012

Arizona urged to curb inhumane use of prison isolation units

Arizona’s cruel prison isolation regime is dehumanising inmates and the authorities are failing to care for their basic physical and mental health.
9 Mar 2011

Nigerian chaplains' chief urges radical prison reform

The founder of Nigeria's prison chaplains has challenged the 'revenge rather than rehabilitation' culture that occurs through imprisonsonment.
18 Feb 2008

Creating a scandal - prison abolition and the policy agenda

The Howard League for Penal Reform is organising and hosting the above international conference to develop the case for the abolition of prison and to rethink penal policy.
10 Jan 2007

Current Research: Toward the abolition of the prison