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Imprisonment worldwide, the current situation and an alternative future, Andrew Coyle, Helen Fair, Jessica Jacobson, Roy Walmsley

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Imprisonment worldwide

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Andrew Coyle, Helen Fair, Jessica Jacobson, Roy Walmsley

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the current situation and an alternative future

"How many people are imprisoned across the globe? What factors can help explain variations in the use of imprisonment in different countries? What ethical considerations should apply to the way imprisonment is used? Providing a comprehensive account of prison populations worldwide, this work links prison statistics from the last 15 years with considerations of how prisons and prison populations are managed. With commentary from its well-known, respected authors on what is meant by an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment, and how this can be sustained in ever more challenging social, economic and political environments, this book is a major contribution to the knowledge of those currently debating prisons and the use of imprisonment, whether from academic, policy, practitioner, activist or lay perspectives"--Provided by publisher

Section I. Prisons and the use of imprisonment: numbers and trends: Number of prisoners worldwide ; Composition of prison population worldwide ; Prison population trends -- Section II. An ethical approach to the use of imprisonment: What constitutes an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment? ; Features of an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment ; Challenges to an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment -- Section III. An alternative future: Rethinking prisons and use of imprisonment -- Annex A: List of jurisdictions on which the World Prison Brief holds prison population data -- Annex B: List of relevant international human rights instruments