Intro
IMPRISONMENT WORLDWIDE
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
A note on terminology
SECTION I. Prisons and the use of imprisonment: numbers and trends
2. Numbers of prisoners worldwide
The World Prison Brief
Make-up of the worldwide prison population
Regional variation
ational variation
Occupancy levels
3. Composition of prison populations worldwide
Remand prisoners
including pre-trial detainees
Women prisoners
4. Prison population trends
Prison population trends worldwide and by continent
Africa
The Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Global diversity and change in the use of imprisonment: some general considerations
SECTION II. An ethical approach to the use of imprisonment
5. What constitutes an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment?
Overview
International human rights standards
6. Features of an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment
Total prohibition of torture
Dignity of the person
Health
Operating safe, secure and orderly prisons
Disciplinary procedures and complaints
Constructive activities and social reintegration
Recognising diversity
Remand prisoners and all others under detention without sentence
Women prisoners
Juvenile and young prisoners
Prisoners serving long sentences
Inspection procedures
Concluding remarks
7. Challenges to an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment
Human rights as a means to an end
Common features of prison populations
The increased use of prison
Some concluding remarks
SECTION III. An alternative future
8. Rethinking prisons and the use of imprisonment
The purpose of imprisonment
Justice Reinvestment
The human development model
9. Conclusion
References.
ANNEX A. List of jurisdictions on which the World Prison Brief holds prison population data
ANNEX B. List of relevant international human rights instruments
Index.