Contents
Introduction to prison law;
the legal framework and administrative structure of the prison system;
legal and non-legal avenues of redress in the UK;
international law avenues of redress;
living conditions in prison;
access to the outside world and maintenance of family contacts;
prison discipline;
maintain good order and discipline;
release from prison;
conclusion - prisons and the law. Appendices: Prison Act 1952;
Prison Rules 1964 - Young Offender Institution Rules 1988, the European Prison Rules 1987;
Standing Order 3D - offences, adjudications and punishments;
Standing Orders 3E - management of violent or refractory prisoners;
Standing Order 4 - facilities;
Standing Order 5 - communications;
Circular Instruction 26/1990 - Circular Instruction 37/1990;
the European Convention on Human Rights - European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment;
Criminal Justice Act 1991;
Part II - the Parole Board Rules 1992, extracts from Standing Order 3C;
framework document for the prison service - sections 84-92 Criminal Justice Act 1991 and Schedule 10.