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01 November 2000

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Prisoners, deaths in custody and the Human Rights Act, Hamish Arnott, Deborah Coles and Simon Creighton. Prisoners Advice Service & INQUEST 2000, pp36 ISBN 0 9468 5810 1 (£5).

This comprehensive briefing, published to coincide with the Human Rights Act which came into force at the beginning of October, is aimed at non-lawyers "and in particular prisoners and other non-governmental organisations." While a wealth of material is available for lawyers "the people whose rights are actually being affected", the authors note, "are not being provided with adequate and accessible information."

Women prisoners: a survey of their work and training experience in custody and on release, Becky Hamlyn. Research Findings No 122 (Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate) 2000, pp4.

Prisoner escort and custody services: prisoners' experiences, Bridgit Williams, Christopher Cuthbert and Ghazala Sattar. Research Findings No 123 (Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate) 2000, pp4. The prisoner escort and custody services for the eight areas in England and Wales were "contracted out" (ie. privatised) to Group 4, Premier, Reliance and Securicor between 1993 and 1997. This report summarises the findings of a survey of prisoners' experiences of the service.

The prison population in 1999: a statistical review, Christopher Cullen & Martin Minchen. Research Findings no 118 (Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Department) 2000, pp4.

"Our bombastic jailer", Nick Cohen. Observer 19.11.00. Profile of Prisons minister, Paul Boateng, and his "malign influence".

Parliamentary debate

Prison Education Commons 16.10.00 cols 744-760

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