The State of the Prisons - 200 Years On

The State of the Prisons - 200 Years On
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9781134941469
ISBN-13 : 1134941463
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Download or read book The State of the Prisons - 200 Years On written by Richard Whitfield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1777 John Howard wrote The State of the Prisons in England and Wales, with Preliminary Observations and an Account of Some Foreign Prisons. Two centuries later, this extraordinary document commemorates his achievements in campaigning for reform. In the spirit of Howard himself, the Howard League for Penal Reform have compiled detailed observations of prisons from Sweden to South Africa, and from India to Nicaragua. The result is a valuable resource which includes unique insights into previously undocumented prison regimes.


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