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Ireland's 'Moral Hospital'
This book examines the treatment and reformation of the 'juvenile-adult' offender class at Clonmel borstal in county Tipperary. It was the first and only such institution in …
Whips to Walls
The abolishment of flogging in 1850 started the U.S. Navy on a quest for a prison system that culminated with the opening of Portsmouth Naval Prison in 1908. During World War I, …
Long-Term Imprisonment
With recent sentencing law changes at the state and national level, the United States will continue to use long-term confinement more than any other nation in the world. In this …
Prisons, State and Violence
This book provides a unique analysis of prisons and the violence at work inside them. It not only addresses aspects such as racial discrimination, especially in US prisons, but …
Reform and Regret
This is an engaging descriptive analysis of the campaign to achieve prison reform in Alabama through constitutional litigation in the federal courts. When the deplorable conditions …
The Queer Outside in Law
This book contributes to current debates about “queer outsides” and “queer outsiders” that emerge from tensions in legal reforms aimed at improving the lives of lesbian, gay, …
The Social Exclusion of Incarcerated Women with Cognitive Disabilities
The Social Exclusion of Incarcerated Women with Cognitive Disabilities explores the lived experience of cognitively disabled women incarcerated in Australia. It draws upon in-depth …
Inside the Wire: True Stories from a New Zealand prison officer
Gripping true-life stories from a career spent inside New Zealand prisons. Rhonda Hapi-Smith has walked among some of New Zealand's most dangerous criminals. As a female prison …
Pleasure of Punishment
Based on a reading of contemporary philosophical arguments, this book accounts for how punishment has provided audiences with pleasure in different historical contexts. Watching …
Crime and Punishment in Contemporary Culture
Today, questions about how and why societies punish are deeply emotive and hotly contested. In Crime and Punishment in Contemporary Culture, Claire Valier argues that criminal …
Changing Lenses
Does the criminal justice system actually help victims and offenders? What does justice look like for those who have been harmed? For those who have done harm? Twenty-five years …