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Links from the book:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
The home office site provides details of news and developments in prisons as well as publications on the penal system. It also has a useful link to HM Chief Inspectorate of Prisons and Probation which contains inspection reports and thematic reviews.
www.justice.gov.uk/
This site covers the work and activities of the recently established Ministry of Justice. It contains a useful link to the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) that provides details of NOMS’ role in reducing re-offending and of its publications.
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk
This site provides information about the operation of prisons throughout England and Wales. It includes a visitors’ guide, an insight into the prison system, as well as providing prison population figures.
www.howardleague.org
This site contains details of the work of the Howard League in relation to penal reform, news of developments in the penal system, as well as listing a number of publications.
www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk
In a similar way to the Howard League, the prison reform trust website contains information on their current activities as well as listing a number of publications on different aspects of the penal system and prison reform.
www.niprisonservice.gov.uk
This site provides information on the operation of the prison system in Northern Ireland as well as providing some useful links to other organizations involved with the issues relating to imprisonment.
www.ppo.gov.uk
This site provides details of the work of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, which deals mainly with complaints from prisoners and those subject to probation supervision. It also contains a reasonably comprehensive listing of organizations that deal with different aspects of imprisonment and lists their respective websites.
Further links of interest:
Home Office Prisons Page:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/justice/prisons/index.html
Provides links to all Government websites relating to prisons.
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales:
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/justice/prisons/inspprisons/index.html
An independent inspectorate that reports on conditions for and treatment of those in prison, young offender institutions and immigration removal centres. The site provides links to all recent reports of the Inspectorate including reports on Young Offenders Institutes.
Forum on Prisoner Education:
www.fpe.org.uk/
The Forum on Prisoner Education is a registered charity which aims to 'advance the quality, availability and consistency of education and training within the criminal justice system'. A body of publications is available on the site as well as up to date prison news.
Women in Prison (UK):
www.womeninprison.org.uk/
Charity set up to provide welfare and education for women by providing essential resources for women in prison as well as helping with drug and alcohol addictions. The site has an interesting body of case studies highlighting the plight of some women prisoners.
Action for Prisoners' Families:
www.actionpf.org.uk/
Charity set up to provide a support network for prisoner’s families and working to provide accurate information to such families. The site has a selection of basic publications on all aspects of detention and release from prison.
Bridging the Gap:
www.btguk.org/
A registered charity which aims to help discharged prisoners settle back into the community. They offer advice and information to them, their families, prison and probation staff, students, academics and interested members of the public. The charity provides a “penpal” service for members of the public interested in writing to prisoners in the UK and on death row.
Independent Monitoring Boards (formerly Board of Visitors):
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/justice/prisons/imb/index.html
Information provided by the Home Office on the role and work of the Boards.
Inside Out Trust:
www.inside-out.org.uk/
Charity that enables prisoners to learn new skills which they can apply in the outside world to benefit disadvantaged persons.
IQRA Trust's Prisoners Welfare:
www.iqraprisonerswelfare.org/
Works to promote a better understanding of the needs of Muslim inmates in British prisons. It provides publications for prison staff on the needs of Muslim prisoners which can be accessed online.
Northern Ireland Prison Service:
www.niprisonservice.gov.uk/
The homepage of the Northern Ireland Prison service. Has information about prisons in the area as well as information on prison populations and guides for families of prisoners.
The Prisons Handbook:
www.prisons.org.uk/
A guide to the inside workings of prisons and their management.
Scottish Prison Service:
www.sps.gov.uk/
The homepage of the Scottish Prison Service that includes guides to all Scottish prisons and young offenders institutes, figures on prison populations and information for families of prisoners.
International Centre for Prison Studies (ICPS):
www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/rel/icps/
Seeks to assist governments and other relevant agencies to develop appropriate policies on prisons and the use of imprisonment. It carries out its work on a project or consultancy basis for international agencies, governmental and non-governmental organisations.
Commonwealth
Journal of Prisoners on Prisons:
www.cspi.org/books/p/prisoners.htm
A prisoner written, academically-oriented Canadian journal for the purpose of bringing the knowledge and experience of the incarcerated to bear upon more academic arguments and concerns and to inform the public.
Corrections in Australia:
www.aic.gov.au/research/corrections/
A guide to the corrections profession and its aims provided by the Australian Institute of Criminology.
United States
American Correctional Association:
www.aca.org/
Provides support for all disciplines within the corrections profession in the US and the site contains useful information on professional standards.
US Bureau of Justice prison statistics:
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Links to the official prison statistic for the US with interesting section on race and ethnicity.
Corrections Connection:
www.corrections.com/
Official journal of the US corrections professions.
Federal Bureau of Prisons (USA):
www.bop.gov/
Provides links to all US institutes as well as information on the treatment of inmates and information for families of inmates.
National Institute of Corrections:
www.nicic.org/
NIC provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies.
Parents and Children Together, Inc:
www.fcnetwork.org/programs/pact.html
A non-profit organization established in 1984 to preserve and strengthen families of incarcerated persons.
Prison Activist Resource Center:
www.prisonactivist.org/
Organization set up to highlight human rights abuses in prisons and the criminal justice system in the US generally. The site provides information and full texts reports on old and current projects and a useful links page to related institutes.
Prison Information:
sun.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/prisons/prisons.html
Guide to the prisons of Illinois. The site includes a comprehensive set of recent surveys into prison populations focussing on gender and race.
Prison Links:
web.syr.edu/~tckerr/PrisonLinks.html
a useful web collection of links to US prisons and related sites.
Public Health and Corrections:
www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/cccwg/default.htm
the site aims to foster collaboration between public health organisations and the criminal justice system by providing information on correctional health care issues to health care providers, the people they serve, and the general public.
International
United Nations Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners:
www.hri.ca/uninfo/treaties/35.shtml
full text of the UN principles.
Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators (APCCA):
www.apcca.org/
an annual conference of correctional administrators employed by Governments in the Asian and Pacific Region. The recent publications sections gives full text reports of all recent conferences and provides a useful comparative tool.
Penal Reform International (PRI):
www.penalreform.org/
aims to address issues of penal reform by fostering international links throughout the world. Has a comprehensive collection of articles and publications on its work that can be purchased or downloaded that all have a human rights focus.
WHO - Health in Prisons Project:
www.hipp-europe.org/
provided by the World Health Organisation.
World Prison Brief:
www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/rel/icps/worldbrief/world_brief.html
provides a useful account of prison populations throughout the world. An excellent resource for comparative study.
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