cjm 30: Prisons Today

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Full list of articles in print version of cjm 30
- EDITORIAL
Roger Mathews, Julia Braggins and Tim Newburn set the issue in context - AN HISTORIC FOLLY
Seán McConville considers the politics and ethics of containment - JACK STRAW'S PRISON RECORD
Stephen Shaw says Labour has kept some of its promises but is presiding over a marked deterioration in prison regimes - TRENDS IN IMPRISONMENT
Rob Allen looks at what has happened to prison numbers recently - STRIKING THE BALANCE
Joyce Quin MP, Home Office Minister with responsibility for prisons and probation talks to David Kidd-Hewitt about the Government's plans for reform of the criminal justice process - TEAM PLAYER
Sir David Ramsbotham talks to Mary Eaton about his proposals for improving the prisons - END OF TERM REPORT
Adam Sampson reflects on his work in the office of the Prisons Ombudsman - MARKING TIME
David Kidd-Hewitt visits Aylesbury YOI's Education Department and meets the students and tutor in the Motor Vehicle Maintenance Class - JUVENILES TO STAY IN JAIL
Paul Cavadino regrets the postponement of a pledge - RETHINKING IMPRISONMENT
Chris Tchaikovsky calls for a greater awareness of the lives lived by the criminalised - MOTHERS IN PRISON
Dianne Caddle draws some conclusions from her research on prison mother and baby units - PROVIDING A VOICE
Mary Eaton learns more about the work of the Clean Break Theatre Company - LOST INSIDE
Barbara Hudson reports on the Howard League's investigation into the imprisonment of teenage girls - FROM EXPERIMENT TO EXPANSION
Keith Bottomley and Adrian James review the history of prison privatisation and raise some issues of principle - THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
Paddy Costall argues for an investment in tackling drug misuse in prison - BERT'S STORY
Alan Dearling reflects on the experiences of a life-long drug user, in and out of prison - THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT
Andrew Coyle looks at the history of imprisonment, and the importance of international conventions on human rights - VIRTUAL PRISONS
Simon Marshall offers a guide to prison resources on the Internet - CONFERENCE REPORT
Simon Marshall reviews 'Young People in Prison: What's to be done?' - BOOK REVIEW
Stephaine Hayman reviews 'The Prisons Handbook 1997/8' by Mark Leech