The new prison framework will be inflexible, costly and do nothing to ease chronic overcrowding and violence

Ismail, Nasrul; de Viggiani, Nick

Abstract

The Conservative manifesto planned to create a series of legally enforceable standards that prisons, and those who work with inmates, will have to meet. Nasrul Ismail and Nick de Viggiani (University of the West of England) have interviewed 30 prison policymakers about the proposed new framework. They warn its inflexibility will lead to a ‘compliance mindset’ and make the job of running England’s already overcrowded prisons much harder.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 14, 2017
• Publication Date: Nov 15, 2017
• Deposit Date: Nov 15, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 12, 2017
• Journal: Democratic Audit
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: prison, prison framework, legislation, prison legislation, overcrowding, violence
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/878469
• Publisher URL: http://www.democraticaudit.com/2017/11/15/the-new-prison-framework-will-be-inflexible-costly-and-do-nothing-to-ease-chronic-overcrowding-and-violence/
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• Contract Date: Nov 15, 2017