Embedding Human Rights in Prison English and Dutch Perspectives
This is a comparative study of prisoners' human rights in England, Wales and the Netherlands. Over the years changes in Dutch penal policy have smoothed to some degree the sharp contrasting differences that were once characteristic of the English and the
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EMBEDDING HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRISON English and Dutch Perspectives
Embedding Human Rights in Prison
Anastasia Karamalidou
Embedding Human Rights in Prison English and Dutch Perspectives
Anastasia Karamalidou Health & Social Sciences University of the West of England Bristol, UK
ISBN 978-1-137-58501-1 ISBN 978-1-137-58502-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-58502-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016963569 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: cover design by Samantha Johnson Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
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Contents
1 Human Rights and Prisons1 2 English and Dutch Prisons: ‘Contrasts in Tolerance’17 3 English Penal Policy and Prisoners’ Human Rights37 4 Dutch Penal Policy and Prisoners’ Human Rights89 5 Human Rights in English Prisons: Prisoners’ Views115 6 Human Rights in Dutch Prisons: Prisoners’ Views151 7 Embedding Human Rights in Prison189 Bibliography199 Index217
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1 Human Rights and Prisons
Introduction: Prisoners’ Human Rights in Europe: A Snapshot In the European context, in the field of human rights and prisons, the Council of Europe (CoE) has made great strides in the advancement of prisoners’ human rights in terms of recognition and protection. It has achieved this primarily through the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) and its enforcement organ, the European Court of Human Rights
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