Prison Law Book

	Table of Cases
	Table of Legislation
	Table of International Conventions, Treaties, Instruments and Standards
	Table of Abbreviations
1	The Legal Framework and Administrative Structure of the Prison System	1
2	Avenues of Redress: Domestic Law	37
3	International Law Avenues of Redress	109
4	Security Categorization and Allocation	141
5	Living Conditions in Prison	175
6	Healthcare in Prisons	221
7	Access to the Outside World and Maintenance of Family Contacts	251
8	Inter-Prison Transfers and the Repatriation of Prisoners From Abroad	295
9	Prison Discipline	311
10	Maintaining Good Order and Discipline	345
11	Women Prisoners	375
12	Release From Prison: Fixed Term Prisoners	389
13	Mandatory Lifers	437
14	Discretionary Lifers and HMP Detainees	485
15	Detention Under the Immigration Act	527
16	Conclusions: Prisons and the Law	543
	Appendices	567
	Bibliography	759
	Index	769