LIVINGSTONE,OWEN,AND MACDONALD ON PRISON LAW FIFTH EDITION

Prison Law is the leading text in its field. It offers comprehensive coverage of the substantive law, the Prison Rules, and the remedies available to prisoners, including complaints procedures, civil claims, judicial review, and claims under the Human Rights Act. Both domestic and international avenues of redress are explained in detail. The book covers all aspects of prison life, from categorization and allocation to living conditions, access to the outside world, transfer and repatriation, discipline, and the procedures governing the release of fixed term prisoners and those serving life sentences. The new edition has been completely revised and updated to take account of relevant decisions under the Human Rights Act and at the European Court of Human Rights, including important decisions on IPP sentences, ministerial involvement in prison release, conditions of detention, and their policy ramifications in the UK. The changes to the life sentence regime and the prison disciplinary system, implemented since publication of the previous edition, have been fully addressed. It also covers the Equality Act and its application in the prison context.0 The Legal Framework And Administrative Structure Of The Prison System -- Avenues Of Redress : Domestic Law -- International Law Avenues Of Redress -- Security Categorization And Allocation -- Living Conditions In Prison -- Healthcare In Prisons -- Access To The Outside World And Maintenance Of Family Contacts -- Inter-prison Transfers And The Repatriation Of Prisoners From Abroad -- Prison Discipline -- Maintaining Good Order And Discipline -- Women Prisoners -- Children And Young People In Custody -- Release From Prison : Fixed Term Prisoners -- Life Sentence Prisoners -- Immigration Detention. Edited By Tim Owen Qc, Barrister, Matrix Chambers, London