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The penitentiary system in Spain: The use of imprisonment, living conditions and rehabilitation
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The article compares the use of open prison and parole in the two administrations that manage Spanish prisons and explores the relationship between a policy based on rehabilitation and the effective duration of the sentence.Abstract:
This article examines how close the Spanish penitentiary system comes to fulfilling an ideal role for the prison in the system of punishment based on: (a) limitation of the use of imprisonment; (b) normalization of prison life; and (c) early reintegration into society of prisoners in the process of rehabilitation. On the basis of official reports and data of the years 1996-2003, it is first shown that although non-custodial punishments have produced a reduction in the use of imprisonment, this effect has been extensively compensated for by the increased period that prisoners have to serve before parole is granted. Second, although prison conditions have improved considerably since the 1990s, the system continues to suffer from some important shortcomings. Finally, the article compares the use of open prison and parole in the two administrations that manage Spanish prisons (the Catalan administration and the General Administration of the State) and explores the relationship between a policy based on rehabi...read more
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Is Imprisonment Criminogenic?: A Comparative Study of Recidivism Rates between Prison and Suspended Prison Sanctions
TL;DR: This article examined the effects of custodial versus non-custodial sentences on recidivism and found that custodial sentences were more likely to result in recidivision.
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The Porous Prison A Note on the Rehabilitative Potential of Visits Home
TL;DR: A follow-up study of 19,955 releases from Irish prisons showed interesting variation in rates of recidivism as discussed by the authors, showing that prisoners who, during their sentences, were occasionally allowed to venture outside for vocational or family-related purposes were significantly less likely to be reimprisoned.
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Reconsidering the Effectiveness of Temporary Release: A Systematic Review
TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic review of the literature on temporary release, particularly as concerns home leave and work release programs, is presented, with a special reference to the need for drawing the link between the procedural and outcome dimensions of temporary release.
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Beyond the Walls: The Social Reintegration of Prisoners Through the Dialogic Reading of Classic Universal Literature in Prison.
Pilar Álvarez,Rocío García-Carrión,Lídia Puigvert,Lídia Puigvert,Cristina Pulido,Tinka Tabea Schubert +5 more
TL;DR: The results show that participants perceived the DLG as a helpful resource for social reintegration and suggest that DLGs can be transferred to different correctional institutions.
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Reconsidering the effectiveness of temporary release: A systematic review
TL;DR: Against the ‘nothing works’ proposition, the findings suggest that both home leave and work release schemes can be effective in reducing recidivism rates, while work release may also enhance post-release employment prospects.
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Imprisonment today and tomorrow : international perspectives on prisoners' rights and prison conditions
Dirk van Zyl Smit,Frieder Dünkel +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the purposes and other aspects of imprisonment in various societies, addressing broad questions of penal policy are discussed, including quantitative developments, types of prisons, organisational structures, the legal framework and specific problems such as complaints procedures, judicial control of prison administration, medical treatment of prisoners, prison labour, visits and outside contacts, security measures, control of the early release of sentenced prisoners, etc.
La libertad condicional en el derecho español
TL;DR: In this article, an estudio of the regulación legal of lalibertad condicional in el Derecho espanol is presented, in which a review of the antecedentes historicos mas remotos and antecedents legales of la institucion is presented.
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