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Prison
About: Prison is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 25120 publications have been published within this topic receiving 470474 citations. The topic is also known as: jail & gaol.
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15 Dec 2000
TL;DR: In this paper, the life and vision of a male activist who was part of the world of spies and saboteurs in the liberation movement is explored, a world seldom revealed to outsiders.
Abstract: Unfolding in South Africa, at the moment of Nelson Mendela's release from prison in 1991, this novel explores the life and vision of a male activist who is part of the world of spies and saboteurs in the liberation movement - a world seldom revealed to outsiders.
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TL;DR: Half of injector inmates of two Scottish prisons who had been in prison for more than four weeks had injected in the previous four weeks—an average of six times Injector inmates used sterilising tablets to clean injecting equipment as often as they injected Random mandatory drugs testing seriously underestimates injector prisoners' harm reduction needs.
Abstract: Objectives: (a) To determine both the frequency of injecting inside prison and use of sterilising tablets to clean needles in the previous four weeks; (b) to assess the efficiency of random mandatory drugs testing at detecting prisoners who inject heroin inside prison; (c) to determine the percentage of prisoners who had been offered vaccination against hepatitis B. Design: Cross sectional willing anonymous salivary HIV surveillance linked to a self completion risk factor questionnaire. Setting: Lowmoss prison, Glasgow, and Aberdeen prison on 11 and 30 October 1996. Subjects: 293 (94%) of all 312 inmates at Lowmoss and 146 (93%) of all 157 at Aberdeen, resulting in 286 and 143 valid questionnaires. Main outcome measures: Frequency of injecting inside prison in the previous four weeks by injector inmates who had been in prison for at least four weeks. Results: 116 (41%) Lowmoss and 53 (37%) Aberdeen prisoners had a history of injecting drug use but only 4% of inmates (17/395; 95% confidence interval 2% to 6%) had ever been offered vaccination against hepatitis B. 42 Lowmoss prisoners (estimated 207 injections and 258 uses of sterilising tablets) and 31 Aberdeen prisoners (229 injections, 221 uses) had injected inside prison in the previous four weeks. The prisons together held 112 injector inmates who had been in prison for more than four weeks, of whom 57 (51%; 42% to 60%) had injected in prison in the past four weeks; their estimated mean number of injections was 6.0 (SD 5.7). Prisoners injecting heroin six times in four weeks will test positive in random mandatory drugs testing on at most 18 days out of 28. Conclusions: Sterilising tablets and hepatitis B vaccination should be offered to all prisoners. Random mandatory drugs testing seriously underestimates injector inmates9 harm reduction needs. Key messages Half of injector inmates of two Scottish prisons who had been in prison for more than four weeks had injected in the previous four weeks—an average of six times Injector inmates used sterilising tablets to clean injecting equipment as often as they injected Only 4% of inmates had ever been offered vaccination against hepatitis B Vaccination against hepatitis B and sterilising tablets are prisoners9 rights Random mandatory drugs testing is likely to detect only one third to two thirds of heroin injectors in prison and so seriously underestimates injector inmates9 drug reduction needs
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TL;DR: Cressey as discussed by the authors found that guards were to enforce discipline and at the same time to minimize friction among inmates and between inmates and staff in a custodially oriented prison and a treatment-oriented prison.
Abstract: In a custodially oriented prison, the author found that guards were to enforce discipline and at the same time to minimize friction among inmates and between inmates and staff. In a treatment-oriented prison, guards were expected to contribute to inmate rehabilitation by being nondirective and showing concern for inmate personality problems. But they were also expected to maintain order. These conflicting directives, which characterize organizations of many kinds, made it necessary for administrators of both institutions to use multiple criteria in judging the performance of guards. However, even theoretically, criteria which would seem to define desirable over-all performance, to be rewarded and encouraged, could not be specified.' Donald R. Cressey is chairman of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology in the University of California, Los Angeles.
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08 Oct 2008
TL;DR: The eight most basic and immediate needs returning prisoners have when they exit prison are described, and the minimum policies practitioners can institute to meet these needs are recommended.
Abstract: This report is designed to help the corrections community, service providers and community groups prepare prisoners for the moment of release from prison and the time immediately following release. It describes the eight most basic and immediate needs returning prisoners have when they exit prison, recommends minimum policies practitioners can institute to meet these needs, and highlights the opportunities and challenges practitioners face when trying to improve their release planning policies. The report also uses the results of a UI survey of 43 departments of corrections to illustrate what release planning procedures are currently being implemented across the country.
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