PRISON REFORM

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INCARCERATION

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PRISON REFORM RELATED TOPICS

WHAT IS PRISON REFORM?

WHAT IS PRISON REFORM RELATED TOPICS

RECIDIVISM

LIFE AFTER PRISON

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PRISON

A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which
individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived
of a range of personal freedoms. Prisons are conventionally institutions,
which form part of the criminal justice system of a country, such that
imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by
the state for the commission of a crime.

In popular parlance of many countries, the term jail (gaol) is considered
synonymous with prison, although legally these are often distinct
institutions: typically jails are intended to hold persons awaiting trials
or serving sentences of less than one year, whereas prisons host prisoners
serving longer sentences.

Prison
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison

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REFORM

Reform means the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt,
unsatisfactory, etc.

Reform is generally distinguished from revolution. The latter means
basic or radical change; whereas reform may be no more than fine
tuning, or at most redressing serious wrongs without altering the
fundamentals of the system. Reform seeks to improve the system as
it stands, never to overthrow it wholesale. Radicals on the other
hand, seek to improve the system, but try to overthrow whether it
be the government or a group of people themselves.

Reform
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform

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PRISON REFORM

Prison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons,
aiming at a more effective penal system.

Prisons have only been used as the primary punishment for criminal
acts in the last couple of centuries. Far more common earlier were
various types of corporal punishment, public humiliation, penal
bondage, and banishment for more severe offences, as well as capital
punishment.

Prison reform
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_reform

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PRISON REFORM
RELATED TOPICS

Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Crime_and_Justice_Studies

Centre for Social Justice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Social_Justice

Howard League for Penal Reform
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_League_for_Penal_Reform

Prison Reform Trust
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Reform_Trust

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WHAT
IS
PRISON
REFORM?

Prison reform is an umbrella term that is used to describe many kinds
of projects and programs that work to improve the conditions within
prisons and, by extension, create a penal system that is more effective
for society as a whole. In many cases, it has been found that a person's
experiences inside of prison and the social and economic effects of being
incarcerated create situations that lead to recidivism. This is opposite
to the effect that prisons are supposed to have, which is to offer a sort
of rehabilitation that will lead prisoners to not repeat their crimes or
commit other kinds of crimes after their period of incarceration has ended.

The history of prison reform is quite long and varies greatly from country
to country. As many people know, the prison conditions in one country are
not necessarily anything like prison conditions in another. Each country
develops its penal system based on the country's legal system, which is
also affected by social and cultural factors. Some countries have very
little prison reform and still maintain a penal system that has been in
place for generations, while other countries have made many changes to
their prisons in recent decades.

What Is Prison Reform?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-prison-reform.htm

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WHAT IS
PRISON REFORM
RELATED
TOPICS

In Prison, What Is a Special Housing Unit?
http://www.wisegeek.com/in-prison-what-is-a-special-housing-unit.htm

What Are the Different Types of Prisons?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-prisons.htm

What Is a Prison Cell?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-prison-cell.htm

What Is a Military Prison?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-military-prison.htm

What Are Alternatives to Incarceration?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-alternatives-to-incarceration.htm

What Are Common Problems for Women in Prison?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-common-problems-for-women-in-prison.htm

What Are Common Reasons for Prison Riots?
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-common-reasons-for-prison-riots.htm

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RECIDIVISM

Recidivism is one of the most fundamental concepts in criminal justice.
It refers to a person's relapse into criminal behavior, often after the
person receives sanctions or undergoes intervention for a previous crime.
Recidivism is measured by criminal acts that resulted in rearrest,
reconviction or return to prison with or without a new sentence during a
three-year period following the prisoner's release.

Recidivism
http://www.nij.gov/topics/corrections/recidivism/Pages/welcome.aspx

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THESE PROGRAMS ARE HELPING
PRISONERS LIVE AGAIN
ON THE OUTSIDE

If we want to reduce the prison population, ex-offenders need more
compassion and understanding from the criminal justice system.

These Programs Are Helping
Prisoners Live Again
On The Outside
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/if-we-want-fewer-prisoners-we-need-more-compassion-when-they-re-enter-society_us_55ad61a5e4b0caf721b39cd1

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PRISON REFORM
LINKS

Anthroposophical Prison Outreach
http://anthroposophyforprisoners.org/index.html

Anti-Recidivism Coalition ARC
http://www.antirecidivism.org/

Challenges of Conducting Research in Prisons
http://www.nij.gov/journals/269/Pages/research-in-prisons.aspx

The Dream Corps
https://www.thedreamcorps.org/

Families Against Mandatory Minimums FAMM
https://famm.org/

Help For Felons
https://helpforfelons.org/

Howard League for Penal Reform
http://www.howardleague.org

Inmate Race
https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_race.jsp

Justice and Prison Reform UNODC
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/justice-and-prison-reform/index.html

The Lionheart Foundation
https://lionheart.org/

The Legal Aid Society
http://www.legal-aid.org/en/home.aspx

Male Rape in U.S. Prisons
https://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/prison/index.htm

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Penal Reform
http://www.gsdrc.org/topic-guides/justice/penal-reform/

Penal Reform
http://www.prisonreform.org/

Preventing Prisoner Rape Project
http://www.dulwichcentre.com.au/ppr.htm

Prison Activist Resource Center
http://www.prisonactivist.org/

Prison and Asylum Reform
http://www.ushistory.org/us/26d.asp

Prison Outreach
http://www.harmonyhouse.org/prison-outreach/

Prison Outreach
http://www.harvestlifechangers.com/outreach/prison-outreach/

Prisons and Prison Reform
http://www.answers.com/topic/prisons-and-prison-reform

Prison Reform
http://www.nae.net/government-relations/for-the-health-of-the-nation/human-rights/prison-reform

Prisoners' Rights
http://www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights

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Prison Policy Initiative
http://www.prisonpolicy.org/

Prisons and Prison Reform
http://www.answers.com/topic/prisons-and-prison-reform

Prison Reform
http://www.jimwelker.com/Issues/PrisonReform/Index.html

Prison Reform
http://study.com/academy/lesson/prison-reform-history-issues-movement.html

Prison Reform Movement
http://prisonreformmovement.com/

Prison Reform Trust
http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/

The Racial Makeup of America’s Prisons
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-10-13/report-highlights-staggering-racial-disparities-in-us-incarceration-rates

Responsible Prison Reform
http://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/responsible-prison-reform

Sentencing and Prison Reform
http://www.aclu-de.org/issues/more-issues/sentencing-and-prison-reform/

The Sentencing Project
http://www.sentencingproject.org/template/index.cfm

Smart Justice
http://www.smartjustice.org

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -UNODC
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/justice-and-prison-reform/index.html

Updated data and charts: Incarceration stats by race,
ethnicity, and gender for all 50 states and D.C.
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2023/09/27/updated_race_data/

Why promote prison reform?
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/justice-and-prison-reform/prison-reform-and-alternatives-to-imprisonment.html

Women Work
https://www.womenwork.org/

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Foundations Magazine
http://www.foundationsmag.com/index.html

The Anti-Defamation League
https://www.adl.org/

Eurovoc
http://eurovoc.europa.eu/

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