Prisons and the use of imprisonment

ICPR undertakes a wide-ranging programme of research on prisons and the use of imprisonment. This includes UK-based studies on such topics as the use of restorative approaches to tackling conflict in prisons. ICPR also conducts international, comparative research through its World Prison Research Programme, which aims to inform and promote debate and policy reform in collaboration with a wide network of stakeholders and research partners. The Programme encompasses compiling and hosting the World Prison Brief: an online database holding statistics and other information on prison systems worldwide. See www.prisonstudies.org for further information.

Publications

Walmsley, Roy (2017) World Female Imprisonment List (4th edition). Institute for Criminal Policy Research, London

Fair, Helen and Jacobson, Jessica (2017) Peer relations: Review of learning from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Prison Reform Fellowships – Part IV. Other. Prison Reform Trust, London, UK.

Jacobson, Jessica and Fair, Helen (2017) Sense of self and responsibility: a review of learning from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Prison Reform Fellowships – Part V. Project Report. Prison Reform Trust, London, UK.

Walmsley, Roy (2017) World Pre-trial/Remand Imprisonment List (3rd edition). Institute for Criminal Policy Research, London

Jacobson, Jessica, Heard, Catherine and Fair, Helen (2017) Prison: evidence of its use and over-use from around the world. Project Report. Institute for Criminal Policy Research & Fair Trials, London, UK.

Fair, Helen and Jacobson, Jessica (2016) Family connections: a review of learning from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Prison Reform Fellowships, Part II. Other. Prison Reform Trust, London, UK.