河南监狱工作改革开放三十年的实践与理性思考

波澜壮阔的改革开放在我国历经了30年的路程。三十年，在历史的长河中只是短暂的一瞬，河南监狱工作改革开放的三十年，伴随着中国改革开放的脚步，在河南监狱发展史上书写出浓重的一笔。三十年的河南监狱发展史，是一部三十年的艰苦创业史、光荣业绩史，也是一部解放思想史、改革开放史。     

论《新中国监狱史》编撰的若干问题

新中国监狱工作的建设发展是一部辉煌的奋斗史，及早研究总结这段历史，对于总结经验、吸取教训。继承优良传统，发扬中国特色，推动我国监狱工作在新世纪法治化、科学化发展具有重要意义。编撰历史是一件十分严肃的事情，必须在编史的指导思想、原则、定位、目的等方面深入探讨，取得共识，从而保证最终成果的权威性和价值性。     

监狱体制改革的思考

法律的公正性、严肃性及人文性迫切要求中国监狱必须改制才有发展。由于历史原因，监狱体制改革面临诸多困难和问题，需要统筹解决。完善监狱刑罚执行和教育改造的职能除了监企分开之外，还应考虑监狱布局调整、监狱企业产品结构重新定位，以及干警综合素质的提高等问题。     

监狱建筑研究三部曲——《图说中国监狱建筑》等图书出版侧记

本文背景：王晓山,江苏省苏州监狱民警,中国监狱建筑学学者,中国政法大学监狱史学研究中心聘任研究员。他在繁忙的管教工作之余,致力于理论研究,对监狱建筑学和中国监狱史进行了深入探索和研究。     

中国监狱学世纪嬗变与反思展望

在中国 ,监狱由来已久 ,而关注研究监狱现象则是 2 0世纪的事情。通览 2 0世纪中国历史的演变 ,中国监狱学经历了肇始、初创、转型发展的进化过程 ,从中沉积的经验教训给了我们重要的启示 ,这对 2 1世纪中国监狱学的发展走向是非常重要的。 2 1世纪的中国监狱学 ,应从继承、移植、创新的战略思路出发 ,采取综合性研究方法 ,来求得发展 ,并随着祖国统一大业的完成 ,必将成为完全统一的中国监狱学。     

对“监企分离、双轨运行”的一点思考

以《监狱法》的颁布为标志,我国监狱工作已进入了一个全新的历史发展时期。创建现代化文明监狱是这一历史时期的根本目标,也是我国监狱工作改革与发展的中心任务。如何适应这一历史要求,加快监狱工作改革与发展,加快现代化文明监狱的进程,是摆在我们面前的一个紧迫的理论与实践问题。笔者认为,在监狱党委的统一领导下,实行“监企分离、双轨运行”是加快这一进程的关键。     

法律人类学视野中的“文化监狱”

“文化监狱”是中国监狱发展到新时期产生的一种新型理念。“文化监狱”是一种具有文化品位的监狱，它是在一定历史时期的先进行刑观的引导下，以监狱警察为主体，以实现监狱的改造功能为目的，以体现时代的物质文化、制度文化和精神文化为形式的具有一定文化思想内涵的新型的监狱。通过法律人类学的田野调查，可以看出“文化监狱”正在中国监狱中崛起。     

试点成效明显 改革任重道远——关于我国第一批监狱体制改革试点工作的实践思考

我国第一批监狱体制改革试点省市经过两年的改革，监企分开试点工作取得阶段性成果，新的监狱管理体制初步建立，但改革实践中仍有诸如：经费缺口、干警身份待遇、历史包袱、监狱企业的定性及发展方向等问题急需规范或解决。为巩固改革试点经验，推进改革深入发展，我们应继续探讨建立动态的监狱经费保障机制、监狱企业定位及发展方向等问题，以稳步推进监狱体制改革发展。     

中国监狱经济发展的历史演变——中国监狱经济六十年回顾与展望

中国监狱经济发展大致经历了四个历史阶段：起步发展阶段、改革发展阶段、建立现代企业制度阶段、体制改革阶段，在优化资本结构、调整产业优势、更新技术改造等方面积累了一定经验，但也有只负盈不负亏、亏损面不断扩大、监狱包袱沉重、体制改革进度缓慢的教训。发展监狱经济需要解决认识、体制、产品、效率、效益、班子等六个方面的问题。     

现代西方国家监狱制度比较

<正> 西方国家的监狱制度有很长的发展历史,这些国家一般都有完备的监狱法规。有的国家采用单行的监狱条例,象日本、英国、意大利、瑞典等;有的国家在刑法典或刑事诉讼法典中专门规定"监狱与犯人"的章节,象美国等。西方国家的政治、经济、社会及历史文化的背景不同,监狱制度的规定也不尽相同。本文试以两大法系中具有代表性的法国、联邦德国、美国的监狱制度为主,对现代西方国家的监狱制度作一比较。     

刑罚执行的基础要件:狱政管理性质分析

刑罚执行是刑事司法活动的最后一道工序 ,狱政管理是这道工序的组成部分 ,而且是最基础的工作。明确狱政管理的性质 ,是研究监狱执行刑罚全部问题的一个基本出发点。狱政管理是一种刑事管理活动 ,同时又是一种特殊的行政管理活动 ,还是改造罪犯的手段之一。     

Movie review

An invisible population exists which is doing time with prisoners serving sentences in New York state prisons. Mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, sisters, brothers, and children of prisoners suffer the same isolation, discrimination, and financial and emotional burdens that the prisoners do. The writer, who once served as a chaplain to prisoners receiving care in hospital, tells of her experiences, including her marriage to a prisoner who died within the walls. She discusses his medical care, death, and how she was able to set him free at last. While most of society believes prisoners to be dangerous sociopaths, another segment recognizes their similarities to the rest of us and loves them. Finally, the author calls for understanding and compassion and a restorative approach to justice.     

From Learning to Labour to Learning to Self-Control: The Paradigmatic Change in Swedish Prison Policy

This article has been written from the position that we fail to understand the character of the changes in prison policy in the last decades if we concentrate too much on the new emphasis on control and security. By making use of Thomas Kuhn's paradigm model, the article argues that it is fertile to see the changes in Swedish prison policy during the last decades as a paradigm shift. Although the new emphasis on control and security is important, it is only one feature in a larger transformation which concerns changing perceptions of the criminal subject, new theoretical understandings, new treatment methods, as well as a new role for the prison in penal policy in general. The article conceptualizes the policy that has developed inside the Swedish Prison and Probation Service during the last decades as the developing of a new paradigm in contrast to the old prison policy paradigm of the welfare state. The article especially discusses the significance of the development of so-called evidence-based knowledge as well as the creation of a Scientific Council inside the Swedish Prison and Probation Service which have led to a re-pathologization of the criminal subject. Other features that make up the new paradigm are the numerous programmes built on cognitive therapy and the emphasis on individual risk assessments. On a general level, the new paradigm has developed during, and is congruent with, the dominance of a neo-liberal regime.     

Understanding the links between perceived prison conditions and prison staff

In the Dutch prison system, motivational treatment is seen as one of the key contributors to a dignified and humane prison climate, stimulating inmates to assume personal responsibility and to change their lives. Staff are seen as the crucial factor to attaining this goal. The assumption is that the staff’s work situation has an impact on how inmates are treated. How inmates are treated in turn influences how they perceive prison conditions. In this study, we will examine the correlations between work situation, treatment styles and perceived prison conditions by means of a multilevel linear regression. The results show that a good work situation for prison staff is a precondition for practicing an active approach to inmates. In addition, inmates are more satisfied with the prison conditions if the various treatment styles are thoroughly applied. A balance between providing support and structure for inmates appears to be very important. Motivational treatment proves to be significantly correlated to the inmates’ satisfaction regarding prison conditions.     

The effect of institutional educational programming on prisoner misconduct

Relative to studies of recidivism, past research on prison educational programming has largely neglected to examine the relationship, if any, between participation in these programs and institutional misconduct. Using data from the National Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities (N = 6957), we assess the relationship between participation in prison educational programming and instances of prisoner misconduct, considering the types and completion of such programs. Utilizing a recently developed propensity score weighting procedure to adjust for selection into programming, our findings indicate that, contrary to research on educational participation and recidivism, those involved in prison educational programming are more likely to commit misconduct infractions than those who are not involved in these programs. Practical implications and directions for future research are explored.     

Introduction

In Sweden, female prison officers are a long-established fact. Today women make up about 38% of the prison officer work-force. However, the distribution of sexes in the organization is quite uneven between different types of prison wings and units, and at the in-group level there is an informal gendered division of labour going on. The article deals with how a gendered division of labour comes about as a result of socially established motives and notions among prison officers, as well as prisoners, about men's and women's different qualities in performing different types of work tasks. It is based on data from a minor interview study (from 2006), and a 3-year multi-strategic research project containing qualitative case-studies and a nationwide survey (from 2007–2009). The article concludes that a great number of female officers contribute to a more prominent position for the rehabilitative side of prison work. However, the on-going gendered division of labour in and between wings and units is also one important factor behind sub-cultural differentiation and variations in work practices in the prison organization. A more balanced distribution of the sexes would stimulate rehabilitative work and a more unified view of the occupational role throughout the whole organization.