The Protection of Prisoners’ Rights in England and Wales |
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Authors: | Anne Owers |
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Affiliation: | (1) Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, England and Wales, Ashley House, 2 Monck Street, London, SW1P 2BQ, UK |
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Abstract: | The system in England and Wales for the protection of prisoners’ rights relies on three institutions: a prisons inspectorate with right of entry to all prisons at any time, a prisons and probation ombudsman, and local independent monitoring boards. This contribution focuses on the Prisons Inspectorate and discusses its methodology and criteria for inspection, based on international human rights standards; the effectiveness of the inspectorate; its independence and relationships with other monitoring bodies, the government and the prison service; the application of the methodology to other countries outside the UK; and future developments and threats. |
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Keywords: | accountability inspection monitoring national preventive mechanism ombudsman opcat prisoners’ rights |
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