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Criminal Law

Prisoners and the Law covers the treatment of prisoners from remand to release, with special attention to prison discipline, parole, life sentences and prison conditions. This much acclaimed guide is essential reading for criminal practitioners as well as prison lawyers, providing easily accessible information on all aspects of prisoners' rights.

The new 4th edition has been fully updated to cover the removal of prisons from the Home Office to the Ministry of Justice, the new probation scheme, the new parole schemes, the new Parole Board Rules and the proposals for a new prison legal aid scheme.