Open prisons are portrayed as less harmful custodial institutions than closed prisons, and
prison systems that rely more heavily on low security imprisonment are typically considered …

Category D open prisons mark a critical juncture of a prisoner's sentence as they near the
end of imprisonment and reach the cusp of release. Such establishments aim to support …

Campbell, D. 2016. Glasgow gangster turned writer Jimmy Boyle: I would be dead now
without books, The Guardian, 20 May [online]. Available at: https://www. theguardian …

This article analyses the role, form, and function of halfway houses (often referred to as re‐
entry centres) in contemporary Canadian punishment. Building on studies of Nordic 'penal …

Open prisons are low-security penitentiary institutions in which life conditions are less strict
than in closed prisons, and where prisoners have more contact with the outside world …

This article examines women's experiences of moving from a closed to an open prison in
England. Transition to an open prison is often viewed in a positive, reformist light and …

This study explores how experiences of higher education among ex-prisoner's impact upon
their path to desistance. It examines their initial catalysts for change and how education …

One more step along the road to freedom'explores a variety of lived experiences of those
that have completed the transfer from closed to open prison conditions. Alterations to …

Closer to Antarctica than to Buenos Aires, the port town of Ushuaia, Argentina is home to a
national park as well as a museum that is housed in the world's southernmost prison …

This textbook considers the full breadth of the criminal justice system, going beyond prisons
to cover other punishments such as out-of-court disposals and community penalties, as well …