In March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic and at the time of writing, there
were more than 13 million known cases and more than 500,000 deaths. Not since the …

Affordable hardware and increased processing power have resulted in a surge in the
number and adoption of virtual reality applications and immersive virtual environments …

As most universities move to blended or entirely online digital delivery models, large cohorts
of students are excluded from participation. For those universities that espouse the idea that …

Postgraduate students who are attempting to complete their study while being incarcerated,
face a unique set of administrative, social and academic challenges which can significantly …

In Australia, nearly 39,000 people are in prison. But the more disturbing statistic is that
Indigenous prisoners account for some 27% of the prison population, yet only 2% of the …

This chapter examines human rights standards in the prison context. It presents an overview
of the international framework governing the treatment of prisoners 1 and discusses the …

This chapter is broadly divided into two sections, the first section will focus on the prison
population, including how many people are in prison, their age, sex, gender and ethnicity …

ABSTRACT Article 10 (1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights requires
that '[a] ll persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for …

This paper analyses the core functions of the carceral system, focusing on the concepts of
justice, punishment, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation. There is a significant …

The study explores the challenges and opportunities in establishing terrorist detention
facilities and militants' involvement in a prison break in Pakistan after 9/11. For this purpose …