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1 Prisoners' rights: from social death to citizenship 1

Introduction 1

The significance of prisoners' rights 5

Taking rights seriously 9

Terrorism and insecurity 11

Prisoners as citizens 14

Prisoners as non-citizens 20

Conclusions 25

2 The historical development of prisoners' rights: rights versus discretion 26

Introduction 26

The prisoners' rights movement in the UK 27

Residual rights 29

Judicial review 31

Prisoners' rights litigation in the United States 35

The evolution of prisoners' rights in the Netherlands 45

Conclusions 48

3 The increasing importance of international human rights law and standards 49

Introduction 49

The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights 51

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 52

The UN Convention against Torture 53

The European Prison Rules 54

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture 56

The European Convention on Human Rights 60

Conclusions 68

4 Prison conditions 69

Introduction 69

Deaths in custody 71

Torture 73

Inhuman and degrading treatment 74

Work, training and education 85

Prison conditions in the Netherlands 87

Prison conditions in the United States 97

Conclusions 109

5 Procedural justice 111

Introduction 111

Sentence length 114

Challenging indeterminate sentences 115

Mandatory life sentences 121

Terrorist offences 123

Access to the courts 124

Disciplinary proceedings 125

The right to complain 129

Procedural justice in the Netherlands 135

Procedural due process challenges in the United States 137

Conclusions 140

6 Contact with the outside world 141

Introduction 141

Interference with correspondence 145

Freedom of expression 152

The right to family life 157

Conclusions 172

7 The right to equality 173

Introduction 173

The framework of equality law 175

Gender equality 180

Sexual orientation 189

Transgender prisoners 189

Age and disability discrimination 191

Black and minority ethnic prisoners 193

Religious minorities 201

Equality issues in the American prison system 205

Conclusions 210

8 The prisoner as citizen: the right to vote 211

Introduction 211

The European Court of Human Rights judgment in Hirst v UK 212

The response to Hirst 214

Proposals for change 216

Justifications of felon disenfranchisement 219

The case for re-enfranchisement 227

Prisoner disenfranchisement in the United States 231

Conclusions 238

9 Conclusion: making room for prisoners' rights 240

Introduction 240

Progressive developments 245

The attack on human rights 246

Conclusions 250

Notes 253

Bibliography 258

Prison Service Orders 270

Index 271