Moral and Philosophical Problems of Long-Term Imprisonment

Considerable policy and scholarly interest in the treatment of long-term prisoners in conditions of high security existed throughout the 1970s to 1990s, often precipitated by major calamitous events. It has been a major theme of official discourse on the treatment of long-term prisoners since then t...

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Main Author: Liebling, Alison (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2014
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 258-269
Further subjects:B Prison
B Humanity
B Research
B Trust
B Penal Policy
B high security
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Summary:Considerable policy and scholarly interest in the treatment of long-term prisoners in conditions of high security existed throughout the 1970s to 1990s, often precipitated by major calamitous events. It has been a major theme of official discourse on the treatment of long-term prisoners since then that ‘a viable life’ and the preservation of dignity are important principles to adhere to in policy and practice. This morality is under threat.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946814530219