Human Rights and Prisons A Pocketbook of International Human Rights Standards for Prison Officials

This reference book is part of a series of training publications for human rights education which are designed to be adaptable to the needs and experience of a range of potential audiences. The pocketbook contains readily accessible information for prison officials on topics regarding international human rights standards, including the right to physical and moral integrity; health rights of prisoners; security regulation; prisoners' contact with the outside world; complaints and inspection procedures; special categories of prisoners; and persons under detention without sentence. A companion publication "Human rights and prisons: manual on human rights training for prison officials" (ISBN 9211541549) is also available separately.