International News

ACLU Press Release: Mississippi Prisons End Segregation Based on HIV; ACLU Hails 'Breakthrough,' Vows to Continue Fighting

30th April 2001

In a critical breakthrough for equal treatment of prisoners with HIV, Mississippi's top prison official today announced that educational and vocational programs will soon be available to all eligible prisoners, regardless of HIV status.

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

7th December 2000

The Prison Industry Goes Global by Stephen Nathan

27th November 2000

Corporations are rushing to get in on the exploding growth of the prison-industrial complex. Will the WTO require nations to accept corporate prisons? From YES! Magazine, Fall 2000.

Prison Privatization: Recent Developments in the United States by Judith Greene

12th May 2000

Presentation delivered at the International Conference on Penal Abolition, Toronto, Canada.

"Prisons "R" Us" by Mark Weisbrot

17th March 2000

The "Race to Incarcerate" has not been fueled by an increase in homicides. Nor does increasing crime of any kind explain the explosive growth in our prison population, especially over the\ last two decades. Rather, it has been caused by deliberate policy changes that have brought more and longer prison sentences.

International comparisons of criminal justice statistics 1998

22nd February 2000

By Gordon C. Barclay & Cynthia Tavares. This bulletin brings together statistical information on criminal justice collected by the Home Office and the Council of Europe.

Male-to-Female Transsexuals and Transgendered People in Prisons: HIV/AIDS Issues and Strategies

15th July 1999

By Ann V Scott & Rick Lines in Canadian HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review (Volume 4, Number 2/3, Spring 1999). Published by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (www.aidslaw.ca).

HIV/AIDS in the Male-to-Female Transsexual and Transgendered Prison Population: A Comprehensive Strategy

20th May 1999

Excellent Canadian policy document on HIV/AIDS in prisons. Published by Prisoners' HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (www.pasan.org).

The Case against Segregation in "Specialized" Care Units

17th April 1998

Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, some people within governments and some public health officials have demanded the segregation of HIV-positive people. While such demands have become rare with regard to HIV-positive people in the general community, they continue to occur with regard to HIV-positive people living in prisons.\ \ By Rick Lines in Canadian HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review (Volume 3 Number 4 & Volume 4 Number 1 - Winter 1997/98). Published by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (www.aidslaw.ca).

Regulating the Prison Population: Experiences from a Long-term Policy in Finland by Tapio Lappi-Seppälä

18th March 1998

Presentation delivered at the Beyond Prisons International Symposium, sponsored by the Correctional Service of Canada. March 15-18, 1998, Kingston, Ontario.