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Millions of servicemen of the belligerent powers were taken prisoner during World War II. Until recently, the popular image of these men has been framed by tales of heroic escape or immense suffering at the hands of malevolent captors. For the vast majority, however, the reality was very different

The issue of prisoners in war is a highly timely topic that has received much attention from both scholars and practitioners since the start of the military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and the ensuing legal and political problems concerning detainees in those conflicts. This book analyses these contemporary problems and challenges against the background of their historical development. It provides a multidisciplinary yet highly coherent perspective on the historicaltrajectory of legal and ethical norms in this field by integrating the historical analysis of war with a study of the emerg.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Series Preface -- Introduction -- PART I BACKGROUND -- 1 The Prisoners' Rights Movement and Its Impacts, 1960-80 -- 2 The Short Life and Painful Death of Prisoners' Rights -- 3 Criminal Offenders and Right Forfeiture -- 4 Privatization and the Elusive Employee-Contractor Distinction -- PART II FOUNDATIONS -- 5 Prisoners' Rights -- 6 The Case for Prisoners' Rights -- 7 Toward a Theory of Prisoners' Rights -- PART III ENUMERATED PRISONERS' RIGHTS -- 8 Social Justice and Correctional Health Services -- 9 Solitary Confinement and Supermax Prisons: A Human Rights and Ethical Analysis -- 10 The Ethical Framework for Research Involving Prisoners -- 11 Liberal and Republican Arguments Against the Disenfranchisement of Felons -- 12 Prisoner Access to Recreation, Entertainment and Diversion -- 13 The Right of Inmates to Work -- 14 In the Belly of the Whale: Religious Practice in Prison -- 15 Reachin' Behind Bars: Library Outreach to Prisoners, 1798-2000 -- 16 Prisoners 'Right to Read: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights -- PART IV MAJOR INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS -- 17 The United Nations and the Promotion of Prison Standards -- 18 UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners -- 19 UN Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment -- 20 UN Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners -- 21 UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) -- Name Index

part PART I BACKGROUND -- chapter 1 The Prisoners' Rights Movement and Its Impacts, 1960–80 -- chapter 2 The Short Life and Painful Death of Prisoners' Rights -- chapter 3 Criminal Offenders and Right Forfeiture -- chapter 4 Privatization and the Elusive Employee-Contractor Distinction -- part PART II FOUNDATIONS -- chapter 5 Prisoners' Rights -- chapter 6 The Case for Prisoners' Rights -- chapter 7 Toward a Theory of Prisoners' Rights -- part PART III ENUMERATED PRISONERS' RIGHTS -- chapter 8 Social Justice and Correctional Health Services -- chapter 9 Solitary Confinement and Supermax Prisons: A Human Rights and Ethical Analysis -- chapter 10 The Ethical Framework for Research Involving Prisoners -- chapter 11 Liberal and Republican Arguments Against the Disenfranchisement of Felons -- chapter 12 Prisoner Access to Recreation, Entertainment and Diversion -- chapter 13 The Right of Inmates to Work -- chapter 14 In the Belly of the Whale: Religious Practice in Prison -- chapter 15 Reachin' Behind Bars: Library Outreach to Prisoners, 1798–2000 -- chapter 16 Prisoners 'Right to Read: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights -- part PART IV MAJOR INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS -- chapter 17 The United nation's and the Promotion of Prison Standards -- chapter 18 UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners -- chapter 19 UN Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment -- chapter 20 UN Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners -- chapter 21 UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules).

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The movement for prisoners' rights is based on the idea that prisoners, though they are deprived of liberty, are entitled to other basic human rights. What rights and privileges should be accorded to those who are incarcerated? This work examines this issue from different perspectives, incorporating excerpts from legal documents, and court cases

A real estate broker might describe the state penitentiary in San Pedro Sula, Honduras as centrally located. From the prison, it's a quick ride to the barrios, where many of the inmates and guards live when they're not inside its crumbling concrete walls -- and also to the fortified residential compounds at the foot of the lush green hills that surround this city, the second largest in Honduras. There are often riots at the prison. The most recent one, in May, started when a dispute broke out, allegedly over a woman who'd been smuggled into one of the cell blocks. Honduras is now gangland's ground zero, its endless body bags the toll of an endlessly vicious feud between the transnational rivals Mara Salvatrucha and the 18th Street gang. San Pedro Sula recently surpassed Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to become the most dangerous city in the Americas. It may also be the most dangerous city in the world outside Syria. In the last decade, meanwhile, Mexican cartels have increasingly looked to Honduras, as well as the gangs, for distribution. Adapted from the source document.