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Abstract: This article explores the ways in which the issue of capital punishment was raised in nineties Hollywood cinema. It is argued that the death penalty cycle of the mid‐ to late‐1990s represented a conscious attempt by film makers to diffuse an anti‐capital punishment sentiment through popular culture. Consideration of the effects of this cycle of films should be included in any assessment of the reasons for the waning of public support for capital punishment in America at the turn of the century.

The 1990s saw a steady growth in the world prison population with the USA contributing significantly to the upward trend. But, whilst it has been suggested that media‐led panics and the propagation of 'prison myths' have legitimated prison growth there has been little work done on the significance of representations of prison in popular cinema for social and cultural understandings of imprisonment. The current article attempts to redress this neglect. After a brief review of some of the existing literature, an analysis of four significant 'prison films' of the nineties is presented. It is concluded that, with respect to film, the notion of challenging media misrepresentations of prisons and prisoners is problematic.

The findings of a two-year study into the effectiveness of the RAPt drug treatment programme which enables male prisoners with self-confessed problems of substance misuse to lead a drug and alcohol-free life in prison and in the community after release. The report also assesses whether completion of the programme is associated with a reduction in the likelihood of reconviction post-release. A unique and highly significant collection of information and data.

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