Overview

An ideal first source of reference for practitioners, judges, and legal representatives working on any case affecting prisoners, Blackstone's Prison Law Handbook is a complete practical guide to the main areas that give rise to prisoner complaints which include sentence calculation, Independent Adjudications, licence recall, and Parole Board hearings.The Handbook emphasises practical considerations which the practitioner should take into account and refers to the most recent relevant statutory provisions, key domestic and European cases, Prison Service Instructions (PSIs), and Prison Service Orders (PSOs), allowing practitioners to keep up to date in a fast moving area. Blackstone's Prison Law Handbook uses a similar format to Blackstone's Magistrates' Court Handbook with an easy-to-use layout, facilitating quick reading and instant decision-making. Diagrams, flowcharts, and a clear system of icons aid comprehension and speedy navigation. The Handbook also contains cross-references to Blackstone's Criminal Practice for further research.

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Author:   Margaret Obi (Partner, Powell Spencer & Partners)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 10.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 18.60cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780199671731

ISBN 10:   0199671737
Pages:   540
Publication Date:   14 November 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Part-work (fascículo)
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Part A: The Prison System Part A: The Prison System A1: National Offender Management Services (NOMS) A2: The National Probation Service (NPS) A3: Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) A4: Types of Prison A5: Prison Personnel A6: Non-governmental organisations A7: Sources of Prison Law A8: Access to information Part B: Procedure B1: Overview B2: Devolved Functions B3: Qualifying Criteria B4: Scope B5: New Matter Starts B6: Payment B7: Associated Civil Work Part C: The Prison Regime C1: Overview C2: Prisoner Categories C3: Initial Categorisation and Allocation Category A C4: Re-categorisation and Re-allocation Category A C5: Initial Categorisation and Allocation - Non-Category A Prisoners C6: Re-categorisation and re-allocation Non Category A C7: Challenging Categorisation & Allocation Decisions C8: Sentence Planning C9: Challenging the sentence plan C10: Requests and Complaints Procedure C11: Reserved Subjects C12: Types of complaint C13: Lost or damaged property C14: Visits C15: Correspondence C16: Telephone Communication C17: Searches C18: Use of Force C19: Mandatory Drug Testing (MDT) C20: Work and Pay C21: Healthcare C22: The Prison and Probation Ombudsman C23: Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (PCA) C24: Petition to the Secretary of State C25: Practical Considerations Part D: Formal Discipline  D1: Overview D2: Charging Procedure D3: Offences D4: Preliminary Matters D5: Role of adjudicators D6: Jurisdiction D7: Legal Assistance D8: Disclosure D9: Pre-hearing Preparation D10: Adjournments D11: Conduct of Adjudications D12: Evidence D13: Punishments D14: Minor Reports D15: Remission and Review Part E: Informal Discipline E1: Overview E2: Segregation under Rule 45/YOI Rule 49 E3: Transfer to other prisons/units E4: Re-categorisation E5: Incentives and earned privileges (IEP) scheme Part F: Release and Parole F1: Introduction F2: Overview Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) F3: Resettlement Day Release (RDR) F4: Resettlement Overnight Release (ROR) F5: Childcare Resettlement Leave (CRL) F6: Special Purpose Licence (SPL) F7: Temporary Release for Juveniles F8: Prisoners Requiring Special Consideration F9: Challenging refusals to grant ROTL F10: Statutory Overview determinate sentences F11: Remand Time F12: Additional Days Awarded (ADA) F13: Sentence Calculation F14: Automatic Release Schemes F15: Juveniles and young offenders F16: Unlawfully at large (UAL) F17: Home Detention Curfew (HDC) F18: Challenging HDC refusals F19: Challenging sentence calculation F20: Parole Determinate Sentences F21: Parole - Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners (ISP) F22: Test for Release F23: Move to Open Conditions F24: ISP Parole Procedure F25: Pre-Hearing Preparation F26: Practical Considerations F27: Prisoners maintaining innocence F28: Short tariff prisoners F29: Licence Conditions F30: Breach of Licence F31: Fixed Term Recall (FTR) F32: Standard Recall F33: Challenging Adverse Parole Decisions F34: Release on compassionate grounds F35: Early removal scheme (ERS) F36: Facilitated Return Scheme (FRS) F37: Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS) F38: Repatriation F39: Special Remission Part G: Judicial Review G1: Overview G2: Alternative remedy G3: Overlap with civil actions G4: Grounds for JR G5: Procedure G6: Remedies Appendices Appendix 1: Prison Rules 1999 Appendix 2: Young Offender Institution Rules 2000 Appendix 3: The Parole Board Rules 2011 Appendix 4: Criminal Justice Act 2003, Schedule 15, 15B

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Margaret Obi is a partner at Powell Spencer & Partners, and the founder member of its leading prison law unit. She also practises in heavyweight crime, including fraud, murder, kidnapping, and rape. She is a prison law specialist on the Law Society's Criminal Law Committee; Legal Advisor to the General Medical Council; and a Panel Member of the Joint Tribunal Service. She is the author of Prison Law: A Practical Guide (Law Society Publishing, 2008).

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