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IPRISONEvidence of its use and over-use from around the worldJessica JacobsonCatherine HeardHelen FairiiPrison: Evidence of its use and over-use from around the worldInstitute for Criminal Policy ResearchBirkbeck, University of London42 Store StreetLondon WC1E 7DBEmail website PRISON brief @icprtweet and @ICPSLondonFair Trials5 Castle Road London NW1 8PRWebsite @fairtrials 2017 Institute for Criminal Policy Research and the authorsThe rights of Jessica Jacobson, Catherine Heard and Helen Fair to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act publication may be freely reviewed, abstracted or reproduced in part, but not for sale or for use in conjunction with any commercial purposes. Any changes to the text of this publication must be approved in writing by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research. Due credit must be given to the Institute for Criminal Policy Research and to this publication.

vii Summary This report looks at patterns of imprisonment in ten contrasting jurisdictions across all five continents of the world, namely: • Kenya and South Africa in Africa • Brazil and the United States in the Americas • India and Thailand in Asia • England and Wales, Hungary and the Netherlands in Europe • Australia in Oceania Over the course of the report, we present a brief ...

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