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The Future of the Prison

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This chapter will explore: the legacy and potential of prison reform; possible alternative visions of the prison; the arguments for, and potential of, prison abolition; and an overview of themes raised in the book, encouraging readers to reflect on their own ideas about the future of prisons and imprisonment.

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    Cormac Behan

  2. School of Justice, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK

    Abigail Stark

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Behan, C., Stark, A. (2023). The Future of the Prison. In: Prisons and Imprisonment. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09301-2_14

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