01899oam 2200457 450 991042755850332120230621140224.09781760464011(ebook)9781760464004(print)(CKB)4100000011645362(MiAaPQ)EBC6450225(EXLCZ)99410000001164536220210609d20202020 uy 0engur|nu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTowards human rights compliance in Australian prisons /Anita MackayActon, Australia :Australian National University Press,[2020]©20201 online resource (368 pages)digital file(s)Print version: 9781760464004 Includes bibliographical references.In December 2017, Australia ratified the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and in doing so committed itself to opening up places in which persons are deprived of their liberty to enhanced levels ofexternal independent scrutiny. This very timely book offers a compelling analysis of current issues concerning prison detention in Australia and explores the prerequisites for addressing the problems it identifies.PrisonsAustraliaPrisonersCivil rightsAustraliaHuman rightsAustraliaGeographical Subject HeadingPrisonsPrisonersCivil rightsHuman rights365.994Mackay Anita901801MiAaPQMiAaPQUtOrBLWBOOK9910427558503321Towards human rights compliance in Australian prisons2015741UNINA