A prison within a prison

The increase in the use of custody for sex offenders, together with the increase in the lengths of time they are spending in custody, has had a marked effect on the prison system. In 1981, there were just 1,110 convicted sex offenders in prison; by 1990, the number had risen to over 3,000. In 1981,...

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Published inActs of Abuse pp. 97 - 113
Main Author Sampson, Adam
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 1994
Subjects
Convicted Sex Offenders
Birmingham Crown Court
Prison Service
Prison Reform Trust
Secretary Of State
Channings Wood
Normal Location
Woolf Report
Vulnerable Prisoners
Circular Instruction
Prison Traditions
Total Segregation
VPU
Vulnerable Prisoner Units
Violated
Prison Service Strategy
Prison Staff
USA
Prison System
Hm Chief Inspector
Prison Officer
Underwear
Sex Offenders
Local Prisons
Training Prison
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Summary:The increase in the use of custody for sex offenders, together with the increase in the lengths of time they are spending in custody, has had a marked effect on the prison system. In 1981, there were just 1,110 convicted sex offenders in prison; by 1990, the number had risen to over 3,000. In 1981, sex offenders comprised 4 per cent of the sentenced prison population; by 1990, that proportion had gone up to 7 per cent.
DOI:10.4324/9780203168158-8