Book on Prisons/Prisoners

Abbreviations:

DELNET Delhi Library Network, New Delhi

ILI Indian Law Institute Library, New Delhi
NHRC National Human Rights Commission Library, New Delhi

AHUJA, Ram: Prison system: Effectiveness and effects of prison custody.

(Sahitya Bhawan, Agra, 1981) (DELNET)

UNITED NATIONS, GENEVA: Human Rights and prisons: A

pocketbook of International Human Rights standards for prison officials.
(United Nations, Geneva, 2005)
http://www.ohchr.org/Document/Publications

ASIA WATCH REPORT: Prison conditions in India. (Human Rights

Watch, New York, 1991) (DELNET)

BEDI, Kiran: It’s always possible: Transforming one of the largest prisons
in the world. (Sterling Publishers Private Limited, Delhi, 1998) (DELNET)

BHATNAGAR, A. P.: Prison reforms. (Government of Punjab,

Chandigarh, 2003) (NHRC)

BHUSHAN, Vidya : Prison administration in India : With special reference

to Uttar Pradesh. (S. Chand Publisher, Delhi, 1970) (DELNET)

CHANDHA, Kumkum: Indian jail: A contemporary document. (Vikas

Publisher, New Delhi, 1983) (ILI)

CHATTORAJ, B N: Children and women prisoners in Indian jails.

(NICFS, Delhi)

CHKRABARTI, N K Ed.: Institutional correction: In the administration of

criminal justice. (Deep & Deep Publisher, New Delhi, 1999) (DELNET)
CHOWDHURY, Nitai R: Indian prison laws and correction of prisoners.
(DELNET)

COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE, NEW DELHI:

Behind prison walls: Police, prisons and human rights. (Commonwealth
Human Rights Initiative, New Delhi, 1995) (NHRC)

CONFINED IN prisons of the State of Tamil Nadu. (Tamil Nadu, 1990)

(NHRC)

CORRECTIONS AND conditional release act. (Canada, 1996) (NHRC)

COYLE, Andrew: Human rights approach to prison management.

(International Centre for Prison Studies, United Kingdom, 2002) (NHRC)

CRAWLEY, Elanie: Doing prison work. (William Publishing, United

Kingdom, 2004) (NHRC)

CRESSEY, Donald R. Ed.: Prison studies in institutional organization and

change. (Rinehart & Winston Publisher, New York, 1961) (ILI)

CROSS, Rupert: Punishment, prison and the public: An assessment of

parole reform in twentieth century England by an arm chair penologist.
(Stevens Pub., London, 1971) (ILI)

DATIR, R N: Prison as a social system: With special reference to

Maharashtra State. (Popular Publisher, Bombay, 1978) (ILI)

DELHI PRISON ADMINSTRATION, NEW DELHI: Helping hand a

Tihar model. (Delhi Prison Administration, New Delhi, 1998) (NHRC)

DELHI PRISONS, NEW DELHI: Annual review – 2009. (Delhi Prison

Headquarter, New Delhi, 2009) (NHRC)

DENMARK, M/O JUSTICE D/O PRISONS AND PROHIBATION:

Danish prison and probation service. (Denmark, M/o Justice D/o Prisons and
Probation, Copenhagen, 1998) (NHRC)
DUGGAL, S: Report of the committee on rationalization of classification of
prisoners in Tihar Jails. (National Capital Territory of Delhi, New Delhi,
1997) (NHRC)

GHOSH, S.: Open prisons and the inmates: A socio-psychological study.

(Mittal Publications, New Delhi, 1992) (DELNET)

GONSALVES, Colin, SAKHRANI, Monica & FERNANDES, Annie:

Prisoner’s rights. (Vani Prakashan, Bombay, 1996) (NHRC)

GOVERNMENT OF ORISSA, ORISSA: Rules for the superintendence

and management of jails and subsidiary jails in Orissa. (Authority of
Government, Orissa, 1998) (NHRC)

GUIDELINES NOTES on prison reform. (Kings Collage, London, 2004)

(NHRC)

HM PRISON SERVICE: Drug misuse in prison. (Tackling Drugs

Together, England, 1998) (NHRC)

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, NEW YORK: High country lockup.

(Human Rights Watch, New York, 1997) (NHRC)

HUSSAIN, Ishfaa & Ors. : Prison reforms. (National Human Rights

Commission, New Delhi, 2008) (NHRC)

IMPROVEMENT IN the conditions of jails following National Human

Rights Commission’s team visits. (National Human Rights Commission,
New Delhi, 2003) (NHRC)

INDIA, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, JAIL MANUAL

COMMITTEE, NEW DELHI: Model prison manual. (Government Press,
New Delhi, 1970) (ILI)

INDIA, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI: Report of the

all India committee on jail reform. (India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New
Delhi, 1980) (ILI)
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, NEW DELHI: Capacity building
workshop on prison visiting system in Maharashtra. (National Human Rights
Commission, New Delhi, 2006) (NHRC)

JAIL MANUALS & PRISON MANUALS:-

• Bihar MALHOTRA, V. K.
(Malhotra Brothers, Patna, 1989) (NHRC)

• Goa, Daman and Diu Administration of Dadra and Nagar

Haveli
(Dadra and Nagarhaveli, Goa, 1987)
(NHRC)

• Punjab JINDAL, Vijay K.

(Chawala Publication, (P) Ltd.,
Chandigarh, 2005)
(NHRC)

• Tamil Nadu Government of Tamil Nadu

(Government of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu,
1985)
(NHRC)

• Uttar Pradesh SRIVASTAVA, S. N.

(Hind Law Publisher, Allahabad, 2004)
(NHRC)

JAIN, Neha: Case study of women prisoners at Bhopal Central Jail.

(National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, 1998) (Interns Report)

KAPADIYA, C B : Fallen and forgotten. (DELNET)

KARNAM, Murali: Report on prison visiting system in Andhra Pradesh.

(Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, New Delhi, 2006) (NHRC)
KLARE, Hugh J.: Anatomy of prison. (Hutchinson Pub., London, 1960)
(ILI)

KUMAR, N.: Constitutional rights of prisoners. (Mittal Publication, Delhi,

1986) (NHRC)

KUMAR, Rakesh: Review of the status of prison reforms in India.

(National Human Commission, New Delhi, 2000) (NHRC)

KUMAR, Soumya: Prisoners rights in India and reforms needed in Prisons.

(National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, 2006) (NHRC)

LEWIS, Elmer, A: Crime kidnapping and prison laws. (Government

Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1951) (ILI)

LIEBLING, Alison & MARUNA, Shadd Ed.: Effect of imprisonment.

(William Publishing, Cullompton, 2005) (NHRC)

MADHAVA MENON, N. R. Ed.: Criminal justice series. 21 vols.

(National University of Juridical Science, Kolkata, 2005) (NHRC)

MADHY PRADESH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION &

COMMONWEALTH HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE (CHRI) :
Workshop on prison and human rights (National Human Rights
Commission, New Delhi, 1998) (NHRC)

MATHEW, P. D: Rights of prisoners. (Indian Social Institute, New Delhi,

1998) (NHRC)

MOHANTY, Amarendra & HAZARY, Narayan: Indian prison system.

(Ashish Publishing, 1990) (DELNET)

NARULA, R K : Justice to undertrials jail or bail: Law and procedure of

bail in India and UK – 1979 (Himalaya Pub., Bombay, 1979) (ILI)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE AND

RESETTLEMENT OF OFFENDERS (NACRO), LONDON:
Community prisons. (National Association for the Care and Resettlement of
Offenders (NARCO), London, 1994) (NHRC)
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN, DELHI: Custodial justice
for women. (National Commission for Women, Delhi, 1993) (NHRC)

NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, NEW DELHI:

Operation Oasis. (SEVAC, Kolkata, 2002) (NHRC)

PANDHER, G. S. & TRIVEDI, B. Ors. : Directory of jail officials in

India.
(Government of India, New Delhi, 1996) (NHRC)

PATNAIK, Raghauendra: Premature release of life convicts: A Human

rights evaluation. (Interns Report, New Delhi, 2004) (NHRC)

PENAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL, LONDON: Open prisons’ in

India. (Penal Reforms International, London, 2002) (NHRC)

PLAYFAIR, Giles: Punitive obsession: An unvarnished history of the

English prison system. (Gallancz Publisher, London, 1971) (ILI)

RAJ KUMAR, C: Project report on standards of prison care. (National

Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, 1998) (NHRC)

ROY, Jaytilak Guha: Prison and society: A study of the Indian jail system.
(Gian Publishing House, New Delhi, 1989) (ILI)

SHANKARDASS, Rani Dhavan Ed.: Punishment and the prisons: Indian

and international perspectives. (Sage Publisher, New Delhi, 2000)
(DELNET)

SINGH, Jagmohan: Right to speedy justice for undertrial prisoners. (Deep

& Deep Publications, New Delhi, 1997) (DELNET)

SPARKS, Richard F.: Local prison: The crisis in the English penal system.
(Heinemann Publisher, London, 1971) (ILI)

TARAPORE, P.K.: Prison reform in India. (Oxford University Press,

Bombay, 1936) (ILI)

WARD, David P. & KASSEBAUM, Gene: Women’s prison. (Aldine

Transaction,
USA, 2007) (NHRC)

WEST, D.J.: Habitual prisoner: Cambridge studies in criminology.

(Macmillan Publisher, London, 1963) (ILI)

WOLF, Michael: Prison: The penal institutions of Britain. (Eyre &

Spottiswoode, London, 1967) (ILI)