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BL
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702409
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b524598
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| Title & Author
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Human rights in African prisons /\ edited by Jeremy Sarkin
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| Publication Statement
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Cape Town, South Africa :: HSRC Press ;Athens, Ohio :: Ohio University Press,, 2008
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| Series Statement
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Research in international studies.Global and comparative studies series ;; no. 10
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| Page. NO
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x, 254 p. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0796922063
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: 0896802655
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: 9780796922069
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: 9780896802650
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-246) and index
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| Contents
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An overview of human rights in prisons worldwide / Jeremy Sarkin -- A brief history of human rights in the prisons of Africa / Stephen Peté -- Challenges to good prison governance in Africa / Chris Tapscott -- Overcrowding in African prisons / Victor Dankwa -- Pre-trial detention and human rights in Africa / Martin Schönteich -- Children in African prisons / Julia Sloth-Nielsen -- The imprisonment of women in Africa / Lisa Vetten -- Rehabilitation and reintegration in African prisons / Amand Dissel -- Alternative sentencing in Africa / Lukas Muntingh -- The African Commission's approach to prisons / Rachel Murray
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| Subject
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Human Rights Africa (Organization)
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Juvenile delinquents-- Africa
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Prisoners-- Civil rights-- Africa
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Prisons-- Overcrowding-- Africa
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Prisons-- Africa
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Women prisoners-- Africa
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| LC Classification
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HV9837.H86 2008
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| Added Entry
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Sarkin-Hughes, Jeremy
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