ABSTRACT

The chapters in Part 3 were all, in various ways, concerned with the quality of life in prison and the consequences of getting it wrong (either too comfortable or too austere), which can lead to a crisis of legitimacy. In Part 4, our focus shifts to the staffing and management of prisons, and to the various forms of accountability that exist to ensure that prisons meet expectations (of the Prison Service, the Prisons Inspectorate, the public and international law) about what prisons should be like.