Sustainable Development Report 2006-07: Custodial property / NOMS, Ministry of Justice, 14 March 2008
http://digbig.com/4wpty
"The fifth annual Sustainable Development Report, covers progress made by both the Prison Service and Custodial property in addressing its commitments, aims and targets regarding sustainable development. Some of the achievements covered in the fifth annual report include:

Piloting of inter-seasonal and ground source heat in new building projects
Meeting or exceeding more demanding targets for waste management and recycling
Continuing to reduce the consumption of water and electricity per cubic metre despite increasing prison population.
Rolling out the Prison Service Environment Manual across the remainder of the Areas
Achieving Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)."

Reducing Drug Use, Reducing Reoffending: Are programmes for problem drug-using offenders in the UK supported by the evidence? / UK Drug Policy Commission, 17 March 2008
PDF - http://www.ukdpc.org.uk/resources/RDURR_Full_Report.pdf
Reducing Drug Use, Reducing Reoffending: Are programmes for problem drug-using offenders in the UK supported by the evidence?: Summary / UK Drug Policy Commission, 17 March 2008
PDF - http://www.ukdpc.org.uk/resources/RDURR_Main_Summary.pdf
Prison risks doing more harm than good for the rehabilitation of drug users, says UK Drug Policy Commission / UK Drug Policy Commission, 17 March 2008
PDF - http://www.ukdpc.org.uk/resources/RDURR_Press_Release.pdf
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Population in Custody: Monthly Tables: January 2008 England and Wales / RDS NOMS, 29 February 2008
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/population-in-custody-jan08.pdf

A Survey of Buprenorphine Misuse in Prisons / Ministry of Justice, July 2007
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/survey-buprenorphine.pdf

[USA] Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill To Improve Mental Health Care For Prison Inmates / Medical News Today, 10 March 2008
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/99975.php

Review of the Forum for Preventing Deaths in Custody: Report of the Independent Reviewer / Ministry of Justice, February 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wncr
Robert Fulton

Report: 1 In Every 99 Americans Now Behind Bars / WCBSTV, 28 February 2008
http://wcbstv.com/national/prison.americans.prison.2.665053.html
"US Spent More Than $49 Billion On Corrections In 2007"

The importance of housing for women prisoners: briefing for housing advice and support providers in prisons / NOMS , Ministry of Justice, 20 February 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wmqw
"This booklet outlines why those working with women prisoners should pay particular attention to their housing needs and offers support in seeking to maintain and gain housing on discharge from custody."

Suma Chakrabarti's speech to the Prison Service Conference / Ministry of Justice, 15 February 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wmqq
"Suma Chakrabarti, the Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary, spoke to Prison Governors and Chief Officers at the Prison Service conference on 7 February. His speech covers the challenges facing the Ministry of Justice and NOM and the future direction of the department."

Estimating Mean Length of Stay in Prison: Methods and Applications
Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Volume 24, Number 1 / March, 2008, Pages 33-49http://digbig.com/4wmmy
Evelyn J. Patterson and Samuel H. Preston
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Violence in the Supermax: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
The Prison Journal, Vol. 88, No. 1, 144-168 (2008)
http://tpj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/88/1/144
Kate King ; Benjamin Steiner ; Stephanie Ritchie Breach
"The supermax prison was designed to control the most violent, assaultive individuals, gang members, and other prisoners who could not be managed in less secure settings. This article examines the mission, architecture, and organisation of Pelican Bay State Prison. The authors maintain that the mission of Pelican Bay, combined with the officer and inmate cultures, creates a self fulfilling prophecy: the super violent supermax."
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[USA] An Assessment of Supermax Prisons Using an Evaluation Research Framework
The Prison Journal, Vol. 88, No. 1, 43-68 (2008)
http://tpj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/88/1/43
Daniel P. Mears
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[USA] Supermax Prisons: What We Know, What We Do Not Know, and Where We Are Going
The Prison Journal, Vol. 88, No. 1, 23-42 (2008)
http://tpj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/88/1/23
Jesenia M. Pizarro ; Raymund E. Narag
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[USA] The Sociopolitical Context of Prison Violence and Its Control: A Case Study of Supermax and Its Effect in Illinois
The Prison Journal, Vol. 88, No. 1, 94-122 (2008)
http://tpj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/88/1/94
Jody L. Sundt ; Thomas C. Castellano ; Chad S. Briggs
"This research explores the sociopolitical context of prison violence and its control in the state of Illinois, and discusses the series of events that led to the opening of a supermax prison."

[USA] Supermax Prisons in the Consciousness of Prisoners
The Prison Journal, Vol. 88, No. 1, 169-176 (2008)
http://tpj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/88/1/169
Kenneth E. Hartman
"Prison administrators claim that supermax prisons are essential tools in the management of unruly prisoners and that these facilities act as a deterrent to prisoners contemplating violence. Pelican Bay, known in prison jargon as "Up North," is California's supermax prison. This article states that not only does Pelican Bay not deter, it has created a new standard of toughness, an upper class of prisoners whose survival at Pelican Bay affords them high status."
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Report on a full announced inspection of HMP Woodhill: 3–7 September 2007: by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons / HM Inspectorate of Prisons, February 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wjpb

Report on an announced inspection of HMP Drake Hall: 3-7 September 2007 / HMI Prisons, 12 February 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wjmh

Report on an announced inspection of HMYOI New Hall: The Rivendell Unit: 30 July - 3 August 2007 / HMI Prisons, 5 February 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wjgf

Report on an announced inspection of HMP Lewes: 20-24 August 2007 / HMI Prisons, 5 February 2008
PDF - http://digbig.com/4wjge

Population in Custody: MONTHLY TABLES: December 2007 England and Wales / RDS NOMS, 31 January 2007
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/population-in-custody-dec07.pdf