Current and future prison designs are examined in this book, within the government's prison building programme, and the confines of current penal philosophies and legislation. America has led the way in prison design, with two main types of architecture predominating: radial layouts (outside cells with windows) and linear blocks (inside cells with grilles). Now, 'new' generation prisons (central association surrounded by small groups of cells) look set to become the fashion. But are they a better answer, and should they be copied worldwide before we know?Architects and administrators show in this book the designs of these 'new generation' prisons and assess their impact. Most countries in central Europe also have a rising crime rate and a demand for new prisons. Contributions from significant architects from the UK, Europe and America comment on these issues.Other topics within the book are: setting current prison architecture and design against an historical setting; looking at penal ideas and prison architecture and design in the post-war period; the psychological effects of the prison environment; the influence of technology and design on security management; and how prison architecture and design can be more flexible and innovative.

Chapter 1 The Architectural Realization of Penal Ideas, Seán McConville; Chapter 2 English Prison Design, Ian Dunbar, Leslie Fairweather; Chapter 3 Psychological Effects of the Prison Environment, Leslie Fairweather; Chapter 4 Design and the Likelihood of Prison Assaults, Richard Wener; Chapter 5 Architects and the prison experience, Sir Andrew Derbyshire; Chapter 6 Does Design Matter?, Leslie Fairweather; Chapter 7 Prison Policy, Construction and Design, Sir Richard Tilt; Chapter 8 Building for Growth, Elaine Bailey; Chapter 9 Scott Higgins is the Chief of Design and Construction for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The opinions expressed in these remarks are those of the author and do not represent the official policy or position of the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the US Department of Justice., Scott Higgins; Chapter 10 Prisons in the USA: Cost, Quality and Community in Correctional Design, James Kessler; Chapter 11 Prisons in the USA: Supermax - the Bad and the Mad, Norval Morris; Chapter 12 Prisons in Europe: France, Jean François Jodry, Michel Zulberty; Chapter 13 Prisons in Europe: The Netherlands, Peter van Hulten; Chapter 14 This chapter is based on briefing documents provided by Tim Wilson, David Kent and Elaine Bailey., Leslie Fairweather; Chapter 15 Providing the Complete Prison Package, Michael Gander; Chapter 16 What Needs to be Done?, Sir David Ramsbotham; Chapter 17 Prison Architecture and the Politics of Reform, Stephen Shaw;