Reviews of Prisoners: law and practice by Simon Creighton and Hamish Arnott

' ... offers a solid prisoner and practice-orientated legal knowledge foundation, synthesising often dispersed and disorderly sources of legal norms in a way which will prove invaluable to prisoners, prison staff, lawyers and non-lawyers alike.' The Howard Journal (see below).

' ... a book grounded in reality and practicality and aiming to provide a comprehendible yet comprehensive account of prison law as it affects the majority of prisoners.' The Howard Journal (see below).

The Howard Journal, Vol 49, No 2, May 2010 (pdf: 371Kb)

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'In keeping with the great tradition of handbooks published by the Legal Action Group, Prisoners: law and practice is an authoritative, comprehensive and accessible guide to its subject. As the prison and probation ombudsman notes in his foreword, it is also a work of advocacy on behalf of all those who believe that the only human right prisoners should lose is their liberty for the duration of their imprisonment.' Steve Broach, Doughty Street Chambers, in Solicitors Journal (see below).

Solicitors Journal, March 2010 (pdf: 402Kb)

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' ... a comprehensive guide to the law governing prison with a strong focus on prisoners' rights and remedies’. Independent Monitor. 

Independent Monitor, February 2010 (pdf: 796Kb)

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' ... an essential legal reference book for prison lawyers, prisoners and prison staff alike - a copy deserves to be in every prison library, and also in the top drawer of every prison lawyer and prison governor in the country; a truly remarkable book from two truly remarkable lawyers' Converse (see below).

Prisoners: law and practice review in Converse, October 2009 (pdf: 1.42Mb)

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