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 Information from Helen Fair, Research Associate, International  Centre for Prison Studies, School of Law King's College London.Belief in prisoners should be part and parcel of officers' jobshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/oct/01/prison-officers-idealism-encouragedCash paid over prison segregation (Scotland)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8285306.stmCan ASBOs stop antisocial behaviour?http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article6857408.eceat work in UK, anti-terror chief tells MPshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/02/briefing-farr-mps-muslim-prisonersKilling puts 'castration' on French agendahttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/02/france-considers-legalising-chemical-castrationSeizing assets from crime bosses 'is more effective than prison'http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/04/seize-assets-of-crime-bossesEnough poison about the Human Rights Act. It is Churchill's legacyhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/oct/04/human-rights-act-conservativesTory plans to bring prison population to 100,000http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/oct/04/conservative-prison-population-plansStaff suspended after jail death (Northern Ireland)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8287279.stmDo put our prisoners on the stage, Mr Strawhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/libby_purves/article6860952.eceJuvenile offenders packing prisons (South Africa)http://www.weekendpost.co.za/article.aspx?id=480173Government to promote Prison's agriculture (Uganda)http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/news.asp?about=Government+to+promote+Prison%92s+agriculture&#38;ID=12524#Self-harm among prisoners in the North soarshttp://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2009/10/04/self-harm-among-prisoners-in-the-north-soars-79310-24845078/Cash-strapped jails 'ready to blow', governor warnshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/oct/05/cash-strapped-jails-potential-catastropheChris Grayling hints at less penal approach to violent youth crimehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2009/oct/06/grayling-tory-fringe-speech-prisonsTaking the pressure off probationhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/06/probation-service-criminal-justiceJapan urged to end 'false confessions'http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8290767.stmCalls to scrap short jail termshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8291330.stmSpending cuts 'could lead to catastrophe' in state prisonshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6862582.eceRights report blasts state of Egypt's prisonshttp://www.almasryonline.com/portal/page/portal/MasryPortal/ARTICLE_EN?itId=UG125459&#38;pId=UG14&#38;pType=1#Rwanda: Country Commended for Good Prison Facilitieshttp://allafrica.com/stories/200910050715.html