Asylum-Seekers and Immigration Act Prisoners - The Practice of Detention
Rachel Ellis
This research report examines the practice of administrative detention and is based on research at all the main institutions holding detained asylum-seekers.

Price: £4.95     ISBN: 0 946209 42 1 - 1998

Criminal Treatment: The Imprisonment of Asylum Seekers
Jane Shackman
This study was commissioned in 2001 at a time when a large and growing number of immigration detainees were held in prisons in England and Wales. A series of Government initiatives have dramatically changed the picture. PRT has decided to publish the report to underline the reasons why this practice should never be repeated.

Price: £5    ISBN: 0946209 59 6 -  2002

Forgotten Prisoners - the Plight of Foreign National Prisoners in England and Wales

Foreign national prisoners currently make up around 12 per cent of the prison population. Six out of ten are serving sentences of more than four years. This briefing paper outlines the problems they face, presents the most recent statistics about this group, and sets a new policy agenda.

Price: £3.50    2004 Download a PDF

Going the Distance: Developing Effective Policy and Practice with Foreign National Prisoners
Hindpal Singh Bhui

As a probation officer at Wandsworth Prison, the author developed a cohesive strategy for working effectively with foreign national prisoners. This strategy is reproduced in this report, along with his research in seven prisons into the needs of foreign national prisoners and how they can be addressed. This guide is an essential resource for anyone working with this group, who make up one in eight of the prison population.

Price: £7.50 ISBN: 0 946209 70 7 - 2004