These now pose a real threat to public health. The Centre has focused specifically on the problem of tuberculosis in prisons through an international seminar which was held in Budapest and a three year project being undertaken in Kazakstan. The enclosed Annual Report describes the current work of the Centre and forthcoming projects. Speaking today, Dr Andrew Coyle, Director of ICPS said, 'The International Centre for Prison Studies provides a focus for new thinking about imprisonment and its use. There is a clear need to make available models of best practice in prison management and the treatment of prisoners.
Prisons are extremely complex organisations.
And prison staff. The International Centre for Prison Studies is the first centre of its kind in the world. It is devoted exclusively to the study of imprisonment, the application of international rules and norms relating to imprisonment, best practice in decent and humane prison management and the development of alternatives to imprisonment in a worlwide basis. It is based within the prestigious School of Law at King's College London. WC2R 2LS, England, United Kingdom.