David Scott works at the Open University. He has published a number of books on prisons, including Prisons and Punishment (2010, Sage), Controversial Issues in Prisons (2010, Open University Press) and Why Prison (2013, Cambridge University Press).
-
Published in: openJusticeIt is the prisons, not the prisoners, that are to blame for record number of deathsThere were a record number of deaths in prison in 2016. The problem lies not with the vulnerability of prisoners or lack of staff but with the deprivation that defines prison life.
-
Published in: openJusticePrisons: places of harm and dehabilitationLiz Truss promises penal reform but it places profits over people and punishment over rehabilitation.