Contents Part I - Prisons and Prisoners Prisoners and the penal estate in Australia, Russell Hogg Words from the prisoners: Impacts of overcrowding The rights of Indigenous prisoners, Loretta Kelly Words from the prisoners: Prisoners at risk Deprivation of liberty - deprivation of rights, Debbie Kilroy and Anne Warner Words from the prisoners: Family Experiences of inmates with an intellectual disability, Jenny Green Words from the prisoners: Staying healthy in prison Prisoners of difference, Greta Bird Words from the prisoners: Catering for prisoners speaking English as a second language Part II - Regulating Prison and Prisoners Rights 'Not the King's enemies': prisoners and their rights in Australian history, Mark Finnane and Tony Woodyatt Words from the prisoners: Law and Order (a poem) by Noel Han Televising the invisible: prisoners, prison reform and the media, Catherine Lumby Words from prisoner advocates: Queensland Prisons: 1980s and 1990s, Margaret Reynolds, former Qld Senator (ALP) An insider's view: human rights and excursions from the flat lands, Craig WJ Minogue Words from the prisoners: Legal assistance Protection of prisoners' rights in Australian private prisons, John Rynne Words from the prisoners: Impacts of privatisation Prisoners as citizens: a view from Europe, Vivian Stern Part III - Citizenship and Rights International human rights law applicable to prisoners, Camille Giffard Institutional perspectives and constraints, John Dawes Words from the prisoners: Prison discipline Segregation, David Robinson Prisoners' rights to health and safety, Michael Levy Words from the prisoners: Health care Crime victims and prisoners' rights, Sam Garkawe Words from the prisoners: Preparing for release Prisoners and the right to vote, Melinda Ridley-Smith and Ronnit Redman Prisoners as citizens, David Brown