Intro; Legislation; Basic legal remedies; Statutory agencies and non-governmental organisations; Types of prison; Categorisation, allocation and sentence planning; Requests and complaints procedure; Prison discipline; Rights and privileges; Prison conditions; Life sentences; Parole and release; Legal aid; Prisoners' property claims; Personal injury and assaut claims; Applications for judicial review; Criminal offences in prison; The Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights