In Australia a person over the age of 18 who offends or who is apprehended for allegedly doing so, is dealt with in the adult criminal justice system.

Once convicted the prisoner can be jailed and is generally forgotten about by the general population.

Prisoner rights, conditions access to health safety etc. are mostly in conflict with administration policies, which give administration discretion and convenience overriding importance in prison administration.

The Issue and History of Prisoner Rights.

Prisoner rights were a late developing chapter in the evolution of human rights philosophy. The expression of such concepts can be found in the twentieth century human rights documents rather than common law.

The early documents setting out rights and liberties dealt mainly with the issues of rights at the point of entry into custody, including "excessive bail ought not to be required not excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted"(Bill of Rights 1689 England)

It is only in later human rights documents that concepts of rights of access to proper care medical treatment for all c

A vast majority of Australians still have direct links to that convict past and this past is fondly remembered.

itizens were developed and prisoners included because "Everyone Is Entitled" to rights and freedoms and to equal protection of the law. These statements include "No one shall be subjected to torture or cruel, in human, or degrading treatment or punishment. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being. (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 United Nation, articles 5 & 25.

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