Prison in Iran: A Known Unknown

By Nahid Anaraki

Chapter 1 5Introduction 6The so called "prison" 6
Chapter 2 24History of Prison 24The First Spark of Juridical Reform in Iran 24Prisons In The Qajar Reign 27The Constitutional Revolution 29A Root-and-Branch Revamping of the Whole Judicial System 33Interregnum (1941-1953) 38Prison Life from 1971 to 1977 42The 1979 Revolution and its impact on prison conditions 49
Chapter 3 61Prison Subculture 61Unstable pyramid 63Captives as a society 88Battle zone 91Hegemony of drug-related networks 96Multidimensional identity 103Instrumental relationships 111Two sides of the same coin 121
Chapter 4 131Incarcerated women and children 131Women's Pathway to Prison 131Incarcerated Mothers 136The Most Visible Victims 141Being Prisoned Outside of Prison 150
Chapter 5 165Conclusion 165Never accomplished modernization
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030571688
• ISBN13: 9783030571689
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"