Rights of Prisoners: Ethical and Legal Considerations

By MD Faiz

The rights of prisoners represent a foundation of the broader discourse on human rights, underscoring the necessity to safeguard dignity and justice even within systems of incarceration. Despite the confinement imposed by the justice system, prisoners remain bearers of fundamental rights that protect them from abuses and promote their welfare, both as individuals and as members of a society striving for fairness. Understanding these rights demands an exploration of the balance between ensuring justice for society and maintaining humane treatment for those under detention. This textbook seeks to serve as a comprehensive resource for understanding the ethical, legal, and practical dimensions of prisoners' rights, offering a multifaceted approach to one of the most complex areas of human rights law. The subject of prisoners' rights engages with the ethical tensions between punishment and rehabilitation, individual autonomy and societal security, and justice and mercy. Historically, prisoners have often been viewed as individuals who forfeit all rights upon incarceration. However, evolving legal frameworks and ethical paradigms have progressively recognized that the deprivation of liberty should not translate into the deprivation of humanity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 936224571X
• ISBN13: 9789362245717
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Discovery Publishing House (India)
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"