Work cat: The politics of punishment, 2019: title page (prison reform in Russia, 1863-1917) pages 3-4 (Russian statesmen and administrators began in 1863 to discuss the need to modernize Russia's penal practices. The discussion slowly led to substantive changes in criminal punishment and in the physical condition, population, regimes, and administration of Russia's prisons) (OCoLC)1122932444

Charles Koch Institute WWW site, Oct. 26, 2020 (Prison reform is focused on ensuring public safety and restoration for those impacted by crime through the creation of a constructive culture within our prison system. First, ensuring access to programs which help individuals gain knowledge, skills, job training, and positive values during their period of incarceration. Second, by revising correctional policies to ensure that minimal barriers exist to maintaining positive community relationships during the period of incarceration)

ACLU WWW site, Oct. 26, 2020 (ACLU policy priorities for prison reform include: improvements in conditions of confinement, emphasis on rehabilitation and treatment programs, halt transfers of child offenders to adult facilities, elimination of private prisons)

Here are entered works on efforts to improve conditions within prisons.