Doing time or using time : report of a review by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales of regimes in prison service establishments in England and Wales

One of a series of reviews examining general aspects of the work of the prison service, this study was undertaken to test whether or not prison life necessarily involved low grade activity interspersed with idleness; or whether prisons had potential as institutions which could enable prisoners to return to liberty better able to cope with the demands.