Imprisonment worldwide: the current situation and an alternative future

Section I. Prisons and the use of imprisonment: numbers and trends: Number of prisoners worldwide ; Composition of prison population worldwide ; Prison population trends

Section II. An ethical approach to the use of imprisonment: What constitutes an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment? ; Features of an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment ; Challenges to an ethical approach to the use of imprisonment

Section III. An alternative future: Rethinking prisons and use of imprisonment

Annex A: List of jurisdictions on which the World Prison Brief holds prison population data

Annex B: List of relevant international human rights instruments.