Foreword by Sir Robert Mark.  Author’s Preface.  1. The Crisis Dawns  2. Overcrowding  3. The Prisoners  4. Abnormal Offenders  5. Young People in Custody  6. Women in Prison  7. Prisoners’ Rights  8. Riots  9. Prison Officers Protest  10. The Role of Whitehall  11. The May Inquiry  12. Rescuing the Prisons.  Appendix: List of Members of the May Committee.  References.

Peter Evans