Creating humane prison conditions is one of today’s greatest challenges, as penitentiary systems remain closed and hidden from the public in many countries. This edited volume studies the development of social work and health services in the penitentiary systems of Central Asia and China in the context of ongoing prison reform. It examines state efforts to apply international prison standards and to create more humane prison conditions in a difficult political environment and in the context of scarce public resources. This publication is one of the first to provide a detailed account of prison health and social work in countries in Central Asia and in China. With contributions by Zhyldyz Bakirova; Simon Fleißner; Su Hang, PhD; Sandugash Ismagulova; Ulla-Britt Klankwarth; Anna Konvissar; Medet Kudabekov; Dalida Mukasheva; Dr. Ingo Ilja Michels; Nugul Musaeva, PhD; Cholpon Omurkanova; Eric Orozaliev, PhD; Mariya Prilutskaya, PhD; Amir Rashidov; Jarkyn Shadymanova, PhD; Sergey Soshnikov, PhD; Prof. Dr. Heino Stöver; Nurlan Tulkinbayev, PhD; Tynchtyk Estebes Uulu; Dinara Yessimova, PhD and Gulzakhon Zakhidova.weiterlesen