01216nam a2200133   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720000950005533007180015046100620086860601250093070000170105585200100107219210  a20031106u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aEarly release for seriously ill and elderly prisonerseshould french practice be followed?  aIn 2002 a formal system for dealing with the early release of prisoners on grounds of ill health was introduced in France. One year following its enactment the new legislation has already been applied successfully in cases of seriously ill and elderly prisoners. This article describes the principal features and background to this new system and examines the arguments at issue on this question, more particularly the human rights argument in light of the Strasbourg case law under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In a comparative perspective the article question whether, given the prison situation in England and Wales, a similar reform should not also be considered in this jurisdiction.  vV.50,n.3dsep. 2003pp.267-276tProbation JournalcLondon  aDIREITOS DO HOMEM  DOENÇA  PRISÃO  SISTEMA PRISIONAL  REFORMA PENITENCIÁRIA  INGLATERRA  FRANÇA  PAÍS DE GALES  aSTEINERbEva  jP.105