Prison reformsPrison reform is defined as the act of improving the environment to which prisoners are exposed during their incarceration, in the goal of administering an effective and efficient system. punishment of the inmate. The reforms are carried out with the main aim of ensuring that the various regulations stipulated in the prison manuals, the sentences that must be handed down in courts and all other types of legislation are implemented to the letter. With the reforms, a new direction of the punishment system is achieved in each prison. This system of punishment differs from the old system which normally gives the impression that the lives of detainees are not important. The system gives eminent importance to the life of the inmate in society as well as in the state at large. Who is leading reforms in a given state or country is a question the community remains unanswered. To give an idea of ​​this issue, the people who are the key factors in carrying out prison reforms as well as their timely implementation include the various state administrators or agencies, sovereign heads of state ( kings, queens), members of the immediate surrounding community, human rights defenders and experts in penology. Additionally, nongovernmental organizations, human rights advocates, and other community organizations are a prerequisite for achieving substantial development of prison reforms in a given state or country. What needs to be done to achieve reforms is the key. essential element in the formulation of prison reforms in a particular state. Some of the activities that would help achieve this in a timely manner include: organizing various workshops to teach inmates life skills that they can use when they are out of prison...... middle of paper. .... .acts. Inmates in these prisons are human beings who deserve to enjoy the rights and privileges that other beings enjoy, at no extra cost. In all situations, prisoners should be able to acquire relevant training in various life skills, benefit from services such as entertainment and sports, benefit from a well-balanced diet in all situations, have access to medical facilities, have clean sanitation, and to end it all, be able to change his or her behavior and respect the rule of law by the time he or she leaves prison.ReferencesGovernor Richardson's. Prison Reform Task Force – September 25, 2009Norman, Johnston. Prison Reform in Pennsylvania, 2006Nutz, Thomas. Global Networks and Local Prison Reforms: Monarchs, Bureaucrats, and Penologists in Early 19th-Century Prussia, History Vol. 23 No. 42005