In this engaging volume by César Barros Leal, scholars and practitioners can track the development and evolution of criminological thinking in Brazil. Tackling important subjects and narrating the need for change, Leal builds compelling arguments and advocates for updating the traditional ways of thinking about law, crime, and justice.

Sally S. Simpson
Is a Distinguished University Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Center for the Study of Business Ethics, Regulation & Crime (C-BERC) at the University of Maryland, College Park.

It is a great pleasure to write a foreword to the excellent collection of works Inside Crime and Prison, authored by Professor César Barros
Leal. The honour rests on the relevance and rigour of the book, which analyses crucial social questions from the perspective of a jurist who has dedicated his life to human rights and the study of prison systems. The field of prison law, and the respect for human rights within it,