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Category: Prison management
Espírito Santo: a systems transformation of the state Penitentiary system
// Interview: Luiz Carlos Cruz Secretary of State for Justice, Espírito Santo, Brazil JT: The Brazilian…
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Modernising and strenghtening the capacity of the federal and state level penitentiary systems
// Interview: Fabiano Bordignon General Director of the National Penitentiary Department (DEPEN) Brazil * JT: The…
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APAC: Prisons without guards, police, weapons, violence, corruption, drugs and discrimination
// Interview: Valdeci Ferreira Executive Director of the Brazilian Fraternity of Assistance to the Convicted, an entity…
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Retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation and restoration…
// Interview: Mark S. Inch Ensuring communities safety through retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation and restoration Secretary of…
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Make prisons more decent and respectful and prisoners will change their own lives
Sir Martin Narey is NED on the Board of Unilink. Is former Director-General of the Prison Service,…
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CIRA Critical Incidents Readiness Assessment
What is CIRA? CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims to raise awareness about risks…
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Leadership skills development as a critical factor for occupational stress reduction in correctional settings
Occupational stress and prisons The workplace is one of the critical environments affecting people’s mental and physical…
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Preparing persons in custody for a life without crime
// Interview: Woo Ying-ming Commissioner of Correctional Services, Hong Kong JT: Although the prison population rate…
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Achieving Optimum Outcomes in Public-Private Partnerships
Despite the industry’s best efforts to modernise and ‘professionalise’ sourcing practices, project management and service delivery methods;…
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A safe return to society as a goal: how can we achieve it?
// Interview: Gerard Bakker Director-General of the National Agency of Correctional Institutions (DJI), The Netherlands JT:…
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Ethical and moral reflections on the digital prison
The use of technology is increasing in the criminal justice landscape. This is slowly receiving attention from…
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Digital transformation within the probation sector
On 16 May 2019, the MoJ announced the end of Transforming Rehabilitation, with all offender management now…
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The humanisation plan that seeks a unified and renewed prison model
// Interview: Jean Alain Rodríguez Attorney General of the Dominican Republic JT: March 2019 news reports…
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Singapore Prison Service towards total digitisation
// Short interview: Loh Teck En Director of the Transformation and Technology Division, Singapore Prison Service JT:…
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