What is CIRA? CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims... Read More
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Cloud-based technology is improving the lives of correctional officers and inmates at the Morgan County Jail, USA. A case study by Tyler Technologies. Read More
A “case study” on New York city’s solution to reduce pretrial detention. The Supervised Release Program avoids incarceration while the defendant awaits trial by setting up regular check-ins in the community and providing support services. Read More
The Toronto Bail Program provides supervision and rehabilitative support for those who cannot provide bail guarantees on their own. Read More
An innovative way of dealing with drug-addicted offenders after the failure of the traditional judicial approach. Read More
A case study, by MHS Public Safety, about leveraging the power of digital technology in Corrections to reduce redivism: systems' modernization, treatment and rehabilitation practices enhancement, and beyond. Read More
Medication distribution lockers in prisons - a solution that is saving time for medical staff and inmates. An innovative solution from Unilink and its partners.
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Exploring the rollout of arraignment hearings in Brazil, the context that spurred the measure and the challenges of a paradigm shift. Read More
Digital services in the area of education can break the cycle of incarceration, not just for the incarcerated individual, but also for those in their ecosystem. A hypothesis advanced by Telio. Read More
A scheme providing legal aid to the accused, ensuring that prompt decisions are taken upon arrest, arraignment and prosecution. Read More
What should be the approach when dealing with violent extremist and terrorist offenders (VETOs) in pretrial detention? Read More
Operational transformation is necessary in the post-pandemic corrections agencies. "Selecting the right expert digital partners, is the key to overcoming challenges" - Core Systems. Read More
The New South Wales (NSW) Remand Domestic Violence intervention programme is changing minds through voluntary participation. Read More
Noteworthy Practice Pretrial Detention Reduction Ireland Ireland has a comparatively low pretrial... Read More
Read the contributions from Directors-General of prison and probation administrations and worldwide correctional experts. Read More
Shining a light on the worrying numbers and consequences of the (over)use of pretrial detention around the world.
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Where are we now in our ability to assess risk in corrections? The day is fast approaching when we will be able to systematically assess and reassess individuals, efficiently, effectively
and comprehensively. Read More
European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, presents three proposals to modernise the European justice system. Read More
Presenting a new and innovative European initiative built on best practices. Read More
How can corrections leverage modernization efforts to enhance communities safety and prosperity? Read More
Detailing the new programmes being implemented and tested in the scope of Smart Prison, a project that seeks innovations that work and can be applied to the general prison system. Read More
During a time when the COVID-19 pandemic imposed limits or suspension of face-to-face visits, the implementation video calling for inmates rose. Find out what we can learn from the results. Read More
The electronic monitoring sector response during the early phase of COVID-19 focused on implementing remote learning modalities as an emergency response. As the pandemic has evolved, so too have electronic monitoring responses. Read More
Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology bring new possibilities for its application, not only to automatise tasks but to create new opportunities through the analysis of large data sets. Read More
Exploring the role of prison officers and the diversity of standards in the education and training of these professionals. Read More
Read the contributions from many Directors-General of prison and probation administrations worldwide and correctional experts and leaders. Read More
Join the conversation about the New European Bauhaus initiative SUBMIT YOUR CONTRIBUTION... Read More
Article Diane Williams & Jennifer Oades The incarceration rate for women has... Read More
Article Pia Puolakka Project’s background In 2015, Finnish legislation enabled prisoners to... Read More
Article Dave Lageweg The importance of maintaining the social ties of prisoners... Read More
Article Francis Toye Imagine for a moment that you are responsible for... Read More
Article José Demetrio As COVID-19 began to spread in early 2020 –... Read More
Article Roni Weinberg The Global Study on Homicide (1) suggests that more... Read More
Article ODSecurity 2020 was a challenging year for worldwide correctional services managing... Read More
// The Unilink Group consists of four companies operating in the Criminal... Read More
Criminal recidivism by people who go through the prison system is... Read More
Danilo Freire & Robert Myles McDonnell The World Prison Brief Dataset (WPB)... Read More
Judicial Strategy Against all Forms of Violent Extremism in Prison: Harmonised Guidelines for Judges
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The prison service in Hungary is a state-governed armed force supervised by... Read More
Nelson Mandela once said, “No one truly knows a nation until one has... Read More
Prison officers in Europe In Europe[1], there are nowadays, more than... Read More
Public-private partnerships in the operation of prisons have existed since long time... Read More
In the developed and modern 21st century, the punishment, retribution, security, rehabilitation... Read More
Occupational stress and prisons The workplace is one of the critical environments... Read More
Despite the industry’s best efforts to modernise and ‘professionalise’ sourcing practices, project... Read More
The preventive detention phenomenon: an increasing trend On a global scale, 10.74... Read More
Over the last 10 years, violent extremist (1) offenders (VEOs) have conducted... Read More
Warren Coons Director General of the Preventive Security and Intelligence Branch, Correctional... Read More
The risk of prison radicalisation is a real and potent danger in... Read More
The use of technology is increasing in the criminal justice landscape. This... Read More
Prison, terrorism and emergency are causing a vicious circle and a dangerous... Read More
After a series of high-profile terrorist attacks involving previously incarcerated extremists during... Read More
These reforms are designed to build on the successful elements of... Read More
References Barrelle, K. (2014) Pro-integration: disengagement from the life after extremism. Behavioral... Read More
The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners state that prisoners... Read More
Prison gangs are pervasive in American corrections. According to official figures, thousands... Read More
The FAIRNESS project promotes a balanced harmonisation of the Member States’ (MS)... Read More
The PRE-RIGHTS project promotes a balanced approach to judicial and police cooperation,... Read More
The R4JUST project aims to prevent and reduce the risk of radicalisation... Read More
With drugs entering our prison systems on a regular basis, we need... Read More
Developing and Using Virtual Reality Technology for the Rehabilitation of Drug Users... Read More
The WayOut project is fundamentally aimed at building a common framework to... Read More
The AWARE EAW project aims at increasing the cooperation between EU Member... Read More
Code4000 is a UK-based community interest project set up with a clear mission to provide industry-specific coding training within the UK prison estates Read More
The Cart Before the Horse: this would be an apt analogy for... Read More
Context In June 2009, the new government authorities of El Salvador and... Read More
Context Artificial intelligence (AI) consists of the ability of machines or computers... Read More
Context Almost everyone in the United States uses a computer, smartphone or... Read More
It wasn’t too long ago that if a Prison Officer suspected a... Read More
Context Criminal justice in Brazil faces many challenges, as crime is growing... Read More
Context Citizens in Northern Ireland (NI) have embraced advances in technology. The... Read More
Context & Problem Research shows that while the number of crimes has... Read More
The understanding that it is possible to make electronic monitoring (EM) technology... Read More
Context The Adoption of Electronic Monitoring Technologies The Portuguese Ministry of Justice... Read More
Electronic monitoring and the future What do we talk about when we... Read More
By Dr Victoria Knight and Dr Lee Hadlington De Montfort University, United... Read More
There is a tendency to associate virtual reality with the gaming industry... Read More
Overcoming the challenges of prison overcrowding has proven to be a difficult... Read More
According to the recent statistics, Britons on average make 132 million mobile... Read More
In Ibero-America, we live in democracy after ending the dictatorial regimes. In... Read More
Introduction – Moving the dial The mission of corrections is a constant.... Read More
Rehabilitation is a long-term goal that most countries have not begun to... Read More
You have a kid that you have taken care of your whole... Read More
Incarceration in Canada To be incarcerated means that the justice system has... Read More
The R2PRIS certification is a capacity building programme developed with the support... Read More
On the 27th February 2018, the European Commission (EC) and the Bulgarian... Read More
