European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, presents three proposals to modernise the European justice system. Read More
An increasing demand for evidence-informed training and digitalisation point to automation, integrated databases, eLearning and software solutions for forensic and correctional staff, as a means to improve outcomes. 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 Expert’s Panel Ana Maria Evans & Pedro das... Read More
Article Diane Williams & Jennifer Oades The incarceration rate for women has skyrocketed globally by approximately 53% since 2000 and... Read More
Article Pia Puolakka Project’s background In 2015, Finnish legislation enabled prisoners to gain digital access to social, educational and health... Read More
Article Dave Lageweg The importance of maintaining the social ties of prisoners is well documented, and it is now common... Read More
Article Francis Toye Imagine for a moment that you are responsible for the operation of information technology in prisons and... Read More
Article José Demetrio As COVID-19 began to spread in early 2020 – reaching a pandemic state – it quickly became... Read More
Article Roni Weinberg The Global Study on Homicide (1) suggests that more than a third of all female victims in... Read More
Article ODSecurity 2020 was a challenging year for worldwide correctional services managing the devastating effects of COVID-19, and although the... Read More
// The Unilink Group consists of four companies operating in the Criminal Justice Sector: Unilink Software, providing biometrically enabled Custodial... Read More
Criminal recidivism by people who go through the prison system is a severe and costly problem that affects all... Read More
Danilo Freire & Robert Myles McDonnell The World Prison Brief Dataset (WPB) provides a unique source of information about the... Read More
What is CIRA? CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims to raise awareness about risks and support prison... Read More
Judicial Strategy Against all Forms of Violent Extremism in Prison: Harmonised Guidelines for Judges
What our administration wanted to publish, with the contribution of many partners, is a small handbook for European legal... Read More
The prison service in Hungary is a state-governed armed force supervised by the Ministry of Interior, aiming at protection of... Read More
Nelson Mandela once said, “No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not... Read More
Prison officers in Europe In Europe[1], there are nowadays, more than 588 940 citizens under the custody of the... Read More
Public-private partnerships in the operation of prisons have existed since long time ago, although the extent of reliance on the... Read More
In the developed and modern 21st century, the punishment, retribution, security, rehabilitation and restorative dimensions of the prison sentence, cannot... Read More
Occupational stress and prisons The workplace is one of the critical environments affecting people’s mental and physical health. In recent... Read More
Despite the industry’s best efforts to modernise and ‘professionalise’ sourcing practices, project management and service delivery methods; over 70% of... Read More
The preventive detention phenomenon: an increasing trend On a global scale, 10.74 million individuals were, as of 2018, arrested worldwide.... Read More
Over the last 10 years, violent extremist (1) offenders (VEOs) have conducted several incidents analogous to some form of extremism,... Read More
Warren Coons Director General of the Preventive Security and Intelligence Branch, Correctional Service Canada The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)... Read More
The risk of prison radicalisation is a real and potent danger in correctional facilities across the globe. This risk is,... Read More
The use of technology is increasing in the criminal justice landscape. This is slowly receiving attention from academic research in... Read More
Prison, terrorism and emergency are causing a vicious circle and a dangerous situation in Europe, which is no longer justified... Read More
After a series of high-profile terrorist attacks involving previously incarcerated extremists during the last half-decade, “prison radicalisation” is an increasing... Read More
These reforms are designed to build on the successful elements of the existing system, Transforming Rehabilitation, which led to... Read More
References Barrelle, K. (2014) Pro-integration: disengagement from the life after extremism. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. DOI: 10.1080/19434472.2014.988165... Read More