If, as Dostoyevsky said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, we could... Read More
Community Safety
The judicial and corrections sector, both from academics and practitioners’ point of view, has traditionally been quite cautious when it... Read More
Jails in America are obsolete and so are the buildings and the philosophy behind them. But, right now, they’re often... Read More
Women are a minority in prison. Currently, of the 10.35 million prisoners worldwide, over 700.000 (6.8%) are female (1). However,... Read More
In the last 40 years, one of the main concerns for prison administrations was the reduction of prison populations. The... Read More
There seems to be a consensus that prison and probation need to have close interaction and communication whenever a continuum... Read More
The project “Improving capacities and capabilities within the prison service in the Republic of Serbia” especially focuses on providing support... Read More
In the last 20 to 40 years, probation went through significant transformations. One of these changes that can be noticed... Read More
Most of the treatment literature in corrections focuses on the challenge of ‘reintegration’ – how best to encourage and support... Read More
The understanding that it is possible to make electronic monitoring (EM) technology evolve into the spectrum of preventive action is... Read More
Enis Yavuz Yildirim, Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses, Turkey Read More
Marianne Vollan, Director General of the Norwegian Correctional Service, Norway Read More
Gerry McNally, President of the Confederation of European Probation (CEP) Read More
EIGEP proposal focuses on reducing the disparities in the learning outcomes of the educational experience of a child within the... Read More
Electronic monitoring and the future What do we talk about when we talk about “electronic monitoring” (EM)? We talk about... Read More
This project strives to improve the transition process between prison and/or probation systems and the community for those at risk... Read More
The acknowledgement of the negative impact of imprisonment on individuals, families and communities led, over the last three decades, to... Read More
Rehabilitation is a long-term goal that most countries have not begun to address. Although some have redesigned their institutional mission... Read More
You have a kid that you have taken care of your whole life, and suddenly he/she ends up in prison.... Read More
The R2PRIS certification is a capacity building programme developed with the support of the European Commission and built as the... Read More
On the 27th February 2018, the European Commission (EC) and the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union... Read More
Overcoming the challenges of prison overcrowding has proven to be a difficult task for many jurisdictions around the globe. Social... Read More
Lady Edwina Grosvenor, Prison Philanthropist, UK Read More
“There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out... Read More
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