Lady Edwina Grosvenor, Prison Philanthropist, UK Read More
Overcoming the challenges of prison overcrowding has proven to be a difficult task for many jurisdictions around the globe. Social... 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
The acknowledgement of the negative impact of imprisonment on individuals, families and communities led, over the last three decades, to... 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
Electronic monitoring and the future What do we talk about when we talk about “electronic monitoring” (EM)? We talk about... Read More
Gerry McNally, President of the Confederation of European Probation (CEP) Read More
Marianne Vollan, Director General of the Norwegian Correctional Service, Norway Read More
Enis Yavuz Yildirim, Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses, Turkey Read More
The understanding that it is possible to make electronic monitoring (EM) technology evolve into the spectrum of preventive action is... Read More
Most of the treatment literature in corrections focuses on the challenge of ‘reintegration’ – how best to encourage and 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
The project “Improving capacities and capabilities within the prison service in the Republic of Serbia” especially focuses on providing support... Read More
There seems to be a consensus that prison and probation need to have close interaction and communication whenever a continuum... Read More
In the last 40 years, one of the main concerns for prison administrations was the reduction of prison populations. The... 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
The judicial and corrections sector, both from academics and practitioners’ point of view, has traditionally been quite cautious when it... Read More
If, as Dostoyevsky said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, we could... Read More
Best practices show that electronic monitoring (EM) can be an interesting tool, especially if used to serve a strategy of... Read More
Peer training is increasingly needed, especially for disadvantaged groups. The placement of offenders in peer-support roles is also increasingly recommended... Read More
Mental health conditions are especially prevalent among the incarcerated population, which presently amounts to about 10 million, worldwide. These mental... Read More
Celso Manata, Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Mihai Dima, Director General of the Romanian Probation System, Romania Read More
Judge Edgar Taborda Lopes, Coordinator of the Training Department of the Centre for Judicial Studies, Portugal Read More
Vivian Geiran, President of the Council for Penological Cooperation (PC-CP) of the Council of Europe and Director of the Irish Probation Service Read More
Annie Devos, Director General of the Houses of Justice, Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium Read More
Peter van der Sande, President of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Read More
Ever Martínez, Minister of Justice, Paraguay Read More
Stéphane Bredin, Director General of the Prison Administration, France Read More
Gary Mohr, Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, United States of America Read More
Jennifer Oades, Chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada
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Martin F. Horn, Executive Director of the New York State Permanent Commission on Sentencing, New York, USA Read More
Honourable Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, Head of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, United States of America Read More
Joao Goulão MD, Director General of SICAD, the Portuguese Service in Addiction Behaviours and Dependencies, Portugal Read More
Ysmael Paniagua Guerrero, Coordinator of the New Penitentiary Management Model, Dominican Republic Read More
By Russel Webster NACRO briefing on how Friday prison releases can damage resettlement before it’s even properly started. A new... Read More
Věra Jourová, European Union Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender equality Read More
Koen Geens, Minister of Justice, Belgium Read More
By Russel Webster Prisoners and probation officers had different perceptions of how much prisoners understood recall, how much they communicated... Read More
By Russel Webster New MoJ research confirms that release on temporary licence (ROTL) reduces reoffending and more ROTLs reduce reoffending... Read More
