Explore the challenges and opportunities of modernisation though the lens of international stakeholders in the penitentiary sector. Read More
Haliru Nababa, Controller General of Corrections, Nigerian Correctional Service Read More
Sebastian Schulenberg, Director General of Prisons and Probation, Senator for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Bremen, Germany Read More
Best practices show that electronic monitoring (EM) can be an interesting tool, especially if used to serve a strategy of... Read More
Article Francis Toye Imagine for a moment that you are responsible for the operation of information technology in prisons and... Read More
Francisca Van Dunem, Minister of Justice, Portugal Read More
Integrating technology in the transfer process of probationary or alternative measures for foreign nationals in the EU. Read More
Ina Eliasen, Director-General, Department of Prisons and Probation, Denmark 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
To address the underlying causes of criminal behaviour, rooted in socio-economic disparities, mental health issues, and systemic injustices, leaders have been challenged to look beyond the boundaries of their systems and institutions and actively engage with other agencies, policymakers, and the broader community. In this edition, we feature interviews with correctional leaders and articles by experts on transforming the system through upstream and downstream collaborations, policy reforms, digital technologies, and community engagement. Read More
In the last 20 to 40 years, probation went through significant transformations. One of these changes that can be noticed... Read More
Prison officers in Europe In Europe[1], there are nowadays, more than 588 940 citizens under the custody of the... Read More
Ariane Wolf, Violence Prevention Network, Head of International Affairs and Transnational Cooperation Read More
Mihai Dima, Director General of the Romanian Probation System, Romania Read More
The R4JUST project aims to prevent and reduce the risk of radicalisation and violent extremism inside prisons by exploring a... Read More
Peter van der Sande, President of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Read More
Andrea Matoušková, Director-General, Czech Probation and Mediation Service 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
Nicole Belloubet, Minister of Justice, France Read More
Major General Dr Tamás Tóth, Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service Read More
Gerry McNally, President of the Confederation of European Probation (CEP) Read More
The project “Improving capacities and capabilities within the prison service in the Republic of Serbia” especially focuses on providing support... Read More
Enis Yavuz Yildirim, Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses, Turkey Read More
Discover the app that helps people under supervision in Northern Ireland. Read More
The understanding that it is possible to make electronic monitoring (EM) technology evolve into the spectrum of preventive action is... Read More
Johan Bac, Director-General of the Dutch Probation Service Read More
Gerard Bakker, Director-General of the National Agency of Correctional Institutions (DJI), The Netherlands Read More
Katja Meier, State Minister of Justice and for Democracy, Europe, and Gender Equality, Saxony, Germany Read More
If, as Dostoyevsky said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, we could... Read More
David Scott, Director of the Toronto Bail Programme, Ontario, Canada Read More
Context The Adoption of Electronic Monitoring Technologies The Portuguese Ministry of Justice is no stranger to the multiple benefits that... Read More
There seems to be a consensus that prison and probation need to have close interaction and communication whenever a continuum... Read More
Koen Geens, Minister of Justice, Belgium 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
Karen Ellis, Deputy Solicitor General, (Correctional Services), Ontario, Canada Read More
The judicial and corrections sector, both from academics and practitioners’ point of view, has traditionally been quite cautious when it... Read More
This article by Dr Danielle Rudes analyses community corrections reform, arguing that successful reform hinges on gaining buy-in from those who implement it. Read More
