Ángela María Buitrago, Minister of Justice and Law, Colombia Read More
Alternative Measures
Nicholas Deml, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections Read More
Isabelle Condé, CEO of SGP, Prison Management Solutions Read More
Enis Yavuz Yıldırım, Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses of Türkiye Read More
Marcus Rito, President of CONSEJ and
Secretary of Justice of Rondonia, Brazil Read More
Kim Ekhaugen, Head of International Cooperation in the Directorate of
Norwegian Correctional Service Read More
Luis Cordero Vega, Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Chile Read More
Olena Vysotska, Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine Read More
Johan Bac, Director-General of the Dutch Probation Service Read More
Younes Jabrane, Secretary General of the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration, Kingdom of Morocco Read More
Discover the key insights from UNICRI's latest report, showcasing how digital technologies can transform prisoner rehabilitation. 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
Rafael Velasco Brandani, National Secretary for Penal Policies, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Brazil Read More
Jaime Tapia, Advisor on penitentiary issues to the Basque Government Read More
Laurent Ridel, Director of the Prison Administration, France Read More
Haliru Nababa, Controller General of Corrections, Nigerian Correctional Service Read More
Vincent Van Quickenborne, Minister of Justice, Belgium Read More
Discover how evidence-based public security measures can help Latin America combat organised crime and reduce urban violence effectively. Read More
Ricardo Pérez Manrique, Judge, President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Read More
Renato Casagrande, Governor, Espírito Santo, Brazil Read More
Jana Špero, Secretary General, Confederation of European Probation (CEP) Read More
Integrating technology in the transfer process of probationary or alternative measures for foreign nationals in the EU. Read More
Luís Geraldo Lanfredi, Deputy Judge of the Presidency of the National Council of Justice, Brazil Read More
Caron McCaffrey, Director-General of the Irish Prison Service & President of EuroPris Read More
Dan Halchin, Director-general, Romanian Penitentiary Administration Read More
Andrea Matoušková, Director-General, Czech Probation and Mediation Service Read More
José Lopes da Mota, Judge, Supreme Court of Justice, Portugal Read More
Norman L. Reimer, Global CEO, Fair Trials 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
Exploring the rollout of arraignment hearings in Brazil, the context that spurred the measure and the challenges of a paradigm shift. 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
Noteworthy Practice Pretrial Detention Reduction Ireland Ireland has a comparatively low pretrial detention (PTD) rate by European standards, at around... 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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Often fuelled by a punitive social climate, there are frequent calls to
increase incarceration and build more prisons. Even if urgently needed in some countries to replace sometimes very old, outdated, and degraded prison infrastructure, building more prisons can be an unreasonable solution. Alternative measures are essential.
We interviewed magistrates, correctional leaders, and NGO representatives to understand their work in modernising justice systems
and their views on reducing pretrial detention. We also present
noteworthy cases from different continents on how jurisdictions are reducing pretrial detention. Read More
