Ysmael Paniagua Guerrero, Coordinator of the New Penitentiary Management Model, Dominican Republic Read More
Human Rights and Standards
Mauro Albuquerque, Secretary of Penitentiary Administration and Resocialization, State of Ceará, Brazil Read More
Inmate family support and social ties are often referred to in criminological theories as important elements of crime prevention and... Read More
Fabiano Bordignon, General Director of the National Penitentiary Department (DEPEN), Brazil 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 40 years, one of the main concerns for prison administrations was the reduction of prison populations. The... Read More
By Russel Webster Systematic review finds interpersonal skills of case workers; access to social support and housing; and continuity of... Read More
Joerg Jesse, Director General, Prison and Probation Administration of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany 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
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 Even if urgently needed in some countries to replace sometimes very old, outdated, and degraded prison infrastructure, building more prisons can be an unreasonable solution.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
By Russel Webster Children are often devastated when their mum is sent to prison but their interests are rarely considered... 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
Jaime Tapia, Advisor on penitentiary issues to the Basque Government Read More
By Russel Webster Public Health England’s annual health and justice review highlights specific health needs of women and older prisoners.... Read More
Ronald Gramigna, Fredy Fässler, Sylvie Bula, Switzerland Read More
Jana Špero, Assistant Minister, Directorate for Prisons and Probation, Ministry of Justice, Croatia Read More
The judicial and corrections sector, both from academics and practitioners’ point of view, has traditionally been quite cautious when it... Read More
Woo Ying-ming, Commissioner of Correctional Services, Hong Kong Read More
Major General Dr Tamás Tóth, Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service Read More
Context Citizens in Northern Ireland (NI) have embraced advances in technology. The most recent research states that 76% of people... Read More
These reforms are designed to build on the successful elements of the existing system, Transforming Rehabilitation, which led to... Read More
By Russel Webster Prison environments and women prisoners’ needs are complex and demand gender-aware care in view of women’s vulnerability... Read More
Judge Edgar Taborda Lopes, Coordinator of the Training Department of the Centre for Judicial Studies, Portugal Read More
Shie Yong Lee, Commissioner, Singapore Prison Service Read More
Kathleen Van De Vijver and Tine Verhenne, Belgian Prison Service, Belgium Read More
Fiorella Salazar Rojas, Minister of Justice and Peace, Costa Rica Read More
The FAIRNESS project promotes a balanced harmonisation of the Member States’ (MS) legal practices in relation to the implementation of... Read More
According to the recent statistics, Britons on average make 132 million mobile phone calls a day. On top of this,... Read More
Věra Jourová, European Union Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender equality Read More
Mohamed Salah Tamek, Delegate General of the Correctional Department, Kingdom of Morocco Read More
Priit Kama, Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia Read More
Luís Geraldo Lanfredi, Deputy Judge of the Presidency of the National Council of Justice, Brazil 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
General Milan Ivan, Director-General of the Prison and Court Guards Corps, Slovakia Read More
Gerard Bakker, Director-General of the National Agency of Correctional Institutions (DJI), The Netherlands Read More
Norman L. Reimer, Global CEO, Fair Trials Read More
José Lopes da Mota, Judge, Supreme Court of Justice, Portugal Read More
Alison Hannah, Executive Director of Penal Reform International (PRI) 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