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Stephane Bredin Prisons France

Correctional reform in France: more prison places, less incarcerations

Stéphane Bredin, Director General of the Prison Administration, France Read More
Ofra Klinger Prisons Israel

Israeli Corrections in transition: More prisons but also more alternatives

Ofra Klinger, Lieutenant General, Commissioner of the Israel Prison Service, Israel Read More
Ever Martinez Ministro Justicia Paraguay

Laying the foundations for a new penitentiary model in Paraguay

Ever Martínez, Minister of Justice, Paraguay Read More
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The Catalan prison work model in times of transition

Juan Torres López, Director General of CIRE Centre for Reintegration Initiatives, Catalonia, Spain Read More
PETER_VAN_DER_SANDE ICPA

Transnational cooperation in the correctional sector as a win-win strategy

Peter van der Sande, President of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Read More
Don Head Correctional Canada

Correctional Service of Canada: when one of the best systems faces major challenges

Don Head, Commissioner of the Correctional Service, Canada Read More
Peter Severin Corrections Australia NSW

New infrastructure as a lever for the modernisation and streamlining of the correctional system

Peter Severin, Commissioner of the New South Wales Corrective Services (NSWCS), Australia Read More
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A model system for its sense of mission and high recruitment standards

Joerg Jesse, Director General, Prison and Probation Administration of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany Read More
Priit Kama Estonia Prisons

The weight of history in a correctional system in transition

Priit Kama, Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia Read More
Angel Yuste Prisiones Espana

The Spanish penitentiary system: changes to comply with European regulations and current challenges

Ángel Yuste Castillejo, Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain Read More
Nela Kuburovic MoJ Justice Serbia

Serbia’s judicial reform: the strategy to get closer to joining the European Union

Nela Kuburovic, Minister of Justice, Republic of Serbia Read More

Technology in Corrections: Challenges & Strategy

To say that we are at the beginning of a new era for the usage of IT and technology in... Read More
Cellmade prison work Belgium

Cellmade: Reducing Recidivism through Work in Prisons

Kathleen Van De Vijver and Tine Verhenne, Belgian Prison Service, Belgium Read More
Celso Manata DGRSP prisons Portugal

Challenges and Achievements of the Portuguese Correctional System

Celso Manata, Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More

MenACE Mental Health, Ageing and Palliative Care in European Prisons

Mental health conditions are especially prevalent among the incarcerated population, which presently amounts to about 10 million, worldwide. These mental... Read More
Rodil Hernandez El Salvador prisons

Public safety through penitentiary reform and gang control

Rodil Hernández, Director General of Penitentiary Institutions of El Salvador Read More
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Empowering prisoners through technology

“The contrast between a prison with and without kiosks is like night and day.” (Prisoner S.M., HMP Northumberland, operated by... Read More
Prison reform IDB Latin America

Modernisation of the penitentiary systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: the role of the Inter-American Development Bank

If, as Dostoyevsky said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, we could... Read More
Collaboration Corrections

Collaborating across boundaries: unifying the correctional community in innovating technology solutions

The one constant of technology is that it is always evolving. While this constant evolution has the potential to enable... Read More
technological solutions corrections JT

Technological solutions for corrections: develop or purchase?

This is quite a dilemma for many correctional agencies: once decided that something needs to happen to modernise the current... Read More

Radicalisation prevention in prisons and in the community

Cases of violence, arson and planned terror attacks, combined with the worrying number of young people joining extremist organisations or... Read More
the three-door jail

American jails: the advent of three-door justice centers

Jails in America are obsolete and so are the buildings and the philosophy behind them. But, right now, they’re often... Read More
women prisoners

How to reduce the number of women in prison

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
Delegate Prisons Morocco Mr Tamek

Modernisation, efficiency, and transparency are Morocco’s correctional system focus

Mohamed Salah Tamek, Delegate General of the Correctional Department, Kingdom of Morocco Read More
Serbia prisons

Serbian prisons towards the EU acquis

The project “Improving capacities and capabilities within the prison service in the Republic of Serbia” especially focuses on providing support... Read More
children prisoners

The children of prisoners: communication that heals relationships

Criminological paradigms, such as the “Social Bond Theory”, offer no doubt about the importance of social bonds and family support... Read More
radicalisation

Radicalisation: Finding regional solutions for regional challenges – Developing learning hubs in Central Europe and the Balkans 

Today, across Europe, numerous countries are dealing with the growing threat of radicalisation. While much has been made of the... Read More

Striving to keep prisons safe, while increasing the opportunity for inmate social reintegration

Inmate family support and social ties are often referred to in criminological theories as important elements of crime prevention and... Read More

Old and Forgotten Behind Bars: Facing the Crisis of the Elderly in Prisons

Most of the treatment literature in corrections focuses on the challenge of ‘reintegration’ – how best to encourage and support... Read More
Unilink Email a prisoner

The power of communication behind bars

According to the recent statistics, Britons on average make 132 million mobile phone calls a day. On top of this,... Read More
Preventive electronic monitoring tech

From a reactive to a preventive approach: what is on the horizon of electronic monitoring technologies?

The understanding that it is possible to make electronic monitoring (EM) technology evolve into the spectrum of preventive action is... Read More
Eniz Yavuz Yildrim Turkey

Turkish Corrections in Transition

Enis Yavuz Yildirim, Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses, Turkey Read More
Marianne Vollan DG Prisons Norway

Full rights citizens: the principle of normality in Norwegian prisons

Marianne Vollan, Director General of the Norwegian Correctional Service, Norway Read More
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European Penitentiary Systems in Transition

Hans Meurisse, Director-General of the Belgium Prison Service and President of EuroPris the European Association of Prisons and Correctional Services Read More

EIGEP European Interaction Guidelines for Education Professionals when working with Children in Juvenile Justice Contexts

EIGEP proposal focuses on reducing the disparities in the learning outcomes of the educational experience of a child within the... Read More

Cell phones in the hands of prisoners: if the problem lies in technology, so does the solution

INTEGRA Integrated Community, Probation, and Prison Services Radicalisation Prevention Approach

This project strives to improve the transition process between prison and/or probation systems and the community for those at risk... Read More

Prison as a last resort. The “Fata Morgana” of criminal justice systems?

The acknowledgement of the negative impact of imprisonment on individuals, families and communities led, over the last three decades, to... Read More
What works article Prof Lucia Dammert

The importance of rehabilitation: What works?

Rehabilitation is a long-term goal that most countries have not begun to address. Although some have redesigned their institutional mission... Read More

Case study: the Ohio strategic planning process

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