// Interview: Fabiano Bordignon General Director of the National Penitentiary Department (DEPEN) Brazil * JT: The…
Continue reading Modernising and strenghtening the capacity of the federal and state level penitentiary systemsCategory: Director-General
Directors General interviewed
Retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation and restoration…
// Interview: Mark S. Inch Ensuring communities safety through retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation and restoration Secretary of…
Continue reading Retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation and restoration…Preparing persons in custody for a life without crime
// Interview: Woo Ying-ming Commissioner of Correctional Services, Hong Kong JT: Although the prison population rate…
Continue reading Preparing persons in custody for a life without crimeA safe return to society as a goal: how can we achieve it?
// Interview: Gerard Bakker Director-General of the National Agency of Correctional Institutions (DJI), The Netherlands JT:…
Continue reading A safe return to society as a goal: how can we achieve it?The Polish prison modernisation programme as a turning point
// Interview: General Jacek Kitliński Director General of the Prison Service, Poland JT: Could you please…
Continue reading The Polish prison modernisation programme as a turning pointFrom plan to action: the recent probation service of Slovenia
// Interview: Danijela Mrhar Prelić MSc., Director of the National Probation Service, Slovenia JT: What was…
Continue reading From plan to action: the recent probation service of SloveniaSlovak prison service looking to the future
// Interview: General Milan Ivan Director General of the Prison and Court Guards Corps, Slovakia JT:…
Continue reading Slovak prison service looking to the futureComprehensive efforts to reduce overcrowding, implement technology and counter extremism
// Interview: Brigadier Ayman Turki AL Awaisheh Director General of Correctional and Rehabilitation Centres, Jordan JT:…
Continue reading Comprehensive efforts to reduce overcrowding, implement technology and counter extremismThe Hungarian correctional system on the path to modernisation
// Interview: Major General Dr Tamás Tóth Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service JT: Prison overcrowding…
Continue reading The Hungarian correctional system on the path to modernisationThe Italian juvenile and community justice in transition
// Interview: Gemma Tuccillo Head of the Department of Juvenile and Community Justice, Ministry of Justice, Italy …
Continue reading The Italian juvenile and community justice in transitionTaking evidence-based decisions and employee wellness in the spotlight
// Interview: Colette Peters Director of the Department of Corrections, Oregon State, United States of America JT:…
Continue reading Taking evidence-based decisions and employee wellness in the spotlightA constructive alternative to incarceration at the disposal of the most vulnerable
// Interview: David Scott Director of the Toronto Bail Programme, Ontario, Canada JT: What is the Toronto…
Continue reading A constructive alternative to incarceration at the disposal of the most vulnerableThe challenges and opportunities of the Italian penitentiary system
// Interview: Francesco Basentini Director General of the Penitentiary Department, Italy JT: Five years ago, Italy began…
Continue reading The challenges and opportunities of the Italian penitentiary systemA leadership of proximity with eyes on solutions and continuous improvement
// Interview: Jana Špero Assistant Minister, Directorate for Prisons and Probation, Ministry of Justice, Croatia JT: You…
Continue reading A leadership of proximity with eyes on solutions and continuous improvementTen thousand new places to solve the prison system overcrowding
// Interview: Francisco Alberto Caricati Director General of the Penitentiary Department of the State of Paraná, Brazil…
Continue reading Ten thousand new places to solve the prison system overcrowdingPlanning and action to address unprecedented changes
// Interview: Desmond Chin Commissioner of the Singapore Prison Service JT: How has SPS transformed over the…
Continue reading Planning and action to address unprecedented changesGoing against the flow to improve the system and reduce recidivism
// Interview: Gary Mohr Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, United States of America…
Continue reading Going against the flow to improve the system and reduce recidivismCorrectional reform in France: more prison places, less incarcerations
// Interview: Stéphane Bredin Director General of the Prison Administration, France JT: What is the situation resulting…
Continue reading Correctional reform in France: more prison places, less incarcerationsIsraeli Corrections in transition: More prisons but also more alternatives
// Interview: Ofra Klinger Lieutenant General, Commissioner of the Israel Prison Service JT: By the time you…
Continue reading Israeli Corrections in transition: More prisons but also more alternativesModernisation, efficiency, and transparency are Morocco’s correctional system focus
// Interview: Mohamed Salah Tamek Delegate General of the Correctional Department, Kingdom of Morocco JT: What…
Continue reading Modernisation, efficiency, and transparency are Morocco’s correctional system focusCorrectional Service of Canada: when one of the best systems faces major challenges
// Interview: Don Head Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada JT: What makes the Correctional…
Continue reading Correctional Service of Canada: when one of the best systems faces major challengesNew infrastructure as a lever for the modernisation and streamlining of the correctional system
// Interview: Peter Severin Commissioner of the New South Wales Corrective Services (NSWCS), Australia JT: How…
Continue reading New infrastructure as a lever for the modernisation and streamlining of the correctional systemA model system for its sense of mission and high recruitment standards
// Interview: Joerg Jesse Director General, Prison and Probation Administration of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany JT: Unlike…
Continue reading A model system for its sense of mission and high recruitment standardsThe weight of history in a correctional system in transition
// Interview: Priit Kama Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia JT: Although Estonia has a high prison population…
Continue reading The weight of history in a correctional system in transitionThe Spanish penitentiary system: changes to comply with European regulations and current challenges
// Interview: Ángel Yuste Castillejo Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain JT: What are the main…
Continue reading The Spanish penitentiary system: changes to comply with European regulations and current challengesTurkish Corrections in Transition
// Interview: Enis Yavuz Yildirim Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses of Turkey JT: What are…
Continue reading Turkish Corrections in TransitionChallenges and Achievements of the Portuguese Correctional System
// Interview: Celso Manata Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services of Portugal JT:…
Continue reading Challenges and Achievements of the Portuguese Correctional SystemFull rights citizens: the principle of normality in Norwegian prisons
// Interview: Marianne Vollan Director General of the Norwegian Correctional Service JT: Norway is a worldwide reference–case…
Continue reading Full rights citizens: the principle of normality in Norwegian prisonsEuropean Penitentiary Systems in Transition
// Interview: Hans Meurisse Director General of the Belgium Prison Service & President of EuroPris* JT: Can…
Continue reading European Penitentiary Systems in Transition