// Interview: Fabiano Bordignon General Director of the National Penitentiary Department (DEPEN) Brazil * JT: The…
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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…
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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…
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A 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:…
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The Polish prison modernisation programme as a turning point
// Interview: General Jacek Kitliński Director General of the Prison Service, Poland JT: Could you please…
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From plan to action: the recent probation service of Slovenia
// Interview: Danijela Mrhar Prelić MSc., Director of the National Probation Service, Slovenia JT: What was…
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Slovak prison service looking to the future
// Interview: General Milan Ivan Director General of the Prison and Court Guards Corps, Slovakia JT:…
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Comprehensive efforts to reduce overcrowding, implement technology and counter extremism
// Interview: Brigadier Ayman Turki AL Awaisheh Director General of Correctional and Rehabilitation Centres, Jordan JT:…
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The Hungarian correctional system on the path to modernisation
// Interview: Major General Dr Tamás Tóth Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service JT: Prison overcrowding…
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The Italian juvenile and community justice in transition
// Interview: Gemma Tuccillo Head of the Department of Juvenile and Community Justice, Ministry of Justice, Italy …
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Taking 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:…
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A 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…
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The challenges and opportunities of the Italian penitentiary system
// Interview: Francesco Basentini Director General of the Penitentiary Department, Italy JT: Five years ago, Italy began…
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A 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…
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Ten 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…
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Planning and action to address unprecedented changes
// Interview: Desmond Chin Commissioner of the Singapore Prison Service JT: How has SPS transformed over the…
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Going 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…
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Correctional reform in France: more prison places, less incarcerations
// Interview: Stéphane Bredin Director General of the Prison Administration, France JT: What is the situation resulting…
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Israeli 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…
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Modernisation, efficiency, and transparency are Morocco’s correctional system focus
// Interview: Mohamed Salah Tamek Delegate General of the Correctional Department, Kingdom of Morocco JT: What…
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Correctional 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…
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New 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…
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A 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…
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The 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…
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The 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…
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Turkish Corrections in Transition
// Interview: Enis Yavuz Yildirim Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses of Turkey JT: What are…
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Challenges and Achievements of the Portuguese Correctional System
// Interview: Celso Manata Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services of Portugal JT:…
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Full 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…
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European Penitentiary Systems in Transition
// Interview: Hans Meurisse Director-General of the Belgium Prison Service & President of EuroPris* JT: Can you…
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