By Russel Webster Children are often devastated when their mum is sent to prison but their interests are rarely considered... Read More
Healthcare in Prisons
It wasn’t too long ago that if a Prison Officer suspected a person of carrying contraband into a prison then... Read More
Ivan Zinger, Correctional Investigator of Canada Read More
Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations Read More
Article Diane Williams & Jennifer Oades The incarceration rate for women has skyrocketed globally by approximately 53% since 2000 and... Read More
Katja Meier, State Minister of Justice and for Democracy, Europe, and Gender Equality, Saxony, Germany Read More
Kathleen Van De Vijver and Tine Verhenne, Belgian Prison Service, Belgium Read More
Celso Manata, Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Zacc Allen, President of the Corrections Technology Association, USA Read More
By Robert Boraks, Parkin Architects Nelson Mandela once said: “No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside... Read More
Don Head, Commissioner of the Correctional Service, Canada Read More
Vivian Geiran, President of the Council for Penological Cooperation (PC-CP) of the Council of Europe and Director of the Irish Probation Service Read More
Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Director-General of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Incarceration in Canada To be incarcerated means that the justice system has deemed that an individual be separated from society... Read More
Singapore Prison Service's strategy leverages technology for smarter rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates. Read More
Dimitri Vlassis, Chief coordinator of the programme for the implementation of the Doha Declaration, United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime (UNODC) Read More
Ysmael Paniagua Guerrero, Coordinator of the New Penitentiary Management Model, Dominican Republic Read More
By Russel Webster Substance misuse treatment providers embrace digital for a better user experience. The digital revolution is here…almost The... Read More
Caron McCaffrey, Director-General of the Irish Prison Service & President of EuroPris Read More
Shie Yong Lee, Commissioner, Singapore Prison Service Read More
Criminal recidivism by people who go through the prison system is a severe and costly problem that affects all... Read More
Laurent Ridel, Director of the Prison Administration, France Read More
Susan Kigula, Human rights activist, Uganda Read More
Marianne Vollan, Director General of the Norwegian Correctional Service, Norway Read More
Gary Mohr, Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, United States of America Read More
By Russel Webster Professor Rosie Meek makes 12 recommendations to make sport and health living a key part of a... Read More
Medication distribution lockers in prisons - a solution that is saving time for medical staff and inmates. An innovative solution from Unilink and its partners.
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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
Vincent Van Quickenborne, Minister of Justice, Belgium Read More
Nathalie Alvarado, Head of Citizen Security and Justice, Inter-American Development Bank Read More
Exercising leadership can be as exciting and rewarding as a distressing and lonely experience, even when surrounded by many people.... Read More
Occupational stress and prisons The workplace is one of the critical environments affecting people’s mental and physical health. In recent... Read More
Deborah Richardson, Deputy Solicitor General (Correctional Services), Ontario, Canada Read More
Rudy Van De Voorde, Director-General Belgian Prison Service Read More
Mental health conditions are especially prevalent among the incarcerated population, which presently amounts to about 10 million, worldwide. These mental... Read More
If, as Dostoyevsky said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, we could... Read More
Karen Ellis, Deputy Solicitor General, (Correctional Services), Ontario, Canada Read More
Most of the treatment literature in corrections focuses on the challenge of ‘reintegration’ – how best to encourage and support... Read More