Nelson Mandela once said, “No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A…
Continue reading Human dignity and privacy: Ensuring compliance with the Nelson Mandela Rules during body searchesCategory: Human rights and prison standards
Offenders rehabilitation and their contribution to the South-African society
// Interview: Ronald Lamola Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, South Africa JT: You have recently…
Continue reading Offenders rehabilitation and their contribution to the South-African societySlovak 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 futureEthical and moral reflections on the digital prison
The use of technology is increasing in the criminal justice landscape. This is slowly receiving attention from…
Continue reading Ethical and moral reflections on the digital prisonThe humanisation plan that seeks a unified and renewed prison model
// Interview: Jean Alain Rodríguez Attorney General of the Dominican Republic JT: March 2019 news reports…
Continue reading The humanisation plan that seeks a unified and renewed prison modelRadicalisation, dynamic security, technologies and other focal points of Bremen’s correctional system
// Interview: Sebastian Schulenberg Director General of Prison and Probation, Senator for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Bremen,…
Continue reading Radicalisation, dynamic security, technologies and other focal points of Bremen’s correctional systemAdvocating for human rights: the mirage of the de-politicisation of criminal policies
// Interview: Alison Hannah Executive Director of Penal Reform International JT: What is Penal Reform International…
Continue reading Advocating for human rights: the mirage of the de-politicisation of criminal policiesSerbian prisons towards the EU acquis
The project “Improving capacities and capabilities within the prison service in the Republic of Serbia” especially focuses…
Continue reading Serbian prisons towards the EU acquisThe role of UNODC in penitentiary reform processes in Latin America
The model of deprivation of liberty in Latin America has been going through a deep crisis for…
Continue reading The role of UNODC in penitentiary reform processes in Latin AmericaFrom Uganda’s Death Row to Human Rights Activism
// Interview: Susan Kigula Human rights activist, Uganda Background: In September 2002, Susan Kigula had been sentenced…
Continue reading From Uganda’s Death Row to Human Rights Activism