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“A meaningful detention experience from day one”: Belgium’s alternative to traditional prisons

Mathilde Steenbergen, Director-General of the Belgian Prison Service Read More

Brazil’s first public-private prison partnership marks 12 years of operation with strong results

The prison system in Brazil struggles with overcrowding and poor infrastructure. Discover how the Ribeirão das Neves Prison Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is addressing this through an innovative approach. Read More

Transforming Correctional Services in America: Harnessing collaboration and evidence-based solutions for innovation

Rob Jeffreys, President of the Correctional Leaders Association & Director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, USA Read More

Reshaping the correctional infrastructure and staff training in Bulgaria

Ivaylo Yordanov, Chief Commissioner, General Directorate "Execution of Sentences", Bulgaria Read More

Expert insights on modernising Correctional Services

Explore the challenges and opportunities of modernisation though the lens of international stakeholders in the penitentiary sector. Read More

From inmate to innovator: The extraordinary journey of inmate #289821 to ViaPath Technologies’ team

Discover Antonio Sadler's journey from prison to working with transformative technology at ViaPath, a testament to the potential of providing opportunities to change lives. Read More

Leveraging technology for prisoners’ rehabilitation: UNICRI’s report on ‘Digital Rehabilitation in Prisons’

Discover the key insights from UNICRI's latest report, showcasing how digital technologies can transform prisoner rehabilitation. Read More

A person-centric approach to modernizing correctional facilities and probation

MHS Public Safety explores how we can strengthen rehabilitation and reintegration by providing education, mental health support, and improved communication. Read More

Transforming Incarceration through Education and Rehabilitation

Learn more about the vital role of rehabilitation in correctional facilities, and how NCIC's RISE Method promotes education, skills, and communication for the incarcerated. Read More

Engaging Prison Staff and the Community for Holistic Offender Rehabilitation

Shie Yong Lee, Commissioner, Singapore Prison Service Read More

Adapting to a transforming landscape: New problems and opportunities in South Carolina

Bryan Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections, USA Read More

Smart Prisons and Artificial Intelligence Systems Expand in Finland

An update on the expansion of the Smart Prison project in Finland, which provides digital devices and services to inmates for communication, task management, and rehabilitation purposes. Read More

Learn to Earn: A new philosophy in correctional tablet programs

Tablets have revolutionised the way incarcerated individuals access communication and programming services. NCIC Inmate Communications explores the technology benefits and the challenges of balancing costs and accessibility. Read More

Digitalisation in Corrections – The Singapore Experience

Singapore Prison Service's strategy leverages technology for smarter rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates. Read More

Integration of Digital Thinking in Corrections

Outlining the four key pillars enabling corrections organisations to develop their digital transformation strategy. Read More

Digital transformation in the Belgian prison system: improving the daily life of inmates and staff

The Belgian prison system presents their ongoing modernisation effort enabling detainees to stay connected to the digital world outside and supporting staff in their work. Read More

Transforming Rehabilitation through digital technology in New South Wales Corrections

Improving community safety through a digital technology programme allowing inmates to take responsibility for their rehabilitation. Read More

Technology-driven prison education ultimately breaks the cycle of incarceration

Digital services in the area of education can break the cycle of incarceration, not just for the incarcerated individual, but also for those in their ecosystem. A hypothesis advanced by Telio. Read More

Can digital transformation be a catalyst for operational transformation?

Operational transformation is necessary in the post-pandemic corrections agencies. "Selecting the right expert digital partners, is the key to overcoming challenges" - Core Systems. Read More

Modernizing technology to facilitate integrated databases and online learning

An increasing demand for evidence-informed training and digitalisation point to automation, integrated databases, eLearning and software solutions for forensic and correctional staff, as a means to improve outcomes. Read More
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Making a strategic investment to give a big step forward in modernisation

Deborah Richardson, Deputy Solicitor General (Correctional Services), Ontario, Canada Read More
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A digital leap in Canada’s federal corrections triggered by the pandemic

Anne Kelly, Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada Read More

Smart Prison: A historical digital leap in Finnish prisons

Article Pia Puolakka Project’s background In 2015, Finnish legislation enabled prisoners to gain digital access to social, educational and health... Read More

Making prison and probation work

Article Francis Toye Imagine for a moment that you are responsible for the operation of information technology in prisons and... Read More

Make prisons more decent and respectful and prisoners will change their own lives

// The Unilink Group consists of four companies operating in the Criminal Justice Sector: Unilink Software, providing biometrically enabled Custodial... Read More

Ethical and moral reflections on the digital prison

The use of technology is increasing in the criminal justice landscape. This is slowly receiving attention from academic research in... Read More
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Latin America and the Caribbean: Fostering development through finding solutions to crime and violence

Nathalie Alvarado, Head of Citizen Security and Justice, Inter-American Development Bank Read More
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Singapore Prison Service towards total digitisation

Loh Teck En, Director of the Transformation and Technology Division, Singapore Prison Service Read More

Digital transformation… “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”

In conferences, training events and meetings, I am frequently asked: “how can innovation take place in prisons?” My answer, regardless... Read More
Code4000.org

Code4000: a prison project that yields tech jobs to prisoners

Code4000 is a UK-based community interest project set up with a clear mission to provide industry-specific coding training within the UK prison estates Read More

The role of technology in correctional transformation

The Cart Before the Horse: this would be an apt analogy for some organisations’ approach to digital transformation. We too... Read More
World Possible

Offline technology for prison education

Context Almost everyone in the United States uses a computer, smartphone or another form of technology, daily, to work, access... Read More

The convergence of information technology and operational technology in Corrections: a driver for innovation

Prisoners Access to technology

Public Acceptability Survey on the Prisoners’ Access to Digital Technology: Emerging Results

By Dr Victoria Knight and Dr Lee Hadlington De Montfort University, United Kingdom Earlier this year we announced the launch... 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
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The Future of Training of the Judicial Staff

Judge Edgar Taborda Lopes, Coordinator of the Training Department of the Centre for Judicial Studies, Portugal 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

Addressing new learning solutions for foreign inmates in EU prisons

According to the statistics of the Council of Europe, the total prison population in the European Union on September 1st... Read More
Corrections and Digital Technology

Corrections and Digital Technology: An introduction to data analytics and predictive capabilities

Introduction – Moving the dial The mission of corrections is a constant. However, the environment is which it operates is... Read More

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