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New Software to Access the World Prison Brief Dataset: The prisonbrief Statistical Package∗

Danilo Freire & Robert Myles McDonnell The World Prison Brief Dataset (WPB) provides a unique source of information about the... Read More
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A safe return to society as a goal: how can we achieve it?

Gerard Bakker, Director-General of the National Agency of Correctional Institutions (DJI), The Netherlands Read More
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Espírito Santo: The extensive transformation of the state prison system

Luiz Carlos Cruz, Secretary of State for Justice, Espírito Santo, Brazil Read More
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Modernising and strenghtening the capacity of the federal and state level penitentiary systems

Fabiano Bordignon, General Director of the National Penitentiary Department (DEPEN), Brazil Read More

CIRA Critical Incidents Readiness Assessment

What is CIRA? CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims to raise awareness about risks and support prison... 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
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The ambitious justice reform in France

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RAN P&P: A working group dedicated to the issue of radicalisation in correctional settings in Europe and beyond

Torben Adams, Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN), Co-chair of the Prison and Probation Working Group (P&P), RAN, European Commission 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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Digital transformation within the probation sector

  These reforms are designed to build on the successful elements of the existing system, Transforming Rehabilitation, which led to... Read More

Radicalisation, dynamic security, technologies and other focal points of Bremen’s correctional system

Sebastian Schulenberg, Director General of Prisons and Probation, Senator for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Bremen, Germany Read More

Comprehensive efforts to reduce overcrowding, implement technology and counter extremism

Brigadier Ayman Turki AL Awaisheh, Director General of Correctional and Rehabilitation Centres, Jordan Read More

Improving prison effectiveness through secure communications and the use of machine learning technologies

The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners state that prisoners have the right to communicate with family and... Read More

WayOut Integrated exit programme for prisons and probation

The WayOut project is fundamentally aimed at building a common framework to evaluate Exit programmes along with the development of... Read More
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The Swiss correctional system: the complex challenge of harmonisation

Ronald Gramigna, Fredy Fässler, Sylvie Bula, Switzerland Read More
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The Hungarian correctional system on the path to modernisation

Major General Dr Tamás Tóth, Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service  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

Communication in prisons: integral solutions to tackle complex challenges

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

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
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The case of El Salvador’s prison information system

Context In June 2009, the new government authorities of El Salvador and the General Directorate of Correctional Centres (DGCP, by... Read More
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The use of artificial intelligence in the Mexican justice system

Context Artificial intelligence (AI) consists of the ability of machines or computers to emulate human thinking and decision making. A... Read More
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Embracing mobility improves efficiency for community corrections officers

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A win-win for contraband detection

It wasn’t too long ago that if a Prison Officer suspected a person of carrying contraband into a prison then... Read More

Digital criminal justice: how technology brings security and speed to the Brazilian system

Context Criminal justice in Brazil faces many challenges, as crime is growing and the prisons are packed. The volume of... Read More
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Using technology to promote desistance in Northern Ireland: “Changing Lives” Mobile App

Context Citizens in Northern Ireland (NI) have embraced advances in technology. The most recent research states that 76% of people... Read More
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New experimental lab of penitentiary forensics in Italy

Context & Problem Research shows that while the number of crimes has declined, the number of prisoners has not, and... Read More
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Unilink is empowering prisoners and helping rehabilitation through employment

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Breaking Prison Walls in Portugal: Early Release of Prisoners Through Electronic Monitoring

Context The Adoption of Electronic Monitoring Technologies The Portuguese Ministry of Justice is no stranger to the multiple benefits that... Read More

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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

The process and experience of recall to prison

By Russel Webster Prisoners and probation officers had different perceptions of how much prisoners understood recall, how much they communicated... Read More
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Strategic planning and the development of the Belgian correctional system

Koen Geens, Minister of Justice, Belgium Read More
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The American Justice System and the decision to close Rikers Island jail complex

Honourable Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, Head of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, United States of America Read More
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Correctional reform in France: more prison places, less incarcerations

Stéphane Bredin, Director General of the Prison Administration, France Read More
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The untouchable social work principles of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation probation system

Annie Devos, Director General of the Houses of Justice, Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium Read More
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Unilink: A digital leap from paper to empowerment – one prisoner’s view

“When I moved to HMP Northumberland I was so happy to see a kiosk. In my previous prisons, friends spoke... 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

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JUSTICE TRENDS is a premium printed and online magazine that features exclusive content such as interviews with Ministers of Justice, Directors General of prison and probation administrations, as well as articles on pressing current criminal justice topics globally.

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