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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
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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

Electronic monitoring: does “home confinement” necessarily mean “RF”?

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
El Salvador prison system

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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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
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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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Taking electronic monitoring to the next level

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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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Using advanced virtual reality technology for treating drug addiction in prison and probation settings

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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

Drug and alcohol treatment goes digital

By Russel Webster Substance misuse treatment providers embrace digital for a better user experience. The digital revolution is here…almost The... 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

Mobile phones in prison

By Russel Webster Prison staff say illicit phones are about organised drug dealing while prisoners view them more as tools... 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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Shaping New Futures in European Justice

Věra Jourová, European Union Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender equality Read More
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Argentina: improving the penitentiary system through the training of first line practitioners

Emiliano Blanco, National Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Argentina 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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Ten thousand new places to solve the prison system overcrowding

Francisco Alberto Caricati, Director General of the Penitentiary Department of the State of Paraná, Brazil 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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Israeli Corrections in transition: More prisons but also more alternatives

Ofra Klinger, Lieutenant General, Commissioner of the Israel Prison Service, Israel Read More
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Transnational cooperation in the correctional sector as a win-win strategy

Peter van der Sande, President of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) 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
Mihai Dima Probation Romania

Romania: Challenges and Paradoxes of the Probation System

Mihai Dima, Director General of the Romanian Probation System, Romania Read More
Celso Manata DGRSP prisons Portugal

Challenges and Achievements of the Portuguese Correctional System

Celso Manata, Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Rodil Hernandez El Salvador prisons

Public safety through penitentiary reform and gang control

Rodil Hernández, Director General of Penitentiary Institutions of El Salvador Read More
EM electronic monitoring

Electronic monitoring as an intermediate punitive territory

Best practices show that electronic monitoring (EM) can be an interesting tool, especially if used to serve a strategy of... Read More

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