Mathilde Steenbergen, Director-General of the Belgian Prison Service Read More
Leadership & Staff Development
The threat of radicalisation and terrorism has shown no boundaries. Expressed in different forms or formats, it is not specific... Read More
Enis Yavuz Yıldırım, Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses of Türkiye Read More
Anne Kelly, Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada Read More
Joerg Jesse, Director General, Prison and Probation Administration of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany Read More
Gerard Bakker, Director-General of the National Agency of Correctional Institutions (DJI), The Netherlands Read More
Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations Read More
André de Albuquerque Garcia, National Secretary for Penal Policies, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Brazil Read More
Emiliano Blanco, National Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Argentina Read More
The AWARE EAW project aims at increasing the cooperation between EU Member States using two Framework Decisions (FDs) in particular:... Read More
To address the underlying causes of criminal behaviour, rooted in socio-economic disparities, mental health issues, and systemic injustices, leaders have been challenged to look beyond the boundaries of their systems and institutions and actively engage with other agencies, policymakers, and the broader community. In this edition, we feature interviews with correctional leaders and articles by experts on transforming the system through upstream and downstream collaborations, policy reforms, digital technologies, and community engagement. Read More
Renato Casagrande, Governor, Espírito Santo, Brazil Read More
Celso Manata, Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Rómulo Mateus, Director-General of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Prison officers in Europe In Europe[1], there are nowadays, more than 588 940 citizens under the custody of the... Read More
Brian Lovins, President of the Board of Directors, American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), USA Read More
What is CIRA? CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims to raise awareness about risks and support prison... Read More
Brigadier Ayman Turki AL Awaisheh, Director General of Correctional and Rehabilitation Centres, Jordan Read More
“There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out... Read More
What is the main subject of this new book? Ioan Durnescu: For almost 20 years, we’ve been speaking about core... Read More
Stéphane Bredin, Director General of the Prison Administration, France Read More
Read the contributions from many Directors-General of prison and probation administrations worldwide and correctional experts and leaders. Read More
Larissa Strong, Commissioner of Corrections Victoria, Australia 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
Tanja Rakušić-Hadžić, Head of the Cooperation in Police, and Deprivation of Liberty Division of CoE's Human Rights and Rule of Law Directorate Read More
Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Director-General of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Andrada Istrate, Consultant and Researcher at European Strategies Consulting, reveals the main takeaways from participating in the DIGICOR project. The... Read More
Anne Klockmeier, Digitalisation Manager for prison and probation systems for the Bremen Ministry of Justice, talks about the factors to... Read More
George Jackson, former CIO Irish Prison Service, shares the main takeaways from participating in the DIGICOR training and conference. The... Read More
Jorge Monteiro, Head of the programmes and projects department at the Portuguese Prison and Probation Services, outlines the main digital... Read More
Marjan Lukavecki, Chair of EuroPris expert group, delves into the main challenges faced by prison services regarding digitization. The DIGICOR... Read More
Patrick Fransen, Vice Regional Director of Belgium Prison Service, outlines the pioneering digital initiatives being designed and developed in Belgium,... Read More
Pedro das Neves, CEO of IPS Innovative Prison Systems, highlights the potential of digital solutions in prisons to transform the... Read More
Pia Puolakka, Senior Specialist and Team Leader at the Finnish Custodial Agency and expert of the Council of Europe CP-CP... Read More
Rhianon Williams (Bremen Ministry of Justice) is a Coordinator of DIGICOR project. In short, Rhianon explains what this project is... Read More
In Lisbon, in the framework of DIGICOR Digitalisation in Corrections towards Recidivism Reduction, Simon Bonk, Chief Research Officer of Telio... Read More
Steven van de Steene, Consultant and Researcher of SMART Corrections Consulting, elaborates on the importance of digital maturity and digital... Read More
In conferences, training events and meetings, I am frequently asked: “how can innovation take place in prisons?” My answer, regardless... Read More
Ysmael Paniagua Guerrero, Coordinator of the New Penitentiary Management Model, Dominican Republic Read More
Imagine a hospital where the doctors, nurses and other professionals don’t know how to do their job, and don’t have the necessary instruments to diagnose and care for their patients. Read More
