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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
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A model system for its sense of mission and high recruitment standards

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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

Advancing justice and corrections in conflict regions through the Rule of Law

Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations  Read More

Aligning policies and practices: A national framework for prison reform in Brazil

André de Albuquerque Garcia, National Secretary for Penal Policies, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Brazil 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

AWARE European Arrest Warrant

The AWARE EAW project aims at increasing the cooperation between EU Member States using two Framework Decisions (FDs) in particular:... Read More

Brazil: Espírito Santo advances the modernisation of the State’s Justice system

Renato Casagrande, Governor, Espírito Santo, Brazil Read More
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Challenges and Achievements of the Portuguese Correctional System

Celso Manata, Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More

Challenges, Profile, Competencies and Training of the European Prison Officer of the 21st Century: a quick view over the PO21 Sector Skills Alliance

  Prison officers in Europe In Europe[1], there are nowadays, more than 588 940 citizens under the custody of the... Read More
Brian-Lovins

Change and humanization: Watchwords among community corrections professionals in the US

Brian Lovins, President of the Board of Directors, American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), USA 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

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

Core Correctional Skills The training kit

What is the main subject of this new book?   Ioan Durnescu: For almost 20 years, we’ve been speaking about core... Read More
Stephane Bredin Prisons France

Correctional reform in France: more prison places, less incarcerations

Stéphane Bredin, Director General of the Prison Administration, France Read More

Correctional staff training: the views of experts worldwide

Read the contributions from many Directors-General of prison and probation administrations worldwide and correctional experts and leaders. Read More
Vivian Geiran Probation Ireland

Council for Penological Cooperation of the Council of Europe: developing standards for prison and probation services

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

Council of Europe’s CPDL Division supports Member States tackle Radicalisation in Prisons

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

Cultivating staff commitment as a cornerstone for a sustainable penitentiary system

Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Director-General of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: Andrada Istrate, European Strategies Consulting

Andrada Istrate, Consultant and Researcher at European Strategies Consulting, reveals the main takeaways from participating in the DIGICOR project. The... Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: Anne Klockmeier, Bremen Ministry of Justice

Anne Klockmeier, Digitalisation Manager for prison and probation systems for the Bremen Ministry of Justice, talks about the factors to... Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: George Jackson, Irish Prison Service

George Jackson, former CIO Irish Prison Service, shares the main takeaways from participating in the DIGICOR training and conference. The... Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: Jorge Monteiro, Portuguese Prison and Probation Services

Jorge Monteiro, Head of the programmes and projects department at the Portuguese Prison and Probation Services, outlines the main digital... Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: Marjan Lukavecki, EuroPris expert group

Marjan Lukavecki, Chair of EuroPris expert group, delves into the main challenges faced by prison services regarding digitization. The DIGICOR... Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: Patrick Fransen, Belgium Prison Service

Patrick Fransen, Vice Regional Director of Belgium Prison Service, outlines the pioneering digital initiatives being designed and developed in Belgium,... Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: Pedro das Neves, CEO of IPS Innovative Prison Systems

Pedro das Neves, CEO of IPS Innovative Prison Systems, highlights the potential of digital solutions in prisons to transform the... Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: Pia Puolakka, Finnish Custodial Agency

Pia Puolakka, Senior Specialist and Team Leader at the Finnish Custodial Agency and expert of the Council of Europe CP-CP... Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: Rhianon Williams, Bremen Ministry of Justice, Germany

Rhianon Williams (Bremen Ministry of Justice) is a Coordinator of DIGICOR project. In short, Rhianon explains what this project is... Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: Simon Bonk, Chief Research Officer at Telio Group

In Lisbon, in the framework of DIGICOR Digitalisation in Corrections towards Recidivism Reduction, Simon Bonk, Chief Research Officer of Telio... Read More

DIGICOR Expert Interviews: Steven van de Steene, SMART Corrections Consulting

Steven van de Steene, Consultant and Researcher of SMART Corrections Consulting, elaborates on the importance of digital maturity and digital... 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
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Dominican Republic: an example of penitentiary reform to be followed

Ysmael Paniagua Guerrero, Coordinator of the New Penitentiary Management Model, Dominican Republic Read More
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Education may be expensive, but we all know where ignorance will take us

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

EEA/Norway Grants: Strengthening Prison Infrastructure and Rehabilitation Across Europe

Kim Ekhaugen, Head of International Cooperation in the Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Service Read More

Electronic monitoring: Overcoming operational and logistical challenges during the pandemic

The electronic monitoring sector response during the early phase of COVID-19 focused on implementing remote learning modalities as an emergency response. As the pandemic has evolved, so too have electronic monitoring responses. Read More

Engaging Prison Staff and the Community for Holistic Offender Rehabilitation

Shie Yong Lee, Commissioner, Singapore Prison Service Read More
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European Penitentiary Systems in Transition

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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

Extremist offender rehabilitation: Innovative, multiple and overlapping approaches as the path to success

Presenting a new and innovative European initiative built on best practices. Read More

FRAME GANG European Framework of Competences for Community Professionals in Gang Environments

It is widely recognised that street gangs are connected with violence. Aggressive and violent youths are at greater risk of... Read More

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