Dr Jorge Monteiro, Head of Department at the Portuguese Prison and Probation Services, reflects on the importance of investing in initial and continuous training for prison officers. Read More
Officers Training and Learning
Dorin Muresan, chair of the training and development network of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) speaks about the important role of prison officers and the need for training and development of these professionals Read More
Prof. Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Director General of the Portuguese Prison and Probation Service speaks about the importance and attractiveness of the Prison Officers role Read More
Natasha Porter, CEO of Unlocked Graduates, speaks about the role of the prison officer and the attractiveness of the function at the PO21 Final Conference Read More
Pedro das Neves, CEO of IPS_Innovative Prison Systems, Luís Neves of the PJ – Judiciary Police in Portugal, and Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves of the Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services in Portugal present the importance of the PO21 – Prison Officers for the 21st Century project and its approach to initial and continuous vocational education and training for prison officers in Europe Read More
Pedro das Neves, CEO of IPS_Innovative Prison Systems, unveils the PO21 project’s vision for the future of Prison Officer training at the PO21 Final Conference in Lisbon Read More
What is CIRA? CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims to raise awareness about risks and support prison... Read More
Anne Precythe, President of the Correctional Leaders Association & Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, USA Read More
Presenting a new and innovative European initiative built on best practices. Read More
Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Read More
Martin Holmgren, Director-General, Swedish Prison and Probation Service Read More
Ángel Luis Ortiz González, Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain Read More
Raphael T. Hamunyela, Commissioner-General, Namibian Correctional Service Read More
Leandro Lima, Secretary of State for Prison and Socio-Educational Administration, S.C., Brazil Read More
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
Jeremy Lightfoot, Chief Executive, Ara Poutama Aotearoa - Department of Corrections, New Zealand Read More
Brian Lovins, President of the Board of Directors, American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), USA 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
Exploring the role of prison officers and the diversity of standards in the education and training of these professionals. Read More
Read the contributions from many Directors-General of prison and probation administrations worldwide and correctional experts and leaders. Read More
Rudy Van De Voorde, Director-General Belgian Prison Service Read More
Ina Eliasen, Director-General, Department of Prisons and Probation, Denmark Read More
Deborah Richardson, Deputy Solicitor General (Correctional Services), Ontario, Canada Read More
Christine Montross, M.D., Psychiatrist, author of “Waiting for an Echo – The Madness of American Incarceration”, USA Read More
Peter Severin, President of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Read More
Mark S. Inch, Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, United States of America Read More
Prison officers in Europe In Europe[1], there are nowadays, more than 588 940 citizens under the custody of the... Read More
Gerard Bakker, Director-General of the National Agency of Correctional Institutions (DJI), The Netherlands 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
Nicole Belloubet, Minister of Justice, France Read More
Torben Adams, Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN), Co-chair of the Prison and Probation Working Group (P&P), RAN, European Commission Read More
Over the last 10 years, violent extremist (1) offenders (VEOs) have conducted several incidents analogous to some form of extremism,... Read More
The risk of prison radicalisation is a real and potent danger in correctional facilities across the globe. This risk is,... Read More
Jean Alain Rodríguez, Attorney General of the Dominican Republic Read More
Sebastian Schulenberg, Director General of Prisons and Probation, Senator for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Bremen, Germany Read More
Brigadier Ayman Turki AL Awaisheh, Director General of Correctional and Rehabilitation Centres, Jordan Read More
The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners state that prisoners have the right to communicate with family and... Read More
Prison gangs are pervasive in American corrections. According to official figures, thousands of inmates are currently affiliated with gangs, with... Read More
The PRE-RIGHTS project promotes a balanced approach to judicial and police cooperation, in line with the provisions of the EU’s... Read More
The R4JUST project aims to prevent and reduce the risk of radicalisation and violent extremism inside prisons by exploring a... Read More
