Jean Alain Rodríguez, Attorney General of the Dominican Republic Read More
Special Prison Populations
By Russel Webster Prison environments and women prisoners’ needs are complex and demand gender-aware care in view of women’s vulnerability... Read More
Ángel Luis Ortiz González, Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain Read More
Ina Eliasen, Director-General, Department of Prisons and Probation, Denmark Read More
Article Pia Puolakka Project’s background In 2015, Finnish legislation enabled prisoners to gain digital access to social, educational and health... Read More
Joerg Jesse, Director General, Prison and Probation Administration of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany Read More
Giuseppe Spadaro Judge, President of the Juvenile Court of Bologna, Former President of the Lamezia Terme District Court Criminal Section, Italy Read More
By Russel Webster Public Health England’s annual health and justice review highlights specific health needs of women and older prisoners.... Read More
Inmate family support and social ties are often referred to in criminological theories as important elements of crime prevention and... Read More
Desmond Chin, Commissioner of the Singapore Prison Service Read More
Most of the treatment literature in corrections focuses on the challenge of ‘reintegration’ – how best to encourage and support... Read More
Caron McCaffrey, Director-General of the Irish Prison Service & President of EuroPris Read More
Trends influence virtually every aspect of daily living impacting what we eat, wear, listen to, purchase, believe, and trust. Establishing... Read More
Ángel Yuste Castillejo, Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain Read More
By Russel Webster Prison disturbances are associated with physically poor conditions, highly controlling regimes and the uneven application of rules,... 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
Violent extremism and the infiltration of organised crime within prisons threaten the very essence of correctional facilities. Prisons, rather than rehabilitating offenders, often become training grounds for further criminal activity. Ignoring this threat is not an option. Proactive, comprehensive strategies are vital to prevent our prisons from becoming hostages of crime. In this edition, we share expert perspectives and insights from decision-makers facing these challenges, and what results were achieved through the strategies adopted in different jurisdictions. Read More
Ángela María Buitrago, Minister of Justice and Law, Colombia Read More
Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations Read More
Gemma Tuccillo, Head of the Department of Juvenile and Community Justice, Ministry of Justice, Italy Read More
David Brown, Chief Executive of the Department for Correctional Services, South Australia Read More
Luís Geraldo Lanfredi, Deputy Judge of the Presidency of the National Council of Justice, Brazil Read More
If, as Dostoyevsky said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, we could... Read More
Marianne Vollan, Director General of the Norwegian Correctional Service, Norway Read More
Lady Edwina Grosvenor, Prison Philanthropist, UK Read More
Susan Kigula, Human rights activist, Uganda Read More
Katja Meier, State Minister of Justice and for Democracy, Europe, and Gender Equality, Saxony, Germany Read More
Nela Kuburovic, Minister of Justice, Republic of Serbia Read More
Sebastian Schulenberg, Director General of Prisons and Probation, Senator for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Bremen, Germany Read More
Context Almost everyone in the United States uses a computer, smartphone or another form of technology, daily, to work, access... Read More
Women are a minority in prison. Currently, of the 10.35 million prisoners worldwide, over 700.000 (6.8%) are female (1). However,... Read More
Hans Meurisse, Director-General of the Belgium Prison Service and President of EuroPris the European Association of Prisons and Correctional Services Read More
By Russel Webster Inquest examines the rising number of women who die in prison, 11 years after the Corston report.... Read More
Olena Vysotska, Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine Read More
According to the statistics of the Council of Europe, the total prison population in the European Union on September 1st... Read More
Priit Kama, Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia Read More
Read this piece by two leading experts in correctional facility design, sharing innovative approaches to transform prisons into environments that promote healing and rehabilitation. Read More
Ever Martínez, Minister of Justice, Paraguay Read More
Mental health conditions are especially prevalent among the incarcerated population, which presently amounts to about 10 million, worldwide. These mental... Read More
By Russel Webster Children are often devastated when their mum is sent to prison but their interests are rarely considered... Read More
