Trends influence virtually every aspect of daily living impacting what we eat, wear, listen to, purchase, believe, and trust. Establishing... Read More
Special Prison Populations
Katja Meier, State Minister of Justice and for Democracy, Europe, and Gender Equality, Saxony, Germany 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
Gary Mohr, Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, United States of America Read More
Marianne Vollan, Director General of the Norwegian Correctional Service, Norway Read More
Koen Geens, Minister of Justice, Belgium Read More
Nela Kuburovic, Minister of Justice, Republic of Serbia Read More
If, as Dostoyevsky said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, we could... 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
Luis Cordero Vega, Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Chile Read More
The project “Improving capacities and capabilities within the prison service in the Republic of Serbia” especially focuses on providing support... 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
Context Almost everyone in the United States uses a computer, smartphone or another form of technology, daily, to work, access... Read More
Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations Read More
Most of the treatment literature in corrections focuses on the challenge of ‘reintegration’ – how best to encourage and support... Read More
By Russel Webster Inquest examines the rising number of women who die in prison, 11 years after the Corston report.... Read More
Don Head, Commissioner of the Correctional Service, Canada Read More
Sebastian Schulenberg, Director General of Prisons and Probation, Senator for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Bremen, Germany Read More
Nicholas Deml, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections Read More
Ivan Zinger, Correctional Investigator of Canada Read More
Jeremy Lightfoot, Chief Executive, Ara Poutama Aotearoa - Department of Corrections, New Zealand 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
“There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out... Read More
Susan Kigula, Human rights activist, Uganda Read More
By Russel Webster Children are often devastated when their mum is sent to prison but their interests are rarely considered... Read More
Anne Kelly, Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada Read More
Criminological paradigms, such as the “Social Bond Theory”, offer no doubt about the importance of social bonds and family support... Read More
Gemma Tuccillo, Head of the Department of Juvenile and Community Justice, Ministry of Justice, Italy Read More
Ángela María Buitrago, Minister of Justice and Law, Colombia Read More
By Russel Webster Prison environments and women prisoners’ needs are complex and demand gender-aware care in view of women’s vulnerability... Read More
Priit Kama, Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia Read More
Celso Manata, Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Anne Precythe, President of the Correctional Leaders Association & Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, USA Read More
Deborah Richardson, Deputy Solicitor General (Correctional Services), Ontario, Canada 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
Desmond Chin, Commissioner of the Singapore Prison Service Read More
David Brown, Chief Executive of the Department for Correctional Services, South Australia Read More
Ángel Yuste Castillejo, Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain Read More
