If, as Dostoyevsky said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, we could... Read More
Special Prison Populations
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
Ever Martínez, Minister of Justice, Paraguay Read More
The project “Improving capacities and capabilities within the prison service in the Republic of Serbia” especially focuses on providing support... Read More
Criminological paradigms, such as the “Social Bond Theory”, offer no doubt about the importance of social bonds and family support... Read More
Peter van der Sande, President of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Read More
Don Head, Commissioner of the Correctional Service, Canada Read More
Joerg Jesse, Director General, Prison and Probation Administration of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany Read More
Priit Kama, Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia Read More
Ángel Yuste Castillejo, Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain 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
Nela Kuburovic, Minister of Justice, Republic of Serbia Read More
Celso Manata, Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Mental health conditions are especially prevalent among the incarcerated population, which presently amounts to about 10 million, worldwide. These mental... Read More
It is widely recognised that street gangs are connected with violence. Aggressive and violent youths are at greater risk of... Read More
Inmate family support and social ties are often referred to in criminological theories as important elements of crime prevention and... Read More
Trends influence virtually every aspect of daily living impacting what we eat, wear, listen to, purchase, believe, and trust. Establishing... Read More
Most of the treatment literature in corrections focuses on the challenge of ‘reintegration’ – how best to encourage and support... Read More
According to the statistics of the Council of Europe, the total prison population in the European Union on September 1st... Read More
Marianne Vollan, Director General of the Norwegian Correctional Service, Norway 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
EIGEP proposal focuses on reducing the disparities in the learning outcomes of the educational experience of a child within the... 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
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