Article Pia Puolakka Project’s background In 2015, Finnish legislation enabled prisoners to gain digital access to social, educational and health... Read More
Special Prison Populations
Ángel Luis Ortiz González, Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain Read More
By Russel Webster Inquest examines the rising number of women who die in prison, 11 years after the Corston report.... Read More
Koen Geens, Minister of Justice, Belgium Read More
Inmate family support and social ties are often referred to in criminological theories as important elements of crime prevention and... Read More
Andrea Matoušková, Director-General, Czech Probation and Mediation Service Read More
Jeremy Lightfoot, Chief Executive, Ara Poutama Aotearoa - Department of Corrections, New Zealand 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
Criminological paradigms, such as the “Social Bond Theory”, offer no doubt about the importance of social bonds and family support... 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
Jean Alain Rodríguez, Attorney General of the Dominican Republic Read More
Gemma Tuccillo, Head of the Department of Juvenile and Community Justice, Ministry of Justice, Italy 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
Ángel Yuste Castillejo, Secretary General of Penitentiary Institutions, Spain Read More
Anne Precythe, President of the Correctional Leaders Association & Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, USA Read More
Priit Kama, Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia Read More
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Peter van der Sande, President of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Read More
By Russel Webster Prison disturbances are associated with physically poor conditions, highly controlling regimes and the uneven application of rules,... Read More
Lady Edwina Grosvenor, Prison Philanthropist, UK Read More
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