Danilo Freire & Robert Myles McDonnell The World Prison Brief Dataset (WPB) provides a unique source of information about the... Read More
Medication distribution lockers in prisons - a solution that is saving time for medical staff and inmates. An innovative solution from Unilink and its partners.
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Mohamed Salah Tamek, Delegate General of the Correctional Department, Kingdom of Morocco Read More
Often fuelled by a punitive social climate, there are frequent calls to
increase incarceration and build more prisons. Even if urgently needed in some countries to replace sometimes very old, outdated, and degraded prison infrastructure, building more prisons can be an unreasonable solution. Alternative measures are essential.
We interviewed magistrates, correctional leaders, and NGO representatives to understand their work in modernising justice systems
and their views on reducing pretrial detention. We also present
noteworthy cases from different continents on how jurisdictions are reducing pretrial detention. Read More
The UNODC aids Iraq in prison reform, working with the government and partner nations to bolster corrections, counter-radicalisation, intelligence, and global anti-terrorism efforts. Read More
Francisco Alberto Caricati, Director General of the Penitentiary Department of the State of Paraná, Brazil Read More
Over the last 10 years, violent extremist (1) offenders (VEOs) have conducted several incidents analogous to some form of extremism,... Read More
Colette Peters, Director of the Department of Corrections, Oregon State, United States of America
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Ever Martínez, Minister of Justice, Paraguay Read More
Peter Severin, Commissioner of the New South Wales Corrective Services (NSWCS), Australia Read More
The AWARE EAW project aims at increasing the cooperation between EU Member States using two Framework Decisions (FDs) in particular:... Read More
A new vision requires modern offender management systems, capable of responding to the issues facing prison administrations today, with the flexibility and ability to learn and respond to issues that we will face in the future. Read More
Unilink explores the recent policy changes and innovations within the UK Probation Service, and presents a solution for improving the probation experience for both service users and practitioners. Read More
Roberto Santana, Director of the Regional Penitentiary Academy, Dominican Republic Read More
Context Almost everyone in the United States uses a computer, smartphone or another form of technology, daily, to work, access... Read More
Joao Goulão MD, Director General of SICAD, the Portuguese Service in Addiction Behaviours and Dependencies, Portugal Read More
Priit Kama, Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia 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
Warren Coons Director General of the Preventive Security and Intelligence Branch, Correctional Service Canada The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)... Read More
Learn more about the vital role of rehabilitation in correctional facilities, and how NCIC's RISE Method promotes education, skills, and communication for the incarcerated. Read More
In Ibero-America, we live in democracy after ending the dictatorial regimes. In international time, that was just the day before... Read More
EIGEP proposal focuses on reducing the disparities in the learning outcomes of the educational experience of a child within the... Read More
Andrea Matoušková, Director-General, Czech Probation and Mediation Service Read More
Ysmael Paniagua Guerrero, Coordinator of the New Penitentiary Management Model, Dominican Republic Read More
On the 27th February 2018, the European Commission (EC) and the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union... Read More
Susan Kigula, Human rights activist, Uganda Read More
Major General Dr Tamás Tóth, Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service Read More
Jaime Tapia, Advisor on penitentiary issues to the Basque Government Read More
By Russel Webster Systematic review finds interpersonal skills of case workers; access to social support and housing; and continuity of... Read More
The risk of prison radicalisation is a real and potent danger in correctional facilities across the globe. This risk is,... Read More
A scheme providing legal aid to the accused, ensuring that prompt decisions are taken upon arrest, arraignment and prosecution. Read More
The judicial and corrections sector, both from academics and practitioners’ point of view, has traditionally been quite cautious when it... Read More
Rudy Van De Voorde, Director-General Belgian Prison Service Read More
By Russel Webster Prison staff say illicit phones are about organised drug dealing while prisoners view them more as tools... Read More
Ahmed Najmaddin Ahmed, Jurist and Director-General of Social Reform, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Kurdistan Region, Iraq Read More
An increasing demand for evidence-informed training and digitalisation point to automation, integrated databases, eLearning and software solutions for forensic and correctional staff, as a means to improve outcomes. Read More
The R4JUST project aims to prevent and reduce the risk of radicalisation and violent extremism inside prisons by exploring a... Read More
Caron McCaffrey, Director-General of the Irish Prison Service & President of EuroPris Read More
The use of technology is increasing in the criminal justice landscape. This is slowly receiving attention from academic research in... Read More