The PRE-RIGHTS project promotes a balanced approach to judicial and police cooperation, in line with the provisions of the EU’s... Read More
Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Director-General of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Koen Geens, Minister of Justice, Belgium Read More
Priit Kama, Deputy Secretary-General for Prisons, Estonia Read More
Most of the treatment literature in corrections focuses on the challenge of ‘reintegration’ – how best to encourage and support... Read More
Jaime Tapia, Advisor on penitentiary issues to the Basque Government Read More
Nela Kuburovic, Minister of Justice, Republic of Serbia Read More
Judge Edgar Taborda Lopes, Coordinator of the Training Department of the Centre for Judicial Studies, Portugal Read More
Discover the app that helps people under supervision in Northern Ireland. Read More
Mental health conditions are especially prevalent among the incarcerated population, which presently amounts to about 10 million, worldwide. These mental... Read More
Gerry McNally, President of the Confederation of European Probation (CEP) Read More
Noteworthy Practice Pretrial Detention Reduction Ireland Ireland has a comparatively low pretrial detention (PTD) rate by European standards, at around... Read More
By Russel Webster Substance misuse treatment providers embrace digital for a better user experience. The digital revolution is here…almost The... Read More
Annie Devos, Director General of the Houses of Justice, Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium Read More
By Russel Webster Inquest examines the rising number of women who die in prison, 11 years after the Corston report.... Read More
This article highlights post-prison challenges, including radicalisation risks, underscores the need for thorough assessments to aid reintegration, and introduces the R2COM project for tailored assessment tools and NGO involvement in preventing extremism. Read More
Jana Špero, Secretary General, Confederation of European Probation (CEP) Read More
Delving into Europe's approach to extremism, this article uncovers the rise of conspiracy theories, incel culture, and far-right extremism, shaping the landscape of criminal justice practices and highlighting the need for proactive strategies in the face of evolving threats. Read More
Project partners BSAFE LAB law enforcement, justice and public safety research and technology transfer lab – Beira Interior University, Portugal... Read More
What should be the approach when dealing with violent extremist and terrorist offenders (VETOs) in pretrial detention? 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
What is the main subject of this new book? Ioan Durnescu: For almost 20 years, we’ve been speaking about core... Read More
Caron McCaffrey, Director-General of the Irish Prison Service & President of EuroPris 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
In the last 40 years, one of the main concerns for prison administrations was the reduction of prison populations. The... Read More
Lady Edwina Grosvenor, Prison Philanthropist, UK Read More
By Dr Victoria Knight and Dr Lee Hadlington De Montfort University, United Kingdom Earlier this year we announced the launch... Read More
By Russel Webster New MoJ research confirms that release on temporary licence (ROTL) reduces reoffending and more ROTLs reduce reoffending... Read More
Dan Halchin, Director-general, Romanian Penitentiary Administration Read More
Vincent Van Quickenborne, Minister of Justice, Belgium Read More
The FAIRNESS project promotes a balanced harmonisation of the Member States’ (MS) legal practices in relation to the implementation of... 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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Věra Jourová, European Union Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender equality Read More
Prison officers in Europe In Europe[1], there are nowadays, more than 588 940 citizens under the custody of the... Read More
Shining a light on the worrying numbers and consequences of the (over)use of pretrial detention around the world.
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Arkel Benítez Mendizábal, Secretary-General of COMJIB, Conference of Ministers of Justice of the Ibero-American Countries Read More
Sebastian Schulenberg, Director General of Prisons and Probation, Senator for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Bremen, Germany 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 Prison disturbances are associated with physically poor conditions, highly controlling regimes and the uneven application of rules,... Read More
On the 27th February 2018, the European Commission (EC) and the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union... Read More