Editorial

Shaping safe, productive, and future-proof correctional facilities

Pedro das Neves

Director

Interviews

Assessing, enhancing, and modernising prison infrastructure and rehabilitation in Portugal

Rita Alarcão Júdice

Minister of Justice, Portugal

Aligning policies and practices: A national framework for prison reform in Brazil

André de Albuquerque Garcia

National Secretary for Penal Policies, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Brazil

Understanding prison spaces: Insights from Carceral Geography

Dominique Moran

Professor in Carceral Geography in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham

“A meaningful detention experience from day one”: Belgium’s alternative to traditional prisons

Mathilde Steenbergen

Director-General of the Belgian Prison Service

Addressing overcrowding and creating pathways to employment in Colombia’s justice system

Ángela María Buitrago

Minister of Justice and Law, Colombia

South Australia: Reducing reoffending through evidence-based strategies

David Brown

Chief Executive of the Department for Correctional Services, South Australia

Rethinking corrections: Vermont’s vision for modern prisons amid workforce strains

Nicholas Deml

Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections


“Creating modern, rehabilitation-friendly prisons”: Türkiye’s infrastructure developments

Enis Yavuz Yıldırım

Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses of Türkiye


From national challenges to state reform: Reducing overcrowding and expanding work opportunities in Rondônia

Marcus Rito

President of the National Council of Secretaries of Justice, Citizenship, Human Rights and Penitentiary Administration and Secretary of Justice of Rondônia, Brazil


Building prisons for rehabilitation and efficiency in Brazil's PPP model

Isabelle Condé

CEO of SGP, Prison Management Solutions


When even taking a breath is a struggle: ICRC's approach to systemic challenges in detention

Terry Hackett

Head of the Persons Deprived of Liberty Division, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)


Preparing for life beyond bars: Rwanda’s focus on skills and reintegration

Evariste Murenzi

Commissioner General, Rwanda Correctional Service


Building for the future: Adapting Georgia’s prisons to a changing population

Tyrone Oliver

Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections


EEA/Norway Grants: Strengthening prison infrastructure and rehabilitation across Europe

Kim Ekhaugen

Head of International Cooperation in the Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Service


Experts' Panel

The evolution of prison environments: psychological impacts, trends, and opportunities – Why we must do better

Kavan Applegate & Helena Pombares

The foundations of Justice: Expert insights on correctional infrastructure challenges and the path forward

Articles

Empowering family connections in corrections: A new path forward

Deb Alderson (ViaPath Technologies)

Dynamic fusion: Innovation, creativity and partnerships in corrections infrastructure modernization

Simon Bonk & Tanja Sieme (Telio)

A Master Plan for security and reintegration

Jaime Gajardo Falcón

The role of infrastructure in the Catalan penitentiary system

Department of Justice of the Government of Catalonia

Replacing a 19th-century state penitentiary with a modern facility

Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

Reimagining rehabilitation: A transformative design for Nebraska’s new correctional facility

Gary Retel (DLR Group)

Brazil's first public-private prison partnership marks 12 years of operation with strong results

GPA – Gestores Prisionais Associados

Corrections as a social enabler: uplifting offenders’ lives through partnerships and technology

Singapore Prison Service

A person-centric approach to modernizing correctional facilities and probation

Sarah Spence (MHS Public Safety)

The Danish approach: How architecture can promote normalisation

Sonia Bom & Jonas Hviid Mønster (Alex Poulsen Architects)

How can prison architecture affect judicial cooperation in criminal matters - the case of detention conditions

Beatriz Martins, Joana Pinho & João Gomes

Reshaping the Romanian Prison System: progress, challenges and commitments

Romanian Penitentiary Administration

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