Mauro Albuquerque, Secretary of Penitentiary Administration and Resocialization, State of Ceará, Brazil Read More
Exploring the rollout of arraignment hearings in Brazil, the context that spurred the measure and the challenges of a paradigm shift. Read More
A scheme providing legal aid to the accused, ensuring that prompt decisions are taken upon arrest, arraignment and prosecution. Read More
Noteworthy Practice Pretrial Detention Reduction Ireland Ireland has a comparatively low pretrial detention (PTD) rate by European standards, at around... 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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Luís Geraldo Lanfredi, Deputy Judge of the Presidency of the National Council of Justice, Brazil Read More
Dan Halchin, Director-general, Romanian Penitentiary Administration Read More
The New South Wales (NSW) Remand Domestic Violence intervention programme is changing minds through voluntary participation. Read More
Read the contributions from Directors-General of prison and probation administrations and worldwide correctional experts. 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 Even if urgently needed in some countries to replace sometimes very old, outdated, and degraded prison infrastructure, building more prisons can be an unreasonable solution.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
