Featured Blog
Florian Irminger, PRI's new Executive Director, reflects upon how the organisation’s practical approach to penal reform is as relevant as ever.
13th September 2018
Mary Rogan looks at international examples of internal inspection and outlines how they can help promote the protection of prisoners' human rights.
Expert guest for PRI12th September 2018
Heino Stöver examines global data on smoking in detention facilities, and explores why prevalence rates are so high – and what needs to be done to reduce them.
Expert guest for PRI15th August 2018
On the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth, PRI's Olivia Rope reflects on the progress made since the introduction of the UN Nelson Mandela Rules.
Expert guest for PRI18th July 2018
In this PRI blog Dr Ian Marder explains the background to and content of the new Council of Europe guidance on restorative justice.
4th July 2018
In this blog, Taanvi Ramesh discusses the international study which explored the links between suicide and incarceration rates and prison-related factors.
Expert guest for PRI13th June 2018
At the 2018 UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, PRI called on the UN and its member states to address the global increase in life sentences. This blog summarises the causes of the current crisis and its ramifications for the human rights of prisoners.
11th June 2018
The foreword to Global Prison Trends 2018, written by the Rt Hon Helen Clark, a Member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.
Expert guest for PRI15th May 2018
Our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer Jane Rice discusses her evaluation of a PRI project in Georgia that aims to strengthen access to services for vulnerable female prisoners, former prisoners and probationers.
12th April 2018
What does taking ideology seriously in counter-terrorism strategies mean? Liesbeth van der Heide, a senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), looks at the role ideology plays in the passage to violent extremism.
Expert guest for PRI3rd April 2018
Henrique Apolinario, a lawyer at Conectas Human Rights, discusses what needs to be done in order to avoid further tragedies and to address the underlying causes of the crisis.
Expert guest for PRI28th March 2018