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Global Prison Trends 2018: a global view on the state of prisons

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 PRIRt Hon Helen Clark15th May 2018

In Brazil, prison riots and killings expose the structural failures of mass incarceration

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 PRIHenrique Apolinario28th March 2018

Prisoner transportation in Russia: travelling into the unknown

Amnesty International researcher Heather McGill discusses her recent report on prisoner transportation in Russia.

Expert guest for PRIHeather McGill28th November 2017

Documenting torture technologies, less lethal weapons and restraints in detention: what, why and how?

The Omega Research Foundation discusses the need for independent monitors to document and monitor the use of weapons and restraints in places of detention.

Expert guest for PRIThe Omega Research Foundation18th October 2017

From interrogating to interviewing suspects of terror: Towards a new mindset

Police Superintendent, Asbjørn Rachlew explains why investigative interviewing is the safest and most efficient way to solve crime and counter terrorism.

Expert guest for PRIAsbjørn Rachlew14th March 2017

The Prison Rape Elimination Act and beyond: sexual violence in detention

This blog looks at the impact of the 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act in the US, the practices and management issues that make abuse more likely, and the policy and culture change needed to eliminate it.

Expert guest for PRILinda McFarlane, Jesse Lerner-Kinglake, Just Detention International9th November 2016

The added value of OPCAT ten years on

A decade on and with 81 ratifications and 57 designated National Preventive Mechanisms, what impact has the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture had?

Expert guest for PRIRachel Murray22nd June 2016

Prison staff: overworked and underpaid?

Security, prisoner welfare and successful rehabilitation depend to a large degree on well trained prison staff.

Rob Allen26th May 2016

Monitoring isolation and solitary confinement in the UK: inadequate procedures and informal practices need to be addressed

Louise Finer, Coordinator of the UK's National Preventative Mechanism, explains the findings from the NPM's review of 'isolation' and 'solitary confinement' in detention.

Louise Finer8th January 2016

Complaints, inspection and legal aid are three areas where the Mandela Rules provide stronger guidance

PRI's Executive Director's contribution to a high-level panel organised by UNODC looked at how these three areas have changed in the revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules).

Alison Hannah21st October 2015