Featured Blog
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
Amnesty International researcher Heather McGill discusses her recent report on prisoner transportation in Russia.
Expert guest for PRI28th November 2017
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 PRI18th October 2017
Police Superintendent, Asbjørn Rachlew explains why investigative interviewing is the safest and most efficient way to solve crime and counter terrorism.
Expert guest for PRI14th March 2017
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 PRI9th November 2016
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 PRI22nd June 2016
Security, prisoner welfare and successful rehabilitation depend to a large degree on well trained prison staff.
26th May 2016
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.
8th January 2016
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).
21st October 2015
In Colorado, 150 inmates are in restrictive housing today compared to 1500 four years ago. Its Executive Director of Corrections, Rick Raemisch, who has overseen the reforms explains why and how.
Expert guest for PRI24th July 2015