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
PRI's Africa Programme Manager Doreen N Kyazze looks at how educational opportunities and rehabilitation programmes that take the specific needs of women into account can break the cycle of poverty in Uganda.
22nd February 2018
Steve van de Weijer, co-author of a study that found that children who experience parental imprisonment during their youth are more likely to die prematurely, discusses the key findings and possible causes.
Expert guest for PRI13th February 2018
Nina Champion, Head of Policy at Prisoners’ Education Trust, looks at the importance of prison education and the increase in and impact of prison university partnerships around the world.
Expert guest for PRI9th January 2018
Amnesty International researcher Heather McGill discusses her recent report on prisoner transportation in Russia.
Expert guest for PRI28th November 2017