Punitive international drug control regimes have acted as a drag on development objectives from poverty reduction to human rights. Can the UNGASS meeting and the Sustainable Development Agenda be a starting point for change?
Expert guest for PRI4th May 2016
The first of a series of national and regional consultations with prison authorities on how the new Mandela Rules can be implementing on the ground, particularly in low resource settings.
11th April 2016
Many people, including many states, are hoping UNGASS will deliver a shift in international drug policy. Are their hopes still alive after the CND session last week?
31st March 2016
The links between prison clothing and rehabilitation have been noted by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture amongst others - should we pay more attention to the use and practice of prison uniform around the world?
11th March 2016
A mid-term evaluation reports on progress achieved in PRI's two-year UKAid-sponsored ExTRA Project – Excellence in Training on Rehabilitation in Africa.
18th February 2016
An introduction to WHO Europe's new report on prisons and food by the report's co-author, Amy Smoyer.
Expert guest for PRI25th January 2016
Laura Maiello and Stephen Carter of US-based architectural and justice planning practice, CGL Companies, discuss how architects, policy-makers and prison authorities can design and build prison facilities for women in a gender-sensitive manner.
Expert guest for PRI9th December 2015
Terry Hackett, Warden of Pacific Institution in Canada, draws on his research into civil society action in justice and correctional reform in Rwanda to demonstrate the potential value that civil societies can bring to correctional reform processes in a post-conflict setting.
Expert guest for PRI25th November 2015
7th October 2015
How professional development and helping officers to address community fear can help increase the use of community service in Uganda.
1st September 2015