- We raise awareness and highlight the need for crisis preparedness and response plans for places of detention in view of the growing number of natural disasters globally.
- Based on primary research, we have published several resources to guide action relating to climate change and justice:
- Natural hazards and prisons: Protecting human rights in disaster prevention, response and recovery, which presents practical measures with a human rights-based approach for practitioners and frontline staff working in prison systems
- Green prisons: A guide to creating environmentally sustainable prisons, co-published by PRI and United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), which explores how prisons can reduce their environmental impact while fostering rehabilitation.
- We advise governments on how to implement green initiatives into their justice systems. For example in 2024-25 in Bulgaria we supported their pilot ‘green prisons’ project, which aims Bulgaria is developing “green” prisons as part of a broader prison reform initiative focused on sustainability and rehabilitation. These prisons aim to reduce environmental impact, improve resource efficiency, and integrate nature into infrastructure and processes.
- We document and disseminate challenges and promising practices related to climate change and justice in our Global Prison Trends series.