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Blog post
The shadow code: How informal prison hierarchy undermines human dignity across post-Soviet prisons
In this expert blog, PRI’s Tinatin Uplisashvili explores the persistence of informal prison hierarchies across post-Soviet penitentiary systems, structures that continue to shape prison life through violence, social exclusion and informal authority. Drawing on recent reports by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and long-standing documentation from multiple countries, the blog analyses how […]
22nd July 2025
Brochure
A five-year Strategy: Criminal justice reform with human rights at its core
PRI launches a new five-year strategy for 2024-28 focusing on rehabilitation, human rights and reducing criminalisation.
Languages: English
Guidelines
Placement of trans and non-binary people: A guide for prisons
This guide, published by Penal Reform International and TGEU, provides a human rights-based framework for placing trans and non-binary individuals in prison.
Languages: English