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The proportion of older persons in prison continues to rise in many countries. There is no global data on the number of older persons in prison. Known rates vary from 1.8% of prison populations in Indonesia to as high as 20% in Japan. In Australia, there has been a 311% increase in the daily average number […]
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We work to tackle and eliminate corruption in criminal justice systems throughout our programmes. As a highly sensitive and complex issue, we adopt a solutions-oriented and diplomatic approach using constructive and practical methodologies. We work to decrease the prevalence of corruption in criminal justice systems, including in prisons. This work includes assessments and recommendations for […]
Submission
Access to justice and discrimination issues affect older people throughout the criminal justice system at arrest and adjudication, detention, and transition back to the community. This submission provides input for the United Nations General Assembly Open-ended Working Group for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human rights of older persons, specifically focusing on […]
Languages: English
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The Membership Council The Membership Council comprises of members elected from and by the members of the association. Its composition aims to reflect the different regions of the world and a gender balance. The Membership Council meets once a year to approve the audited accounts. It approves the organisational strategy and any elections to the […]
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From petty bribery to large-scale misappropriation of funds, corruption is rife throughout the criminal justice process in many countries and has serious implications both for the human rights of detainees and the efficient administration of justice. Corruption occurs in police stations, prosecutors’ offices, the judiciary and in prisons. Corruption might be a reason why a […]
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Prison staff are key actors in the successful rehabilitation of people in prison, but staff are often poorly paid, under-trained and experience high levels of work-related stress and violence. It is vital that prison staff are treated with respect, and the challenges of their role are acknowledged and addressed. They must also have the necessary […]
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Foreign nationals tend to be over represented in prison systems in many countries; and sometimes there are separate prisons or parts of prisons for foreign nationals. The rate of detained foreign nationals is staggeringly high in some countries, like in United Arab Emirates where the proportion is over 90 per cent. In Europe, foreign nationals […]
Report
Between December 2010 and April 2012 PRI conducted an 18 month project in Tanzania to support multi- agency monitoring of places of detention of Children. With the financial support of UNICEF Tanzania PRI worked with local agencies to develop monitoring tools and an IT based system to collect, collate and analyse the results of monitoring visits conducted by mandated […]
Languages: English
Training
Over the past 15 years, paralegals have become an increasingly important part of the criminal justice system in developing countries. As well as providing legal information and basic legal advice to people in conflict with the law, some paralegal services also provide food and medical supplies to people in detention and a presence at police […]
Languages: English
Briefing
Deaths or serious injuries of persons in custody, disappearances of individuals, and allegations or indications of torture and other forms of ill-treatment can be summarised as ‘serious incidents’ in custody, which can have a variety of different causes. This Factsheet is intended to give guidance to monitoring bodies in assessing whether the prison authorities have […]
Languages: Armenian, Arabic, English, Georgian, Russian