Women in the criminal justice system
We promote greater use of non-custodial alternatives for women, together with gender-sensitive criminal justice and penal policies.
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PRI at the UN Crime Commission 2018
At this year's UN Crime Commission PRI will be launching 'Global Prison Trends 2018' and co-hosting various side-events on life imprisonment, HIV/AIDS in prison and mental health.
Blog post
Strengthening support services in Georgia for female survivors of violence, discrimination and stigma
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, ex-prisoners and probationers.
12th April 2018
Blog post
The Sustainable Development Goals: making sure female offenders are not ‘left behind’
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