Model for Reform
This resource pack aims to provide guidance about how non-custodial sanctions and probation can be established in countries which do not have them and extended in those countries which do. It draws both on the available academic and other literature available, together with PRI’s experience of working with government partners, most recently in Eastern Europe, […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
In recent decades, there has been a noticeable trend towards larger prisons of 1,000 prisoners plus. In the USA, the trend has been particularly prevalent – with around 3,500 prisoners per prison in California for example, but other countries have followed a similar path. In this expert blog for PRI, David Skarbek, Senior Lecturer in […]
Languages: English
Briefing
This briefing draws on research from Kenya and other studies on women in the criminal justice system to outline lessons and recommendations on designing and implementing community service and probation for women, in line with the UN Bangkok Rules. The research in Kenya looked at the existing system and experiences of women serving community sanctions. Read […]
Languages: English, Swahili
Report
This final evaluation reports on the results achieved and lessons learned in PRI’s two-year ExTRA Project – Excellence in Training on Rehabilitation in Africa which concluded in Summer 2016 and was funded by the UK Government (UKAID). The ExTRA project was a pilot initiative, which focused on developing community service as an alternative to short-term prison sentences for petty offences […]
Languages: English
Briefing
This guidance on the revised UN Nelson Mandela Rules is based on the deliberations of a meeting of experts – known informally as the ‘Essex expert group’ – organised by Penal Reform International and the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex in Colchester, UK, on 7-8 April 2016. The paper consists of six chapters covering: Dignity Prison […]
Languages: English
Report
Community sanctions are often a much better option for women than a prison sentence, but like many other aspects of criminal justice systems, it is usually set up with male offenders in mind, paying little attention to the reality of women’s lives. This report produced in partnership with the Kenya Probation and Aftercare Service examines the […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
This short film highlights the benefits for but also the challenges experienced by women serving Community Service and Probation Orders in Kenya. Accompanies our report: Community service and probation for women: a study in Kenya. A short survey with four questions about how you found this film will appear on this page after you have finished watching. […]
Languages: English
Submission
A statement by PRI to the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2016 on the management of extremist offenders in prison and the risk of radicalisation, emphasising the importance of a human-rights based approach.
Languages: English
Report
Summary of discussions from a consultation convened by PRI and the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ) with prison personnel from 10 countries and other international organisations to discuss the revised areas of the Nelson Mandela Rules and identify both current good practices and challenges in their implementation.
Languages: English
Report
This report contains the findings of a survey of 382 children held in 21 closed institutions (policy custody, detention centres and social care institutions) in three Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The survey was carried out by PRI together with local partner organisations and local authorities in the autumn of 2015 and is […]
Languages: English, Russian