Briefing
This factsheet “Human Rights during Police Detention and the Situation in Georgia” includes analysis of legislation and practices as regards police detention in Georgia, including safeguards and violations and relevant statistics. The document discusses all the challenges and human rights violations bringing concrete cases as evidence during administrative detention as well as during detention under […]
Languages: Georgian
Report
This mid-term evaluation reports on progress achieved in PRI’s project in the South Caucasus on strengthening preventive monitoring mechanisms, which is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Netherlands. The project began in October 2016 and is being implemented over a period of 21 months. A summary of the mid-term evaluation has also […]
Languages: English
Brochure
Effective probation services can have a transformative impact on the lives of offenders and the justice system. They reduce stigmatisation, contribute to successful reintegration and build skills and resilience to break the prison-poverty cycle, as well as reducing recidivism rates. For over 30 years, PRI has been working with a wide range of stakeholders to […]
Languages: English
Training
As part of a pioneering, multifaceted project that focused on the experiences of women completing non-custodial sentences in Kenya, a half-day workshop for probation officers and relevant stakeholders was produced. The module aims to sensitise stakeholders regarding the specific background and situation of women offenders, and demonstrate how social enquiries, pre-sentence reports and the supervision of community sanctions […]
Languages: English
Guidelines
Following a pioneering, multifaceted project that focused on the experiences of women completing non-custodial sentences in Kenya, the structure and guidelines for social enquiries and pre-sentence reports were amended to incorporate a gender-sensitive approach. The guidelines were produced using feedback from relevant stakeholders, as well as probation offices in two pilot locations in Kenya (Kisumu and Nakuru).
Languages: English
Model for Reform
The model for reform documents the overall experiences and findings of a pioneering, multifaceted project that focused on the experiences of women completing non-custodial sentences in Kenya. It lays out 10 key steps to take when replicating the project in an international context, in order to introduce a gender-sensitive approach to non-custodial sentences.
Languages: English
Annual Report
PRI’s Annual Report 2016 outlines the impact of our work and achievements over the past year. Highlights in 2016 included: Continued global promotion of the Nelson Mandela Rules (the revised Standard Minimum Rules for the treatment of prisoners), with our regional offices holding workshops and training on the rules in a number of countries. In collaboration with the UK […]
Languages: English
Submission
In this oral statement to the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in May 2017, PRI introduced our new report, Global Prison Trends 2017, published in collaboration with the Thailand Institute of Justice. The report includes a Special Focus section dedicated to the links between the Sustainable Development Goals and criminal justice. The oral statement […]
Languages: English
Submission
In this joint oral statement by PRI and the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) to the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in May 2017, the organisations point to specific criminal justice commitments in the Outcome Document of the UNGASS on drugs. Specifically, the oral statement highlights the section on ‘Proportionate and effective policies […]
Languages: English
Training
These Handbooks for NGOs, lawyers and judges were developed within a project on probation in Tunisia, funded by the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). The ‘NGO Handbook on Probation and Crime Prevention’ follows up on a series of training workshops and debates on the importance of restorative justice and alternative sanctions for […]
Languages: English