Resources listing

Report

Human Rights and Health in Prisons: a review of strategy and practice

Published by PRI and the Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Foundations (KNCV) ISBN No. 9965-25-855-4 Human Rights and Health in Prisons documents the practical experiences of PRI and the Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Foundation’s (KNCV) programmes to improve tuberculosis and HIV management in prisons. Particular attention is given to programme experiences in Kazakhstan, with additional information on experiences […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

Freedom Inside These Walls

Published in 2005 Available in French 51 Minutes duration Shot in Benin, Kenya and Malawi ‘Freedom Inside These Walls’ provides disturbing footage of prison conditions inside these countries, which are common to many other prisons in Africa. It highlights the challenges in accessing justice faced by poor people in conflict with the law. The film […]

Languages: French

Multimedia

Seeds of Freedom

https://vimeo.com/36338039 Published in 2005 Available in English 18 minutes duration Food ration is the main cost after staff salaries in most prisons in Africa. Since 1998, the Malawi Prison Service has been developing prison farms in partnership with PRI, improving prison conditions and self suffiency. Seeds of Freedom demonstrates the benefits that can be achieved […]

Languages: English

Training

Human Rights and Prisons – A Trainer’s Guide on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials

Published by OHCHR in collaboration with PRI and the International Centre for Prison Studies This trainer’s guide was produced by the United National Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) in collaboration with PRI and the International Centre for Prison Studies. It is one component of the four-part publication, Human Rights in Prisons, […]

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Training

Human Rights and Prisons – A Manual on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials

This manual was produced by the United National Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) in collaboration with PRI and the International Centre for Prison Studies. It is one component of the four-part publication, Human Rights in Prisons, series No. 11 in the OHCHR professional training series. The manual (component one of the […]

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian

Training

Human Rights and Prisons – A Compilation of Human Rights Instruments

This compilation of human rights standards concerning the administration of justice was produced by the United National Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) in collaboration with PRI and the International Centre for Prison Studies. It is one component of the four-part publication, Human Rights in Prisons, series No. 11 in the OHCHR […]

Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian

Multimedia

Community service in Africa: An alternative to imprisonment

In Africa, hundreds of thousands of people are packed into prisons that are overcrowded, dilapidated, unsanitary, inhumane and ineffective for prisoners’ rehabilitation and crime prevention. In 1992, Zimbabwe introduced Community Service. Very quickly this alternative proved itself to be more humane, less expensive and a more efficient response to crime. This film, made in 2004, […]

Languages: English

Training

PRI Training Manual No.1: Human Rights and Vulnerable Prisoners

This manual is a resource for those who deliver training and workshops on human rights in prisons. It explores the fundamentals of good prison management, focusing specifically on international standards for the treatment of prisoners and the special needs of vulnerable categories of prisoner.

Languages: English, Farsi, French, Spanish

Training

Prison Overcrowding Poster

A diagrammatic illustration of reasons for prison overcrowding. In French/English.

Languages: English, French