Resources listing

Report

Global Prison Trends 2016

This is the second annual edition in our Global Prison Trends series, describing key global trends in the use and practice of imprisonment and the pressing challenges facing states that wish to organise their penitentiary systems in accordance with international norms and standards. Topics include for example: developments in international criminal justice policy; notable changes to policy at the […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

Podcast: Prison systems need to acknowledge widespread corruption

Prisons are precisely the sort of environment where you might think that corruption would easily develop and prosper, which is why it is perhaps surprising that relatively little has been done so far to tackle it. In the ninth of our expert blog series, former UK prison governor and criminal justice expert, John Podmore, says […]

Languages: English

Submission

Oral Statement on human rights and corruption: to the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

This statement was delivered at the thirteenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on 12 August 2014 on the negative impact of corruption on human rights. The statement notes that corruption is a prevalent issue within the area of criminal justice, including links between torture and corruption. It makes a list of observations including the impact […]

Languages: English