Resources listing

Event

Event: Global Prison Trends 2022

Global Prison Trends is Penal Reform International’s annual flagship report, published with the Thailand Institute of Justice, identifying the key trends and challenges in prison systems worldwide. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, despite repeated calls to reduce prison populations since the onset of the crisis, the global prison population has reached an all-time high. Global […]

Languages: Arabic, English

Event

Event: Practical measures for the prohibition of arbitrary detention in drug control

Side event at the 65th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, organised by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights with the support of Canada, Ghana, Switzerland, United Kingdom, European Union, National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria, Commission of Human Rights of the Philippines, Global Commission on Drug Policy, Harm Reduction International, […]

Languages: English, Spanish

Guidelines

Guidance document on the Bangkok Rules

This guidance document on implementing the United Nations Rules on the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders, co-published with the Thailand Institute of Justice, is part of PRI’s Toolbox on the UN Bangkok Rules.   It has been updated in 2021 to reflect new standards, particularly the Nelson Mandela Rules and the […]

Languages: Arabic, English, Russian, Thai

Report

COVID-19 vaccinations for prison populations and staff: Report on global scan

This report examines policies and practices related to COVID-19 vaccination in prisons across 177 countries, analysing how people detained and working in prisons are included in vaccination plans and roll-out. It highlights a critical lack of data collection and transparency on this aspect of the COVID-19 response and finds that most countries failed to adequately plan for vaccination in prisons, which has led to piecemeal and often insufficient implementation.

Languages: English

Report

Summary of discussions of The Southeast Asia Regional Consultation on the Implementation of the revised United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules), August 2016

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