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Podcast: Building for success: prison design and infrastructure as a tool for rehabilitation

Over the last two decades, there has been increasing recognition that prison architecture can be an important catalyst for rehabilitation. Forward-thinking architects are reassessing classical models of prison design and experimenting with innovative spatial concepts embedded with theories from sociology, psychology, and even ecology. Dr Marayca López, Senior Corrections Analyst and Planner at US firm CGL/Ricci […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

¿Una condena de prisión es siempre la solución?

Un nuevo cortometraje de animación de PRI, que observa el impacto nocivo de la utilización innecesaria del encarcelamiento alrededor del mundo y que incentiva la utilización de medidas no privativas de la libertad. Other languages: English, français, Русский, العربية, ქართული, Հայերեն  

Languages: Spanish

Annual Report

PRI Annual Report 2013

Our 2013 annual report – Working towards fair and effective criminal justice: the PRI way – is designed to give readers insight into how we achieve impact, focusing on highlights from our research work, our international advocacy, the technical assistance we provide at a national level, our training courses and resources, and our partnerships with […]

Languages: English

Report

Impact evaluation: Rehabilitation of former prisoners in Kazakhstan 2012-2013

While Kazakhstan has had considerable success in reducing its prison population over the last few years, this has led to increased pressure on the limited services supporting former prisoners. In 2011, responsibility for support services for former prisoners was decentralised from the Prison Service to the ‘akimats’ or municipalities, many of which had little knowledge […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

Podcast: Radicalisation and de-radicalisation in prison – what should we do with violent extremist offenders?

How can prison administrations prevent the spread of radicalisation in prisons? Should violent extremist offenders be separated from the rest of prison population? How can de-radicalisation programmes in prison assist offenders to abandon extremist ideologies? Dr Shane Bryans, a former UK prison governor and expert, who has worked on prison-based deradicalisation in a number of […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

Webcast: Human rights for women in detention: Panel discussion at UN Human Rights Council

This is a recording of a side-event Human Rights of Women in Detention that PRI co-organised, with DIGNITY – Danish Institute against Torture at the 26th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 17 June 2014. The event was co-sponsored by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Permanent Missions of Denmark and Chile. […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

Making standards work

This is a 10-minute film by Michael Platzer and Slawomir Redo made in 2005 to mark the 50th anniversary of the UN Minimum Standards for the Treatment of Prisoners and a good introduction to the principles behind the Rules and what they have meant in practice. Includes an interview with PRI founding member and former Executive […]

Languages: English

Model for Reform

Law on a National Preventive Mechanism, Kazakhstan

In July 2013, Kazakhstan passed a new law establishing a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM). Throughout 2011 and 2012, PRI’s Central Asia office was intensively engaged in negotiations to establish an NPM for Kazakhstan, which would fulfil its obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). PRI’s advocacy and in particular its engagement […]

Languages: English, Russian

Submission

Submission to pre-sessional working group for 60th session of CEDAW: Examination of Kyrgyzstan, 2014

PRI made this submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women  ahead of their pre-sessional working group in July 2014 in connection with the consideration of the Fourth periodic report of Kyrgyzstan.  It proposes themes for inclusion in the ‘List of Issues’. The themes relate to women in the criminal justice system, and specifically […]

Languages: English