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Prison Staff/ციხის პერსონალი – Desk research/სამაგიდე კვლევა

The publication has been produced by Rehabilitation Initiative of Vulnerable Groups (Author: Natalia Tsagareli) within the framework of the EU funded project “Monitoring Government’s Commitments and Promoting Penal Reforms through the Engagement of CSOs” which is implemented by Penal Reform International South Caucasus Regional Office. In order to ensure the optimal management of the prison, […]

Languages: English, Georgian

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Global Prison Trends 2018

Global Prison Trends 2018 is the fourth edition in PRI’s annual flagship Global Prison Trends series, which identifies topical developments and challenges in criminal justice and prison policy and practice. It is published in collaboration with the Thailand Institute of Justice, and features a foreword by the Rt Hon Helen Clark, Member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, Former Prime Minister of […]

Languages: English

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Evaluation: Reducing torture and ill-treatment through strengthening preventive monitoring mechanisms in Georgia and Armenia

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

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Global Prison Trends 2017

PRI has launched its annual flagship publication, Global Prison Trends 2017, at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Global Prison Trends 2017 is the third edition in our annual Global Prison Trends series, which identifies topical developments and challenges in criminal justice and prison policy and practice. It is published in collaboration with the Thailand […]

Languages: English

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Final evaluation: Excellence in Training on Rehabilitation in Africa (ExTRA)

This final evaluation reports on the results achieved and lessons learned in PRI’s two-year ExTRA Project – Excellence in Training on Rehabilitation in Africa which concluded in Summer 2016 and was funded by the UK Government (UKAID). The ExTRA project was a pilot initiative, which focused on developing community service as an alternative to short-term prison sentences for petty offences […]

Languages: English

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Community service and probation for women: a study in Kenya

Community sanctions are often a much better option for women than a prison sentence, but like many other aspects of criminal justice systems, it is usually set up with male offenders in mind, paying little attention to the reality of women’s lives. This report produced in partnership with the Kenya Probation and Aftercare Service examines the […]

Languages: English

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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

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Voice of the Child: Central Asia survey 2015

This report contains the findings of a survey of 382 children held in 21 closed institutions (policy custody, detention centres and social care institutions) in three Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The survey was carried out by PRI together with local partner organisations and local authorities in the autumn of 2015 and is […]

Languages: English, Russian

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Status of human rights implementation for vulnerable prisoners in Ukraine

Baseline survey and analysis of conditions for vulnerable prisoners and access to complaint mechanisms in seven prisons in Ukraine (two women’s prisons, two juvenile and three men’s facilities). 500 prisoners were interviewed in total. The research was carried out under a PRI project funded by the European Union designed to improve access to justice, conditions […]

Languages: English

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Women who kill in response to domestic violence: How do criminal justice systems respond?

This study was produced by Linklaters LLP for PRI and examines how women who have killed their abusers following prolonged domestic abuse are treated in law and before the courts, covering nine jurisdictions: Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Spain and the USA. The number of women globally who have committed violent crimes is very small. Women are far […]

Languages: English