Resources listing

Briefing

Alternatives to Imprisonment in The Republic of Kazakhstan

An international conference, Alternatives to imprisonment in Kazakhstan, was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 27-30 October 1999. The conference focused on implementing and improving the effectiveness of criminal sanctions that do not involve imprisonment. Subjects discussed included alternatives to pre-trial detention and custodial sentences, conditional early release, restorative justice and alternatives in relation to minors. The conference […]

Languages: English

Training

Health in African Prisons

In December 1999 the Kampala workshop on ‘Health in African Prisons’ gathered together about 80 people from all over Africa and the world to share their experiences. Practitioners, Heads of Prison Services, researchers and NGOs have worked together to gather information and suggest new directions in this field. Together the 80 delegates elaborated and adopted […]

Languages: English, French

Report

HIV/AIDS in Malawi Prisons

HIV transmission and the care of prisoners with HIV/AIDS in African prisons is of serious concern, but our understanding is limited. This report aims to address this obstacle and inform on the situation of HIV transmission and the care of prisoners with HIV/AIDS in Malawi prisons. The research was conducted for PRI by Dorothy Jolofani […]

Languages: English

Model for Reform

Kampala Declaration on Health in Prisons in Africa

the Kampala Declaration on Health in Prisons in Africa was adopted by the participants at the Kampala Workshop on Prison Health, held in Kampala, Uganda, on 12-13 December 1999. The declaration outlines some of the structural problems and general conditions of detention that negatively impact on prisoners’ health and recommends measures to betaken by governments, […]

Languages: English, French

Model for Reform

A New Agenda For Penal Reform

In April 1999, representatives from fifty countries in all five continents met in Surrey, England to consider A New Approach for Penal Reform in a New Century. Government ministers and officials, parliamentarians, judges and representatives of international, regional and national nongovernmental organisations concerned with penal reform and human rights discussed the role of the criminal […]

Languages: English, Farsi, French, Pashto, Spanish

Briefing

Arusha Declaration on Good Prison Practice

On 27 February 1999, Prison Services in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa (CESCA) met in Arusha, Tanzania, and agreed upon eight principles to promote good prison administration. These principles make up the Arusha Declaration on Good Prison Practice. Available in English and French.

Languages: English, French

Briefing

Kadoma Declaration on Community Service Orders in Africa

The International Conference on Community Service Orders in Africa, organised by PRI and the Zimbabwe National Committee on Community Service (ZNCCS), was held in Kadoma, Zimbabwe, from 24-28 November 1997. Participants at the conference adopted a Declaration agreeing, among other things, that the use of prison should be strictly limited to a measure of last […]

Languages: English, French

Training

Community Service in Practice

Community Service in Practice comprises a collection of key resources to support the implementation and promotion of alternative sanctions to custody. It was produced as a result of the International Conference on Community Service in Africa, organised by PRI and the Zimbabwe National Committee on Community Service (ZNCCS), which took place in Kadoma, Zimbabwe in […]

Languages: English, French, Portuguese

Briefing

Kampala Declaration on Prison Conditions in Africa

Between 19-21 September 1996, 133 delegates from 47 countries, including 40 African countries, met in Kampala, Uganda. Delegates, including the President of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Ministers of State, Prison Commissioners, Judges and international, regional and national non-governmental organisations concerned with prison conditions, all worked together to find common solutions to […]

Languages: English