Briefing
This briefing examines the use of life imprisonment worldwide, including the increasing trend of life imprisonment without the possibility of release, or life without parole (LWOP). Emerging trends indicate an increase in the number of offences carrying the sanction of life imprisonment, a greater prevalence of indeterminate sentencing, a reduction in the use of parole, […]
Languages: English, French, Russian
Report
Published by PRI and the Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Foundations (KNCV) ISBN No. 9965-25-855-4 Human Rights and Health in Prisons documents the practical experiences of PRI and the Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Foundation’s (KNCV) programmes to improve tuberculosis and HIV management in prisons. Particular attention is given to programme experiences in Kazakhstan, with additional information on experiences […]
Languages: English
Training
The image we have of ‘legal aid’ is that of a lawyer pleading before a court on behalf of an indigent client. This lawyer may act for free (pro bono or pro deo); or as a public defender (on a salary paid by the state); or as a private lawyer (contracted for services and paid […]
Languages: English, French
Report
This report explores the challenges faced by the Rwandan national authorities during the information gathering phase of the Gacaca process.
Languages: English, French
Report
This manual is designed to identify and promote the use of global juvenile justice indicators. It was initiated at UNICEF and is published by UNODC. Penal Reform International was a member of the expert reference group which selected the final indicators. The Russian translation was published in 2010.
Languages: English, Russian
Report
A Rare and Arbitrary Fate: Conviction for Murder, the Mandatory Death Penalty and the Reality of Homicide in Trinidad and Tobago is a statistical study of reported murders and people indicted for murder between 1998 and 2002. It was researched and written by Roger Hood and Florence Seemungal from the Centre of Criminology, University of […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
Published in 2005 Available in French 51 Minutes duration Shot in Benin, Kenya and Malawi ‘Freedom Inside These Walls’ provides disturbing footage of prison conditions inside these countries, which are common to many other prisons in Africa. It highlights the challenges in accessing justice faced by poor people in conflict with the law. The film […]
Languages: French
Multimedia
https://vimeo.com/36338039 Published in 2005 Available in English 18 minutes duration Food ration is the main cost after staff salaries in most prisons in Africa. Since 1998, the Malawi Prison Service has been developing prison farms in partnership with PRI, improving prison conditions and self suffiency. Seeds of Freedom demonstrates the benefits that can be achieved […]
Languages: English
Training
Published by OHCHR in collaboration with PRI and the International Centre for Prison Studies This trainer’s guide was produced by the United National Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) in collaboration with PRI and the International Centre for Prison Studies. It is one component of the four-part publication, Human Rights in Prisons, […]
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Training
Version 7 PRI focuses on developing ‘models’ from good practice identified on the African continent and around the world that serve to promote penal reform in ways which practically address many of the major problems facing criminal justice agencies. This document considers a range of ‘good practices’ developed in Africa and elsewhere in reducing pre-trial […]
Languages: English