Report
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 […]
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Submission
In this joint oral statement by PRI and the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) to the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in May 2017, the organisations point to specific criminal justice commitments in the Outcome Document of the UNGASS on drugs. Specifically, the oral statement highlights the section on ‘Proportionate and effective policies […]
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Briefing
This joint advocacy note has been prepared by PRI with the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) for the 26th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (22 to 26 May 2017). In the note, IDPC and PRI identify key aspects of the 2016 UNGASS on drugs Outcome Document that are relevant to the work […]
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Briefing
This guidance on the revised UN Nelson Mandela Rules is based on the deliberations of a meeting of experts – known informally as the ‘Essex expert group’ – organised by Penal Reform International and the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex in Colchester, UK, on 7-8 April 2016. The paper consists of six chapters covering: Dignity Prison […]
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Model for Reform
Ten steps to guide countries interested in moving away from solely punitive responses to drugs and in developing health and human rights-based approaches. This Plan was developed in partnership with the International Drug Policy Consortium.
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Public Statement
PRI delivered a statement to the 59th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs against the use of the death penalty for drug-related offences. The statement calls for mention of the death penalty in the outcome document and highlights that executions for drug offences go against international human rights standards. It was delivered on […]
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Submission
PRI and the Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers) submitted this joint statement at the plenary panel at the 31st regular session of the Human Rights Council on addressing human rights issues in the context of efforts to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030 (one of the Sustainable Development Goals). The statement highlights challenges around HIV/AIDS […]
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Multimedia
In many countries, prison food is insufficient in quantity and quality. Budgets are low (less than 0.5 USD per prisoner per day according to data recently gathered by PRI) and there have been cases where prisoners have died from starvation. In higher-income countries, food is more available but still may not be ‘of nutritional value […]
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Submission
This joint NGO statement was presented to the reconvened UN Crime and Drug Commission session in Vienna in December 2015 on behalf of Amnesty International, Anti Death Penalty Asia Network, Harm Reduction International, International Drug Policy Consortium, Penal Reform International and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. The statement calls for States to use the opportunity presented […]
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Multimedia
The spread of infectious diseases is a serious problem in prison systems worldwide, with prisoners often many times more likely to be living with Tuberculosis, HIV or hepatitis than a person in the community. Alongside the generally poor and unsanitary conditions prevalent in prisons, one major route to infection is unsafe injecting drug use. Yet […]
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