Briefing
Between the years 2000 and 2014, there was an increase of almost 84 per cent in the number of those serving formal life sentences worldwide. However, since a United Nations report on life imprisonment 20 years ago, there has been no international assessment of the use of and issues surrounding life imprisonment, despite substantial developments […]
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Japanese, Russian
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 […]
Languages: English
Annual Report
PRI’s Annual Report 2016 outlines the impact of our work and achievements over the past year. Highlights in 2016 included: Continued global promotion of the Nelson Mandela Rules (the revised Standard Minimum Rules for the treatment of prisoners), with our regional offices holding workshops and training on the rules in a number of countries. In collaboration with the UK […]
Languages: English
Submission
In this oral statement to the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in May 2017, PRI introduced our new report, Global Prison Trends 2017, published in collaboration with the Thailand Institute of Justice. The report includes a Special Focus section dedicated to the links between the Sustainable Development Goals and criminal justice. The oral statement […]
Languages: English
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 […]
Languages: English
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 […]
Languages: English
Report
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
Training
Учебная программа ориентирована на подготовку участников независимого контроля (членов региональных общественных наблюдательных комиссий, Общественных Советов при МВД и ФСИН МЮ Российской Федерации) в оценке и помощи в условиях и обращения и содержания уязвимых групп из числа правонарушителей, находящихся в местах содержания под стражей. A training curriculum for members of Public Monitoring Commissions in the Russian Federation for the assessment […]
Languages: Russian
Training
This training resource has been designed to support stakeholders to put the UN Bangkok Rules on women offenders and prisoners into practice. It draws on global good practice and research findings to provide practical guidance, using exercises and case studies. At the end of the ten modules, you will have the tools and knowledge to design […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
In recent decades, there has been a noticeable trend towards larger prisons of 1,000 prisoners plus. In the USA, the trend has been particularly prevalent – with around 3,500 prisoners per prison in California for example, but other countries have followed a similar path. In this expert blog for PRI, David Skarbek, Senior Lecturer in […]
Languages: English