Resources listing

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Podcast: How can criminal justice systems from police to probation address the medical and social care needs of elderly prisoners?

The number of older prisoners in prison populations is growing in many countries, in part due to ageing populations and often in part to punitive sentencing policies. However, older prisoners are more likely than their peers in the community to be disabled, to have multiple, costly chronic health conditions, and experience age-related cognitive impairments including […]

Languages: English

Submission

Statement to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on ‘Draft Basic Principles and Guidelines’

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) are developing “Draft Basic Principles and Guidelines on Remedies and Procedures on the Right of Anyone Deprived of His or Her Liberty by Arrest or Detention to Bring Proceedings Before Court”, pursuant to Resolution 20/16.  They will be presented to the Human Rights Council in September 2015. In September 2014, PRI […]

Languages: English

Submission

Joint oral statement on human rights impact of overcrowding: Human Rights Council September 2014

PRI delivered this joint oral statement at the 27th regular session of the Human Rights Council on 10 September 2014 on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), the International Legal Foundation (ILF) and PRI. The statement relates to the Panel discussion on the protection of the human rights of […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

Podcast: Out of balance – disproportionality in sentencing

Courts have started to consider whole life sentences without the possibility of parole to be in breach of the prohibition on inhuman and degrading punishment. But what about ordinary prison sentences? Dr Mary Rogan, Head of Law at Dublin Institute of Technology and Chair of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, explores some significant recent court […]

Languages: English

Multimedia

¿Una condena de prisión es siempre la solución?

Un nuevo cortometraje de animación de PRI, que observa el impacto nocivo de la utilización innecesaria del encarcelamiento alrededor del mundo y que incentiva la utilización de medidas no privativas de la libertad. Other languages: English, français, Русский, العربية, ქართული, Հայերեն  

Languages: Spanish

Annual Report

PRI Annual Report 2013

Our 2013 annual report – Working towards fair and effective criminal justice: the PRI way – is designed to give readers insight into how we achieve impact, focusing on highlights from our research work, our international advocacy, the technical assistance we provide at a national level, our training courses and resources, and our partnerships with […]

Languages: English