Model for Reform
This book is a compilation of Declarations, Plans of Action and ECOSOC Resolutions which make logical, practical, humane and cost-effective recommendations for penal reform, written specifically in and for the African context. Where implemented, these can reduce the unnecessary use of imprisonment and improve access to justice, while responding to the special needs of those […]
Languages: English, French
Training
This is the second edition of a training manual originally produced in 2002. The manual has been entirely rewritten to incorporate interactive learning and forum theatre techniques. This 2007 edition runs 20 modules and also has a useful section containing a summary of several games and interactive learning methods. It is intended as a tool for […]
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
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 […]
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Training
The excessive length and use of pre-trial dentention is a major cause of overcrowding in prisons worldwide. This index provides examples of good practices in reducing pre-trial detention. It is aimed at penal reformers everywhere while primarily focusing on African practices.
Languages: English, French
Training
This compilation of human rights standards concerning the administration of justice 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, series No. 11 in the OHCHR […]
Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian
Multimedia
In Africa, hundreds of thousands of people are packed into prisons that are overcrowded, dilapidated, unsanitary, inhumane and ineffective for prisoners’ rehabilitation and crime prevention. In 1992, Zimbabwe introduced Community Service. Very quickly this alternative proved itself to be more humane, less expensive and a more efficient response to crime. This film, made in 2004, […]
Languages: English
Multimedia
https://vimeo.com/36337116 13 minutes. An overwhelming majority of African prisoners do not have access to a lawyer. But people at the beginning of the criminal justice process do not neccessarily need access to one. Trained paralegals, like paramedics, can provice first legal aid that is both appropriate and effective. Path to Justice follows the workdays of […]
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Training
This poster was produced in 2004 by the Paralegal Advisory Service (PAS) in Malawi with assistance from MaSSAJ and PRI.
Languages: English
Training
This poster was published in 2004 by the Paralegal Advisory Service (PAS) in Malawi, with assistance from MaSSAJ and PRI.
Languages: English, Swahili