In 2020, PRI (re)launched its Europe Programme. Over the past 30 years Penal Reform International has been present in European countries in various ways. PRI is registered in The Netherlands and formerly had a secondary head office in Paris. After their independence in the early 1990s, PRI developed country programmes in Hungary, with an office in Budapest; in Poland, with an office in Warsaw; and in Romania, with an office in Bucharest. PRI engages at the European Union and Council of Europe levels, too.
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-custodial sanctions and measures: Summary report of a comparative study in Member States of the European Union
In order to reduce prison populations to manage the spread of COVID-19, many states turned to the use of non-custodial sanctions and measures and the adoption of early or emergency release schemes. While the impact of the pandemic on prisons has been well documented, it is less clear how COVID-19 and the different measures governments […]
Languages: English, French
Model for Reform
10-point plan: crisis-ready non-custodial sanctions and measures
Probation agencies and others supporting the use and implementation of non-custodial sanctions and measures have been significantly impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and measures adopted by criminal justice systems and governments in combatting the spread of the virus in prisons and communities at large. While the focus has often been on mitigating the extreme […]
Languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish
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Country reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-custodial sanctions and measures
In-depth country reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use, implementation and experience of non-custodial sanctions and measures in Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan and Portugal, including preparations for release from prison and experiences of staff and those under probation supervision. These reports were published with the financial support of the International Penal and Penitentiary […]
Languages: Kyrgyz, Hungarian, English, Georgian, Portuguese, Russian