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Spotlight:
New guide to the rehabilitation and social reintegration of women prisoners
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This new tool by PRI, developed in collaboration with the Thailand Institute of Justice, gives practical guidance on improving existing rehabilitation programmes and services for women in prison and designing new ones, looking at different country contexts and taking into account location-specific challenges and opportunities, based on the Bangkok Rules. It is currently available only in English.
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New report: How drug policy in Latin America disproportionately affects women
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A recent report released by the Washington Office on Latin America, the International Drug Policy Consortium, and Dejusticia underlines the critical need for policymakers across the region to reform harsh drug laws and restrict the use of pretrial detention. Report findings indicate that across most of Latin America a higher proportion of women than men are deprived of their liberty while awaiting trial, and a substantial percentage of these women are detained for non-violent drug offenses.
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New: UN report assesses structural discrimination throughout lives of women who are detained
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A new report published by the UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in Law and in Practice examines how women are uniquely and disproportionately affected by the deprivation of liberty, and argues this is owed to structural discrimination throughout their life cycle. The report explains: "Deprivation of liberty involves human rights violations and has devastating consequences for women’s lives, putting them at risk of torture, violence and abuse, unsafe and unsanitary conditions, lack of access to health services and further marginalisation" (IV, A, para 74). See our article written by Aldyen Krieger, a member of PRI's policy team, for further analysis of this report.
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Report: Global Prison Trends 2019
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Global Prison Trends 2019 is the fifth edition in PRI’s annual flagship Global Prison Trends series which identifies topical developments and challenges in criminal justice, and prison policy and practice. The report is published in collaboration with the Thailand Institute of Justice. Among other issues for women in criminal justice systems, the report details alarmingly high rates of mental health problems amongst female prisoners.
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Guide: The OSCE on addressing sexual and gender-based violence in places of deprivation of liberty
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The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) have published a new guide to raise awareness and prevent sexual and gender-based violence in criminal justice facilities. Designed to fill a gap in existing research, the report draws on examples from the OSCE region to interrogate the specific vulnerability those deprived of liberty face in these situations with potential for horizontal and vertical violence. The report integrates the concept of security and gender into human rights framework, using examples of jurisprudence to understand the root causes, and historically, the blind eye that is turned to this specific form of violence. Through examining the interplay of power and discrimination, the guide seeks to contribute to the development of preventative measures against sexual and gender-based violence in detention facilities.
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Fact Sheet: A Comprehensive Overview of Women and Girls Serving Life Sentences in the U.S.
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The US-based organisation, the Sentencing Project has published a factsheet on women and girls serving actual and de facto life sentences as a part of their on-going Campaign to End Life Imprisonment. The factsheet provides data indicating that despite declining rates of violent crime among women, the number of women serving life sentences has grown dramatically in recent years. Their findings serve as a helpful resource to use in conjunction with PRI's life imprisonment briefing, insofar as it provides a national case study of some of the women and girls who encompass just under 3 percent of those sentenced to life imprisonment internationally.
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PRI turns 30 this year! Over 30 years, we have had many successes, working in more than 90 countries. We are proud of our past achievements and look forward to the years ahead. PRI will continue to promote gender-sensitive criminal justice and penal policies, as well as greater use of non-custodial alternatives. Have a look at our anniversary video and celebrate with us!
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