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Spotlight:
New 10-point plan supports gender-sensitive drug policies for women
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The number of women and girls in prison, estimated to be more than 740,000, is increasing: between 2010 and 2020 there was a 17 per cent increase globally. Punitive drug policies are known to be a key driver of rising prison populations and to have a particular and disproportionate impact on women.
PRI and the International Drug Policy Consortium are pleased to present a new model for reform, setting out 10 key steps for policymakers and practitioners to respond effectively and positively to reduce the unnecessary imprisonment of women for drug‐related offences in line with international standards, drawing on recent research and an expert meeting held in London in February 2020. Read more.
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Global Prison Trends 2021 - Executive summary out now in 5 languages
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Global Prison Trends 2021 exposes the impact of the global pandemic on prison populations and staff, showing that in the face of the COVID-19 crisis millions of people in prison have suffered as a result of preventive measures, at a huge cost to their mental health and human rights.
The Executive Summary containing our key messages and all the latest facts and figures affecting prison populations and management is now available in English, Spanish, French, Russian, and Thai.
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Our Europe programme is looking forward to an autumn full of activities across the region. Funded by the European Union’s JUST programme and the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation, our work examines the use of non-custodial sanctions in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, with a particular focus on vulnerable populations through an EU-wide comparative study and in-depth research in Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan and Portugal. In the coming months we look forward to:
- Publishing country reports from the 21 states included in the research;
- Engaging in advocacy with criminal justice stakeholders in Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan and Portugal to promote evidence-based recommendations for reforms;
- Conducting training workshops for criminal justice stakeholders in Hungary and Portugal on non-discriminatory sentencing and probation practices;
- Designing new or amended non-custodial measures in Hungary and Portugal;
- Launching an international Model for Reform, to support probation systems to move towards more adaptive, resilient and non-discriminatory services.
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Improving prison conditions in Central African Republic
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PRI has been working with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSCA) to support the CAR government in the implementation of a national strategy to demilitarise the prison service. This month, the National Human Rights Commission held a press conference to present the report of monitoring visits in Ngaraba, Camp de Roux and Bimbo detention centres, with support from PRI.
Also this month, three prison staff travelled to Ouagadougou for a 45-day immersive training in Burkina Faso's penitentiary administration, specialising in human resource management, social reintegration and improving prison conditions.
Last week, civilian and military prison staff in CAR took part in a 3-day training session on social reintegration activities in prison with the goal of strengthening the rights of people in prison.
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Report on international forum on the penitentiary system held in Kazakhstan out now
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On 8 July 2021, an International Online Forum “The Penitentiary System in the New Reality” was hosted in Kazakhstan, chaired by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Lieutenant General of the Police, Mr Yerlan Turgumbayev. This report provides a detailed outline of the proceedings of the forum, including the presentations, discussions around human rights, transparency and efficiency, and recommendations by participants. It also includes the full set of infographics on the Criminal-Executive System of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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