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World Prison Brief data has been cited in an article in The Economist looking at the increasing number of European countries that are renting prison cells in neighbouring countries to reduce prison overcrowding by sending their foreign national prisoners there.

In January, ICPR submitted evidence to the Independent Sentencing Review led by the Rt Hon David Gauke. The Review panel has now published the first part of its report, making frequent use of our World Prison Brief data and the comparative figures we provided in our evidence. 

We have again drawn on our international prisons research to inform an important inquiry seeking to raise standards in our prison system. ‘Rehabilitation and resettlement: ending the cycle of reoffending’ is the first Justice Committee inquiry of the current parliament.

Prison Insider have  launched a new tool to evaluate prison conditions: here, Sara Blanc Thoumine, Florence Laufer and Lola Martin Moro explain some of its key features.

What is the Prison Life Index?

Prison sentences are handed down in the name of the people, yet the reality of incarceration remains hidden from public view. Citizens have the right to understand what life in prison entails, but prison systems are often shrouded in opacity, misunderstood, and rarely scrutinized. To address this gap, Prison Insider, in collaboration with academics and civil society, has created the Prison Life Index.