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Welcome to the News section of the World Prison Brief, where the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research delivers timely updates on urgent prison-related developments around the globe. From data-driven insights into prison labour and sentencing reforms to global prison population trends and gender disparities, this page brings you the latest briefings, evidence submissions, and expert commentary shaping policy and public debate
On 23 March 2026, at the margin of the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, ICPR and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights held a side event on the topic of Human Rights Compliant Alternative Measures to Pre-Trial Detention.
ICPR has today published a comprehensive new briefing paper exploring the law, policy, and practice…
The law and practice of prison work provision in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland…
ICPR’s latest publication Prison data collection: A Guidance Note makes the case for the…
Some 11.5 million people are held in penal institutions throughout the world, according to the…
ICPR’s latest publication Prison data collection in Commonwealth countries: A Guidance Note makes…
Ben Jarman9th November 2023ICPR’s new briefing paper, “Labouring Behind Bars”, explores work in…
I was invited to speak about female imprisonment trends at an event at the UN’s headquarters in…
Prisons of the World author, Andrew Coyle, will present selected extracts from his recent book,…
