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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
A powerful news report on Brazil’s dramatic rise in female prisoner numbers has used data from our World Female Imprisonment List.
The Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London has…
Professor Mike Hough, Emeritus Professor and Founder of Birkbeck’s Institute for Crime &…
We are compiling a list of news articles, guidance and other resources from around the world on…
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An article by Catherine Heard on the impacts of COVID-19 on prison populations and wider justice…
In this searing documentary film, former prisoners, prison guard whistle-blowers and an…
Catherine Heard, Director of ICPR's World Prison Research Programme, has spoken to Omar Phoenix…
Since its launch in September 2000, the World Prison Brief (hosted and published by the Institute…
