International news and guidance on COVID-19 and prisons - 13 March - 30 November
We are compiling a list of news articles, guidance and other resources from around the world on COVID-19 and prisons. This will be updated regularly.
News
Donate to WPBInternational Prison News Digest Issue 55: January - February 2020
ICPR has produced the fifty fifth issue of the International Prison News Digest, a selection of news items from around the world on prison and the use of imprisonment. The Digest is produced bi-monthly and this issue covers the period from 1 January to 29 February 2020.
Director of ICPR’s World Prison Research Programme briefs Brazilian fact-checking website on latest prisons data
On 15 February the Brazilian Minister of Justice and Public Security, Sérgio Fernando Moro, claimed on Twitter that there is no excessive use of pre-trial detention in Brazil.
International Prison News Digest Issue 54: November - December 2019
ICPR has produced the fifty fourth issue of the International Prison News Digest, a selection of news items from around the world on prison and the use of imprisonment. The Digest is produced bi-monthly and this issue covers the period from 1 November to 31 December 2019.
The science of incarceration: Catherine Heard takes part in Science magazine webinar
Together with two American experts, Dr Jeff Morenoff (University of Michigan at Ann Arbor) and Dr Nazgol Ghandnoosh (the Sentencing Project), Catherine discussed the evidence concerning imprisonment and its consequences for rehabilitation, recidivism, deterrence and health.
ICPR publishes French translation of the 3rd Edition of A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management: Handbook for Prison Staff
ICPR has today published the French translation of the 3rd Edition of A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management: Handbook for Prison Staff (Gérer les prisons dans le respect des droits de l’homme)
International Prison News Digest Issue 53: September - October 2019
ICPR has produced the fifty third issue of the International Prison News Digest, a selection of news items from around the world on prison and the use of imprisonment. The Digest is produced bi-monthly and this issue covers the period from 1 September to 31 October 2019.
Pre-trial detention and its over-use: Evidence from ten countries
A new report, Pre-trial detention and its over-use: Evidence from ten countries, is published today by the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research.
ICPR Name Change
ICPR is pleased to announce that, to reflect the wide range of research we now carry out across many different areas of justice, we have changed our full name from the Institute for Criminal Policy Research to the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research.
While continuing to build on our long track record of work on policing and prisons, we have expanded our courts-based research to encompass the Family Court, Court of Protection, tribunals and other kinds of judicial proceedings.
International Prison News Digest Issue 52: July - August 2019
ICPR has produced the fifty second issue of the International Prison News Digest, a selection of news items from around the world on prison and the use of imprisonment. The Digest is produced bi-monthly and this issue covers the period from 1 July to 31 August 2019.