Expert Insights
On this page, we present insights on some of the main implications of our ten-country research, all commissioned from leading experts in these jurisdictions. These short, accessible pieces alert us to worrying developments, engage with thorny policy dilemmas, and shine a path to lasting change.
Throughout June 2021, over 20 specially commissioned pieces of content will be released, all dealing with specific aspects of over-incarceration.
Expert insights
Catherine Heard discusses the 8 March Principles for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law…
Arienne J. Jones is an attorney who advocates for a reimagined justice system.She currently serves…
Arienne J. Jones is an attorney who advocates for a reimagined justice system. She currently serves…
Dr Sarah Lamble is a Reader in Criminology and Queer Theory at the School of Law, Birkbeck and…
Dr Sharon Shalev, a world expert on solitary confinement, and prisons expert and activist Nuno…
Homer Venters is a physician and epidemiologist working at the intersection of incarceration,…
Realities on the ground are discussed by Rafael Godoi, a sociologist and researcher at Rio’s…
Patrick Cacicedo is a Public Defender based in São Paulo. Patrick holds a PhD from the University…