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
Rodney Holcombe is the New York State Director for Criminal Justice Reform at FWD.us, a U.S…
Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Analyst at the Washington DC-based NGO, The Sentencing…
Helen Mills is Head of Programmes at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. Helen is currently…
Louise Edwards is the Director of Research and Programmes at the African Policing Civilian…
In this piece, Olivia Rope, Executive Director of Penal Reform International (PRI), discusses life…
Prison overcrowding in Latin America – is it caused by over-use of pre-trial detention? (Short film)
A discussion about rights under threat and the consequences for women, people of colour, and…
Laure Baudrihaye-Gérard, European legal director of Fair Trials, a worldwide criminal…
Saskia Bricmont has been a member of the Greens and the European Free Alliance (EFA) at the…