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News, projects and publications in the European correctional arena.
The Lausanne-based federal court pulls up Geneva prison for overcrowding under inhumane conditions. [Read article]
Thousands of men and women with psychosocial disabilities in French prisons are at risk of suicide or harming themselves because of the neglect of their physical and mental health [Read article]
The number of assaults by prisoners on Irish prison officers last year decreased by 37pc to less than two per week on average. [Read article]
Plea bargain in the works to speed up Turkey’s judicial system. [Read article]
Bail supervision project to tackle child custody rates will be piloted in Dublin. [Read article]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee calls upon states to review the treatment of life-sentenced prisoners [Read article]
Criminals serving life sentences in the Netherlands may come up for release after 25 years if new proposals being drawn up by junior justice minister Klaas Dijkhoff become law. [Read article]
Georgia’s Prison Inmates Will be Able to Sell Their Products. [Read article]
Greece’s Prison Inmates to be granted access to Skype. [Read article]
Prisoners allowed access to adult films and internet. [Read article]
Dutch prison inmates to get tablets rather than tv and books: AD. [Read article]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits the United Kingdom. [Read article]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits “hotspots”in Greece. [Read article]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Latvia. [Read article]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Italy. [Read article]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes response of the Luxembourg authorities on its 2015 visit report. [Read article]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits prison on the island of Imralı (Turkey). [Read article]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits prisons affected by strikes in Belgium. [Read article]
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits the Netherlands. [Read article]
Council of Europe Survey Shows Mixed Feelings about Georgia’s Prison Situation. [Read article]
Breivik argued that conditions in the prison where he is held violate his human rights while two Norwegian institutions vie for the title of the world’s “nicest” or “most humane” prison. [Read article]
The Dutch authorities are aiming to reduce the cost of hundreds of empty prison cells by closing the prisons. [Read article]
Dealing with radicalisation in a prison and probation context – new working paper online (Radicalisation Awareness Network). [Read article]
The principle of ‘equivalence of care’ holds that people in prison should have the same level of medical care as people in society. [Read article]
The state security service has been monitoring the process of radicalization in Belgian prisons for almost two years. [Read article]
Britain’s biggest prison, HMP Parc, runs a groundbreaking reform programme reinforcing inmates’ links with their children to prevent re-offending. [Read article]
In Spain the most recent arrests in connection with Islamic terrorism were not radicalized while they were in jail. [Read article]
Anders Breivik, Norway murderer, wins human rights case. [Read article]
International Conference: Working with young adult offenders (Lillestrøm, Norway) – CEP Probation. [Read article]
A report on criminal justice responses to prison overcrowding in Eastern Partnership countries has been released by the joint EU and Council of Europe Programmatic Cooperation Framework. [Read article]
The Road from Crime: A compelling must-see film and invaluable resource. Written by Gerry Mc Nally. [Read article]
Rehabilitation, Research and Reform: Prison Policy in Ireland. Dr. Mary Rogan. [Read article]
Important new report from the Centre for Mental Health which identifies key areas for improvement across the criminal justice system. [Read article]
Probation, Rehabilitation and Reparation. Fergus McNeill Irish Probation Journal 2009. [Read article]