Solitary Confinement in Ukraine: Statistics That Don’t Exist and Never Have
I recently carried out what might seem like a routine administrative procedure — I sent an information request to the Department for the
Access to Open Public Data Illustrating Trends In Ukraine’s Prison System: ECtHR Toolkit
I recently submitted a public information request to the Ministry of Justice and the South-Central Interregional Directorate for the Enforcement of Criminal Sentences.
England and Wales Overhaul Short Prison Sentences
From Monday, most offenders in England and Wales who would have faced up to a year in jail are likely to receive a
Solitary Confinement as a Convenient Tool: A Penological Analysis of the Reasons for the Institutional Survival of the Isolation Regime
Solitary confinement — a regime in which a person is deprived of meaningful social contact with other inmates — remains one of the
The Decision of Placement in Solitary Confinement: Procedures and Safeguards
In order to ensure that solitary confinement is only imposed in exceptional circumstances and for the shortest time necessary, each type of solitary
The ECtHR and Civil Society: Procedural Reform, Unresolved Issues, and Institutional Limits (March 20, 2026)
On 20 March 2026, the European Court of Human Rights convened its half-day dialogue with non-governmental organisations and litigators practising before it —
Prolonged Administrative Solitary Confinement of a Terrorism Detainee: No Violation of Articles 3 and 13 (Sekour v. France, application no. 52496/19)
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Types of Solitary Confinement and Their Legitimacy
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Solitary Confinement: The Principles Involved
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Solitary Confinement of Prisoners: Introduction
What is Solitary Confinement? Why It Matters The CPT’s Position The CPT’s Goals Solitary confinement of prisoners is found, in some shape or