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In this study, we raise the issues of the origins of Soviet criminal and prison subculture, the corresponding informal prisoner hierarchies, and the
In this expert blog, PRI’s Tinatin Uplisashvili explores the persistence of informal prison hierarchies across post-Soviet penitentiary systems, structures that continue to shape
Evidence relating to the relocation of children 1509. On 12 June 2014 a bus with 24 children (15 orphans or children without parental care
On 22 May 2025, at the initiative of Denmark and Italy, nine Council of Europe member states — including Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland —
On May 16, 2025, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump from moving forward with deportations under The 1798 Alien Enemies Act for a
California often places minors in lengthy probation terms that many describe as humiliating. Governor Newsom vetoed an earlier reform effort, but advocates are
Denmark and Italy are leading a push to rein in the power of the European Court of Human Rights, warning that its activist
The US Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to pause the deportation of a group ofalleged Venezuelan gang members. A civil liberties
This paper is about the scope, limits, and consequences of contemporary anti-torture policies, shaped and implemented at both national and international levels. This
The applicant complained of the conditions of his detention pending trial, which was ordered, inter alia, to prevent him from interfering with the