Cells with Carpets, “Untouchables” and Sectors Where Guards Do Not Dare to Enter: What Is Happening in Moldovan Prisons?

Overcrowding, a thriving criminal subculture, critical staff shortages, and the deplorable state of infrastructure in Moldovan prisons create conditions conducive to ill-treatment and

The CPT Publishes Report on Greenland (Denmark)

In a new report the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) examined the conditions of detention, regime and

The СPT Conducts Its 9th Periodic Visit to Spain, Focusing on Prison and Police Establishments

A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out

The CPT Visits Prisons, Detention Establishments for Children and Police Facilities in Romania

A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out

The CPT Publishes Report on Its 2024 Periodic Visit to Slovenia

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published the report on its periodic

Reduction in the Prison Population in Russia as a Result of Crimes Committed by the Russian Regime

Europe is the only continent where the total number of prisoners has decreased since 2000. However, the extent of this reduction has largely

Denmark Tackles Prison Overcrowding by Sending the Prisoners to Kosovo

The Danish government has rented dozens of places in a prison in Kosovo to transfer foreigners sentenced to deportation for various crimes. The

Informal Prisoner Hierarchy. Prison Standard. CPT/Inf (2025)12