White Supremacist Prison Gangs in the United States: Origins, Subculture, Ideology, Hierarchy and Case Law
This article is focused on the study of one aspect of the phenomenon of prison gangs in the United States, namely the activities
Dmytro Yagunov. Deviant State in the Context of the Anti-Torture Policy
Coming back to the issue of the “anti-torture criminal code”, we must point out the problem which is a blurring of borders between
Kaigan Carrie: What is It Like to Be a Prison Officer in the UK?
When prison officers are in the news, it’s rarely for a positive reason. Recent headlines have included officers smuggling contraband into prisons or
Renate van der Zee: In the Netherlands, We’re Closing Our Emptying Prisons. What Can Other Countries Learn from How We Did It?
The Dutch prison population has fallen by more than 40% – and awareness of the harms of harsh sentencing could explain why Yesterday,
CEP International Training School on Core Correctional Skills 2024 (4th edition) started in Barcelona
In line with Prof. Dr. Ioan Durnescu’s Core Correctional Skills, the training emphasizes key skills such as relationship skills, pro-social modelling, problem-solving, motivational
Hugh Chetwynd: CPT Standards and Findings in Relation to Solitary Confinement in Prisons (presentation)
The presentation presented on a regular meeting of representatives of prison administrations of 35 Council of Europe member states “Solitary confinement in prisons
Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Its Alternatives: a Human Rights Perspective
Solitary confinement of prisoners is still widely used in many countries in Europe and around the world, although many studies suggest that it
Justice Madan Lokur: Prison Reforms – What is Needed Is a Systematic Study to Understand the Causes of Overcrowding in Prisons
Justice Madan Lokur, former Judge of Supreme Court in conversation on prison reforms with Jhuma Sen, an Advocate practising before the Calcutta High Court.