Professor Keith Humphreys: America’s Incarceration Rate Is About to Fall Off a Cliff
For more than 40 years, the United States — a nation that putatively cherishes freedom — has had one of the largest prison
Prison Policy as a Component of Social Control: Between Penological Pessimism and the Rehabilitation Paradigm: Introduction
In this edition, given the considerable scope of the research, I decided not to be overly original. I decided to retain the basic
Dmytro Yagunov. Prison Policy as a Component of Social Control: Between Penological Pessimism and the Rehabilitation Paradigm
This monograph was prepared and published during my work and research at the University of Tübingen as part of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative
Japan’s Prison Reform Focuses on Rehabilitation
For the first time in more than a century, Japan has overhauled its prison system with new rules placing greater emphasis on rehabilitation
Societies Grappling with a ‘Silent but Growing’ Prison Crisis
Prisons have become a fragile link in many criminal justice systems, weakened by over-incarceration, overcrowding, poor conditions and chronic neglect – fuelling calls
UK Will Roll Out Chemical Castration for Sex Offenders
The British government is to rollout the use of medication to suppress the sex drive of sex offenders, as part of a package
Denmark: Government Unveils Criminal justice Reform: Harsher Sentences, More Prison Space, and Focus on Rehabilitation
Denmark’s newly presented justice reform includes doubled sentences for violent crimes, over 2,000 new prison places by 2036, and expanded use of alternatives
France to Build High-Security Prison in Amazon for Gang Leaders
France plans to build a high-security prison in the Amazon as part of its crackdown on serious drug offenders. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin
United Kingdom: Prisoners to Earn Freedom After Serving Third of Sentence Under New Plans
Prisoners will be able to earn their freedom after serving a third of their sentences under new minimum and maximum sentence plans released