Prison Population in Ukraine (January 17, 2025)
As of 17.01.2025, 36970 people were held in penitentiary institutions in Ukraine: Total Pre-trial prisons Correctional colonies 13 Sep 40201 15392 23896 06
Ukraine: Government Approves Regulations on the Commission for Reviewing Complaints on Inadequate Conditions in Prisons
By Resolution No. 1549 of 31 December, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Regulation on the Commission for Review of Complaints
Commissioner for Human Rights Asks the Italian Senate to Amend the ‘Security Bill’ to Safeguard Human Rights
In a letter addressed to the President of the Senate of Italy, Commissioner O’Flaherty asks members of the Senate to refrain from adopting
The CPT Publishes the Response of the Ukrainian Authorities to the Report on the 2023 Visit
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published today the response of
Matt Gaetz: Brutal El Salvador Prison is ‘a Solution’
On November 13, 2024, Donald Trump has announced that Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, 42, will serve as his Attorney General, a role that
David Gauke: Building More Prisons not Answer to Crisis
The man in charge of a review of the prisons crisis says building more jails is not the answer and a more “strategic”
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi announced consultation process for jail reforms
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has commenced consultation process for the formulation of a National Jail Reform Policy under an initiative
United Kingdom: Which Criminals were Released under Early Prison Release Scheme?
Another 1,100 prisoners are being released early on October 22, 2024 as the government announced a major review of sentencing to stem the
United Kingdom: Sentencing Review launched to end ‘prison crisis’
Unveiled on the day a further 1,100 prisoners were being released under an emergency scheme to ease overcrowding, the review will look at