Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee Visits Ukraine
A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out
Penal Reform International: Security and violence (Global Prison Trends 2025)
Prison systems globally continue to report high levels of violence, with a myriad of drivers and impacts for people in prison and staff
Olena Sokalska: “Outdated” Prison System
The narrowing of scientific discourse on penitentiary issues in Ukraine to contemporary problems and new challenges is understandable, but is it justified? The
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
СPT Carries Out a Periodic Visit to Belgium
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out its 8th periodic visit to
Dmitry Muratov: Soon Russia Will Celebrate Torturer Day
Let’s talk today about state sadists. In my country, professionals who torture people – punitive officers – have reappeared. In the year of
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
A History of California Criminal Justice and Prison Reform Initiatives (1994-2025)
Over the past 30 years, California voters have repeatedly turned to the ballot box to shape criminal justice policy, responding to concerns about
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