Featured Blog
In this expert blog for PRI, Angela Dixon and Leo Tigges explore recent developments in probation and parole across the Caribbean, focusing on the establishment of the Caribbean Association of Probation and Parole (CAPP) to strengthen regional cooperation. Drawing on a mapping exercise, they highlight persistent challenges including prison overcrowding, high imprisonment rates and widespread […]
6th May 2026
Featured Blog
In this expert blog for PRI, Dr Nicolás Espejo Yaksic argues why putting children at the centre of justice systems in Ibero‑America is essential for any real project of rights, democracy and sustainable development.
11th March 2026
En este blog de expertos para PRI, las autoras Catalina Droppelmann y Manuela Sylleros exploran cómo la corrupción en los sistemas penitenciarios de América Latina ha pasado de ser hechos aislados a constituir una estructura rutinaria que moldea la vida cotidiana de las personas privadas de libertad.
4th March 2026
In this expert blog for PRI, authors Catalina Droppelmann and Manuela Sylleros explore how corruption in Latin American prison systems has shifted from isolated incidents to a routine structure shaping daily life for people in prison.
4th March 2026
In this expert blog written for PRI, author Alexei Lakhov argues that the meaningful involvement of people with lived experience is essential to creating effective drug and prison policies. There is a fundamental need to move beyond tokenism toward genuine partnership in decision-making, ensuring diverse voices shape agendas and recommendations grounded in lived experience. The […]
15th January 2026
In this blog, the authors argue that green spaces are essential prison infrastructure, showing that biodiverse landscapes reduce violence, stress and self-harm, support rehabilitation and security, and improve climate resilience. Even small changes in older prisons can help, making nature-rich environments key to dignity and meaningful reform.
2nd December 2025
In this blog, Gustav Tallving, Executive Director of EuroPris, explores a key issue affecting prison systems across Europe and beyond: the role and challenges faced by prison staff.
6th November 2025
In this expert blog for Penal Reform International, Dwayne Antojado highlights that meaningful involvement of people with lived experience of imprisonment is essential for creating truly human-centred justice systems. His work shows that co-designed education, authentic representation, and narrative methods deepen understanding of imprisonment, while fair support and decision-making roles for affected individuals turn personal […]
5th August 2025
In this expert blog, PRI’s Tinatin Uplisashvili explores the persistence of informal prison hierarchies across post-Soviet penitentiary systems, structures that continue to shape prison life through violence, social exclusion and informal authority. Drawing on recent reports by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and long-standing documentation from multiple countries, the blog analyses how […]
22nd July 2025
In this expert blog for Penal Reform International, Sofie Arjon Schütte analyses the phenomenon of corruption in prisons, fuelled by severe power imbalances, limited oversight, and widespread overcrowding, creating conditions ripe for bribery, extortion, and abuse – particularly against vulnerable groups.
15th July 2025
In this blog, PRI’s Executive Director Olivia Rope reflects on the urgent need for meaningful prison reform, drawing on her recent participation at the United Nations General Assembly session marking ten years of the Nelson Mandela Rules.
25th June 2025
In this expert blog for Penal Reform International, Dr Marion Vannier and Dr Helen Gair from the University of Manchester explore how hope is imagined, experienced and transformed within the context of life imprisonment.
5th June 2025