Incarceration & Social Purpose in Restorative Cities

Kick-off INSPIRE project

Kick-off INSPIRE project

INSPIRE is a project funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. It stands for Incarceration & Social Purpose in Restorative Cities. INSPIRE is a collective learning process about detention houses and the dynamic interaction with their local urban, economic and social context. What are good examples of restorative justice in relation to detention houses? How can a detention house be implemented? How can a detention house finance itself through a social enterprise? And how do we empower and amplify the voice of lived experience throughout the implementation process? Find out more about INSPIRE here 

ESDH26
Justice is a shared responsibility

🤝 Why should detention be truly community-integrated and embedded within society? And why is creating opportunities for successful reintegration a shared responsibility? Positive reintegration reduces

ESDH26
Justice that serves people

💭 During the 2026 European Symposium on Detention Houses in Albania, held in April, we explored a fundamental question: What if justice began not in

ESDH26
European Symposium on Detention Houses 2026

✨This was the 2026 European Symposium on Detention Houses, held on 21-22 April in Tirana, Albania. Under the theme “Sustainability and Justice” the 2026 European Symposium

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ESDH26
Justice is a shared responsibility

🤝 Why should detention be truly community-integrated and embedded within society? And why is creating opportunities for successful reintegration a shared responsibility? Positive reintegration reduces

ESDH26
Justice that serves people

💭 During the 2026 European Symposium on Detention Houses in Albania, held in April, we explored a fundamental question: What if justice began not in