Prisons: no more brick in the wall
Prisons: no more brick in the wall[1] The Ministry of Justice has recently published the statistical series of persons in custody[2] in France between 1980 and 2020. One of the [...]
Prisons: no more brick in the wall[1] The Ministry of Justice has recently published the statistical series of persons in custody[2] in France between 1980 and 2020. One of the [...]
Inconsistent detention policy Belgium formed a new government in September 2020. Exciting times for organisations that want to influence policy. RESCALED Belgium succeeded in putting detention houses on the political [...]
The geographical placement of detention houses: Why community-integration matters While Norwegians urbanize towards the big cities, Norwegian prisons migrate out. Prisons are no longer welcome as part of our city [...]
The “new normal” in the prison system? In Portugal, the Law no. 9/2020, 10th of April, approved an exceptional regime for loosening the execution of sentences in times of the [...]
Circular justice There is a well-known Dutch writer, Rutger Bregman, who has written a book entitled ‘Humankind’. With this book, the writer wants to sketch a new image of humanity, [...]
Think small On the 29th of July, the Norwegian Minister of Justice officially opened the new Agder fengsel, Avdeling Mandal. When Avdeling Froland opens in the end of August, Agder [...]
Pieces to the Puzzle: Trying to Understand Steps Towards Prison Reform Last year I began my exchange program at the University of Oslo. As a student in the US, I [...]
What prison for the world after the pandemic? Reflections on the health crisis and the prison in France "The virus in prison is going to be the death knell". This [...]
RESCALED: prisons in the city Rescaled project is the fruit of the partnership between different organisations from four European countries. The movement began in Belgium and aims at prompting a [...]
Belgium takes first step towards a new penitentiary paradigm: the use of transition houses The first Belgian transition house for prisoners has been officially inaugurated today by Deputy Prime Minister [...]