How to exercise autonomy within a small-scale detention house?
Autonomy is a fundamental human need. This is also true for incarcerated people. However, when people are detained in a closed setting, they lose a great deal of their autonomy. [...]
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 [...]
Inconsistent detention policy
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
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?
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
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
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
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?
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: 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 [...]