🤝 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 recidivism and creates opportunities for individuals to rebuild meaningful lives after incarceration. Achieving this requires more than commitments within the justice system alone. Other social...
💭 During the 2026 European Symposium on Detention Houses in Albania, held in April, we explored a fundamental question: What if justice began not in the courtroom, but in the community? Not with punishment, but with belonging? Our speakers highlighted the vital role of community reintegration and demonstrated how small-scale,...
✨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 on Detention Houses brings together justice changemakers to confirm a shared commitment to building justice systems that are humane, inclusive, and sustainable. The Symposium centres...
On 16 June 2026, RESCALED held its annual General Assembly in Malta, hosted by RISe Foundation, one of RESCALED’s founding members. As we do every year, we combined our official General Assembly with activities to connect, learn, and reflect on our shared work and the future of the movement. Alongside...
Transforming justice systems requires more than policy reform: it demands courage, vision, and the willingness to challenge long-established assumptions. Across Europe, organisations and practitioners are demonstrating that meaningful change is not a distant aspiration but an achievable reality. By placing relationships, trust, and human dignity at the centre of justice...
A visit to Sǿndre Vestfold fengsel, Larvik As part of the Erasmus+ BRIDGE project, we visited Søndre Vestfold fengsel in Larvik, Norway. Together with a Dutch radio journalist and a researcher, I spent several hours inside this small-scale prison for young adult men aged eighteen to twenty-five. Our host was...
On 2 and 3 February 2026, together with RUBIKON Centrum (Czech Republic) and Silta (Finland), RESCALED organised a two-day WOMEN x RESIZE international workshop. The central question guiding the event was: How can detention houses better respond to the specific realities and needs of incarcerated women? Around 30 participants from...
FRAME (Frameworks for Realising, Assessing, and Monitoring small-scale detention in Europe) is a two-year European project that strengthens how small-scale detention is assessed, implemented, and embedded across Europe. As small-scale detention increasingly replaces large prison institutions, FRAME works to make sure these facilities are measurable, comparable across countries, and anchored...
Across Europe, justice systems are reevaluating their approach to addressing young adults who come into conflict with the law. For those aged eighteen to twenty-five, this period represents a crucial stage of transition from dependence to autonomy, from impulsivity to reflection, from isolation to belonging. Yet traditional custodial institutions, designed...
The United Nations plays a crucial role in establishing global standards for all forms of deprivation of liberty. Through committees, conventions, and monitoring bodies, like the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT), the UN works to ensure the humane treatment of people deprived of their liberty worldwide. These mechanisms, alongside...
Across Europe, prisons have become ground zero for a growing mental health crisis. This crisis is not just about the vulnerabilities of those incarcerated, but also about the failures of our public institutions. Despite longstanding international obligations, mental health care in detention remains wholly insufficient.1 On any given day, over...
I often meet children who miss their parent but can barely find the words to express their feelings. Sometimes they casually mention that they were allowed to see their dad for an hour last month, and sometimes they avoid the subject altogether. I know this silence well. I was one...
🤝 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...
💭 During the 2026 European Symposium on Detention Houses in Albania, held in April, we explored a fundamental question: What if justice began not in...
✨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...
Transforming justice systems requires more than policy reform: it demands courage, vision, and the willingness to challenge long-established assumptions. Across Europe, organisations and practitioners are...
A visit to Sǿndre Vestfold fengsel, Larvik As part of the Erasmus+ BRIDGE project, we visited Søndre Vestfold fengsel in Larvik, Norway. Together with a...
On 2 and 3 February 2026, together with RUBIKON Centrum (Czech Republic) and Silta (Finland), RESCALED organised a two-day WOMEN x RESIZE international workshop. The...
FRAME (Frameworks for Realising, Assessing, and Monitoring small-scale detention in Europe) is a two-year European project that strengthens how small-scale detention is assessed, implemented, and...
Across Europe, justice systems are reevaluating their approach to addressing young adults who come into conflict with the law. For those aged eighteen to twenty-five,...
The United Nations plays a crucial role in establishing global standards for all forms of deprivation of liberty. Through committees, conventions, and monitoring bodies, like...
Across Europe, prisons have become ground zero for a growing mental health crisis. This crisis is not just about the vulnerabilities of those incarcerated, but...
Lived experience and experience experts are increasingly recognised as valuable contributors in social domains, healthcare, and justice reform. From mental health and substance use care...
