The European Prison Rules as a Standard-Setter for European Prison Conditions
The European Prison Rules and their recent revision: the Council of Europe’s standard-setting work related to prisons and probation and its impact in practice
Dr Petar Jordanoski, Project Manager, Division for Cooperation in Police and Deprivation of Liberty, Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Preventing torture and ill-treatment of persons in detention: the impact and latest findings of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on detention facilities in Europe
Vânia Costa Ramos, Member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Council of Europe, Strasbourg; Chair of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA); Partner, Carlos Pinto de Abreu & Associates, Lisbon
The work and role of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in supporting the judiciary to apply mutual recognition instruments
Aleksandra Nowicka, Specialist, National Preventive Mechanism, Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Warsaw
Insights into practical steps at different stages of the criminal justice process to deal with and overcome prison overcrowding recommendations from the Council of Europe’s White Paper
Ilina Taneva, Co-Secretary to the European Committee on Crime Problems, Secretary to the Council for Penological Cooperation, Council of Europe, Strasbourg
The Council of Europe’s 2012 Recommendation concerning foreign prisoners and its planned revision: the need for specialised standards and challenges in implementation within the context of good and promising practices
Petra Pavlas, Head of Foreign National Prisoners‘ Affairs Unit, Directorate General for Correctional Services, Federal Ministry of Justice, Vienna; Foreign Nationals Expert Group Coordinator, EuroPris
Juveniles and young adults in prison: understanding the past, addressing the present and shaping the future
Dr Belinda Plattner, Head of Foreign National Prisoners‘ Affairs Unit, Directorate General for Correctional Services, Federal Ministry of Justice, Vienna; Foreign Nationals Expert Group Coordinator, EuroPris
Mental health in prisons: understanding and dealing effectively with the issue in order to reduce the risk of recidivism
Jorge Monteiro, Head of Unit, Centre for Studies, Research and Planning, General Directorate for Reintegration and Prison Services, Ministry of Justice, Lisbon
Alternatives to detention and good practices: reducing the prison population in Europe via community-based sentences
Iuliana Elena Cărbunaru, Probation Inspector, National Probation Directorate, Ministry of Justice, Bucharest; Vice-President of the Confederation of European Probation (CEP)
Workshop reports
- Effective management of foreign national prisoners
- Individualised, person-centred approaches for juvenile and young adult offenders in prison: tailoring access models for rehabilitation
- Mental health in prisons
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