Penal Reform International

Penal Reform International (PRI) is an independent non-governmental organisation that develops and promotes fair, effective and proportionate responses to criminal justice problems worldwide. We believe that in criminal justice systems that are fit for purpose: offenders are held to account, sentences are proportionate, and the primary purpose of prison is rehabilitation not retribution.

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Global Prison Trends 2023

PRI and TIJ provide an overview and highlight how the criminalisation of drugs remains a key contributing factor to the rising global prison population and prison overcrowding.

News5 October 2022

Submission to OHCHR for the High Commissioner’s report on human rights implications of and good practices and key challenges of equitable and universal access to and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

HRI and PRI discuss challenges, practices and opportunities related to the inclusion and prioritisation of people who use drugs and people in prison in the design, planning, and rolling-out of COVID-19 vaccination programs.

Publications6 September 2022

Technical brief: Transgender people and HIV in prisons and other closed settings

This technical brief sets out guiding principles and targeted interventions to reduce the risk of HIV transmission and facilitate access to healthcare for transgender people deprived of liberty.

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World Drug Day 2022: Presenting UN human rights experts' call to align drug policies with human rights

Online

26 June 2022

Over 10 special mandates will present a joint statement on human rights and drug policies, as well as related recommendations in the most recent report on HIV and human rights by the UNHCHR.

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Justice for all - Decisive action to reform laws that criminalise poverty and status

Online

19 May 2022

This side event will provide an opportunity for Member States, UN bodies, and civil society actors to set out clear goals and decisive action needed to decriminalise poverty and status, linked to the work of the UN Crime Commission and other international mechanisms and initiatives.

Publications9 February 2022

10-Point Plan: Crisis-ready non-custodial sanctions and measures

PRI has developed the 10-point plan as a tool to provide practitioners and policy makers guidance on building and strengthening services that are flexible, non-discriminatory and better able to respond to and adapt in the face of crises.

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Crisis-ready non-custodial sanctions and measures

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20 January 2022 - 13 January 2022

On 20 January 2022, PRI will hold an online event to launch the new 10-point plan, discuss key findings from the conducted research and hear about the experience of non-custodial sanctions during the ongoing pandemic from varied perspectives.

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COVID-19 vaccinations for prison populations and staff: Launch of global scan

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13 December 2021

At this online launch, key international and national actors and human rights leaders will discuss the findings of the report and ways forward to ensure the prioritisation of people detained and working in prisons for COVID-19 vaccination and broader pandemic responses.

News6 December 2021

NGOs urge UNODC's Executive Director to mark Human Rights Day with a call to reform drug policies that entrench inequality

89 CSOs underscore the need to tackle harms of repressive drug policies undermining human rights.

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