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PRI's Bangkok Rules Ebulletin: May 2015 View this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward to Friend Bangkok Rules EBulletin Women in the Criminal Justice System May 2015 Welcome to Penal Reform International's quarterly Bangkok Rules EBulletin, a roundup of news and developments from PRI and others around the world on women in detention, and the implementation of the UN Bangkok Rules. The views expressed in the news items are not necessarily those of PRI. We welcome contributions to the ebulletin and do let us know what you think by emailing [email protected] What's in this issue? In the spotlight : New article from PRI: the added value of the UN Bangkok Rules PRI news Resources Blogs In the media WHAT ARE THE BANGKOK RULES? The Bangkok Rules are a set of standards adopted by the UN General Assembly on 21 December 2010, which supplement existing standards for the treatment of prisoners by addressing the specific needs of women in the criminal justice system for the first time. For more information on the Rules see PRI's short guide on the Rules.
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Bangkok Rules EshyBulletinWomen in the Criminal Justice System
May 2015
Welcome to Penal Reform Internationals quarterlyBangkok Rules EshyBulletin a roundshyup of news anddevelopments from PRI and others around the world onwomen in detention and the implementation of the UNBangkok Rules The views expressed in the news itemsare not necessarily those of PRI We welcome contributions to the eshybulletin and do let usknow what you think byemailing publicationspenalreformorg
Whats in this issue
In the spotlight New article from PRI the added value of the UN Bangkok RulesPRI newsResourcesBlogsIn the media
WHAT ARE THE BANGKOK RULES
The Bangkok Rules are a set of standards adopted by the UN General Assembly on 21December 2010 which supplement existing standards for the treatment of prisoners byaddressing the specific needs of women in the criminal justice system for the first timeFor more information on the Rules see PRIs short guide on the Rules
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Women in the criminal justice system the added value of the UN Bangkok RulesThis new article by PRIrsquos Policy Director Andrea Huber outlines aspects of discriminationfaced by female suspects defendants and prisoners in criminal justice systems theirnumber profile and characteristics and the offences they are typically charged with orconvicted for It covers certain key conditions in detention as well as programmes inplace for rehabilitation and reintegration The report draws on data country examplesand findings from a number of recent research studies in different countries includingArgentina Armenia China Georgia Jordan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan South Africa andTunisia
PRI NEWS
UN Crime Congress discusses the implementation of the Bangkok Rules fiveyears onPRI gave a presentation on the value of the Bangkok Rules and their implementationfive years on during Workshop 1 which was dedicated to international standardsspecifically those relating to meeting the unique needs of women and children (watchthe webcast PRIrsquos intervention is at 1hr)
Various other ancillarysideshyevent meetings addressed aspects of the detention ofwomen and women offenders including a meeting coshyorganised by PRI and RaoulWallenberg Institute on gendershysensitive monitoring and oversight of prison systemsThe panel outlined
The gender specific needs of women in detention such as reproductive healthneeds and the responsibilities women have as primary caregivers to childrenThe requirement for monitoring bodies to focus on and incorporate genderperspectives in their work and activities using the Bangkok Rules as aframeworkExamples of monitoring practices used to review the situations and needs ofwomen who are detained ranging from regional human rights bodies and PublicDefendersrsquo Offices to National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and internalinspection mechanismsInitiatives to provide guidance and training to prison administrations and otherrelevant authorities to implement the Bangkok Rules
See the summary of the meeting hosted by the Government of Thailand onlsquoImplementing Nonshycustodial Measures for Women in Relation to Drug Offences
The UN Crime Congress is a forum held every five years bringing togethergovernments intergovernmental and nonshygovernmental organisations and criminaljustice professionals and scholars to discuss common concerns share experiencesand seek viable solutions to problems related to crime prevention and criminal justice
New PRI report Global Prison Trends 2015PRI launched a new podcast and annual report Global Prison Trends 2015 at the CrimeCongress The report describes key global trends in the use and practice ofimprisonment and includes a section on women prisoners The report gives an overviewof the types of offences that are prevalent among female offenders and outlines howdrug policies impact women specifically PRI also produced a special podcast to accompany the new report Guests includeBryan Stevenson (Director of the Equal Justice Initiative and PRI Board Member) AlisonHannah (PRI Executive Director) Dr Marayca Loacutepez (US corrections analyst and justiceplanner) and Rob Allen (criminal justice expert) Topics covered include sentencingtrends prison technology shy opportunities and threats architectural design andrehabilitation
Summer school for monitoring bodies on gendershysensitive monitoring PRI is coshyorganising a Summer School for members and staff of National PreventiveMechanisms on lsquoPreventing torture and illshytreatment of female detainees throughgendershysensitive monitoringrsquo shy based on the Bangkok Rules It will be take place from10 to 13 August 2015 in Bristol UK and is coshyorganised with the University of Bristol inpartnership with the Association for the Prevention of Torture It is sponsored by theDanish Government within the Convention against Torture Initiative See here for more information and register through submitting this form topkeelingpenalreformorg
PRIrsquos faceshytoshyface training on the Bangkok RulesIn March PRI together with the Kenyan Probation Service ran a workshop on theBangkok Rules for probation and prison staff in Kenya Read more about the workshop inKenya Over the past year PRI has delivered faceshytoshyface training to some 80 prisonprobation and NGO staff with a particular focus on Training of Trainer sessions Forinstance PRI trained the staff of our partner organisation in Pakistan the DOST WelfareFoundation who are currently rolling out the training to hundreds of staff who work inprisons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border province A similar trainers workshop wasfacilitated for prison staff from eight Indian states
PRI has also run two training sessions and a Training of Trainers for the United NationsPrison and Probation Officer Course (UNPriProC) run by the Swedish Prison andProbation Service for future UN peacekeeping corrections officers as part of their preshydeployment training The UNPRiProC course will now include a Bangkok Rules trainingcomponent on a permanent basis
Find out more about PRIrsquos resources on the Bangkok Rules
Bangkok Rules EshyCourse nowavailable in Arabic and RussianPRI has released Arabic and Russianversions of its free online eshycourse on theBangkok Rules The course providesboth an analysis of the rules andguidance on how to apply them to realshylife situations
Watch a short trailer in English or Arabicor enrol here
NEW RESOURCES
Reproductive Injustice the state of reproductive health care for women in NewYork State prisonsA new report published by the US Women in Prison Project and the Coalition for WomenPrisoners Conducted over a 5shyyear period this research details the low standard ofreproductive healthcare experienced by women in New York State prisons and offersconcrete recommendations for change
UN report on women in detention in SenegalLaunched on International Womens Day this report by the Office of the HighCommissioner for Human Rights Regional Office in West Africa and the WomenrsquosLawyers Association (AJS) analyses the causes of detention of women in Senegal andemphasises the discriminatory nature of certain offences The report also makesrecommendations to address this issue including the decriminalisation of abortion
Working it out shy employment for women offendersA new briefing published by Prison Reform Trust (UK) highlights the challenges faced bywomen in England and Wales in finding employment after being released from prisonThe report profiles good practice in custody and in the community and calls on thegovernment to help increase employment opportunities for women with a criminal record Childhood behind bars growing up in a Cambodian prison ndash Dararsquos storyCambodian Human Rights Group LICADHO has published its second case study in aseries of reports on children living with their mothers in prison These reports describethe physical and psychological consequences for children who grow up in prison as wellthe conditions in Cambodian prisons
Development Since the report was published a government committee headed by theMinistry of Justice to address this issue was established See LICADHOrsquos reaction to thiscalling for a longshyterm strategy on this issue here
Women in prison in ThailandThis comprehensive report published by the Thailand Institute of Justice looks atlsquoWomen prisoners and the implementation of the Bangkok Rules in Thailandrsquo
Report on children deprived of liberty by the UN Special Rapporteur on TortureIn this report UN Special Rapporteur Juan Meacutendez says that girls in detention havedifferent needs from adults and boys and identifies some of the risks that girls in prisonface See details and register for a webinar on this report to be held on 5 May
Women offenders follow up report by the UK Justice CommitteeThis report examines the impact of recommendations made and governmentresponses to the lsquoWomen offendersrsquo report published in July 2013
WSPIC video gender responsive core guidelinesThe video by USshybased organisation WSPIC highlights core treatment guidelines forgender responsive treatment of women with substance use disorders Women in prison and the question of genderThis report has been published in Argentina by the Procuracioacuten Penitenciaria de laNacioacuten The report is in Spanish only
Gender responsive discipline and sanctions policy guide for womenrsquos facilities
A guide for corrections professionals on gendershysensitive discipline policies by USbased NGO the National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women
I am human refugee womenrsquos experiences of detention in the UKThis report by Women for Refugee Women details the experiences of women asylumseekers detained at Yarlrsquos Wood Detention Centre Referral decisions in Vermontrsquos juvenile justice systemA report by the Vermont Center for Justice Research found that the juvenile justicesystem practises gender bias in the state of Vermont in the United States
Black girls matter pushed out overpoliced and underprotectedThis report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law Schoolrsquos Centerfor Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies indicates that young black girls aresubject to excessive disciplinary measures at school which ultimately leads to thembeing much more likely to be placed in juvenile supervision facilities
Sierra Leonersquos women behind bars A new documentary about AdvocAidrsquos workThis new video documents the challenges faced by AdvocAidrsquos paralegals and theimportance of their free legal aid services with a growing female prison population andshortage of lawyers
NEW BLOGS
ldquoWhy didnrsquot you just leave your husbandrdquo Responding to crimes by women whoare victims themselvesThis new blog post by PRIrsquos Programme Officer Olivia Rope says that research fromaround the globe shows that a high number of women in prison have experiencedviolence in their lives prior to prison and that it is often an indirect or direct cause ofoffending She calls on legislators and judicial authorities to reshythink their policies andsentences to reflect the role this violence has played in these womenrsquos lives particularlyin cases where women have killed their abuser Failed drug policies in Latin America the impact on prisons and human rightsIn the last of our expert guest blogs for our anniversary year Luciana Pol Senior Fellowon Security and Human Rights at Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) inArgentina describes the impact of harsh drug policies in Latin America and theconsequences this has had for the human rights of prisoners She welcomes initiatives inseveral Latin American countries to start to recalibrate the criminal justice response todrugs and welcomes the inclusion of human rights perspectives into next yearrsquos SpecialSession of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS) in April2016
See all the blogs in our expert series Introducing a valuable new tool for detention monitorsJeanshySeacutebastien Blanc Detention Advisor at the Association for the Prevention ofTorture (APT) introduces APTs newly launched database of international and regionalstandards information guidance and helpful tips to assist prison monitors The databaseshy Detention Focus shy has a special emphasis on the needs of vulnerable groups such aswomen offenders
IN THE MEDIA
Argentina Violence against women in prisons is routinely ignoredCambodia Prime minister calls for long term solutions for children imprisoned withtheir mothersCambodia Mothers jailed with their children could receive pardonsCanada BC Healing centre is a shameful example of how we fail aboriginalwomenCanada Federal Government rejects limit on prison segregation time in responseto Ashley Smith caseIndia Over 90 per cent of women inmates in Odisha dont know the reason fortheir imprisonmentIndonesiaSecond Chance Foundation offers employment opportunities toreleased women offendersIreland Strategy for women offendersIsrael Womens prison hosts fashion showNew Zealand Prison shower cameras breach privacySaudi Arabia Saudi women employed in Riyadhs prison hotelSaudi Arabia Families refusing to accept their daughters after release fromprisonSingapore Changi womens prison not a place you want to return toThailand Surge in women being imprisonedUK Plan to support children of prisoners in ScotlandUK Scottish Justice Minister scraps womens prison planUK Number of women in prison is too highUK County Durham womens prison praised but some concerns raisedUK Styal womens prison gets glowing report from watchdogUSA Article describes the Minnesota Prison Doula Project and the experiences ofpregnant women giving birth in prisonUSA How former prisoners are set up to fail especially if theyre womenUSA Rwandan entrepreneurial model gives hope to New Jersey women exshyoffenders
Do you have new publications or resources to share on women and criminal justice
We hope that our newsletter is used to share information and resources among agrowing network of individuals and organisations interested in the issue of women anddetention and would like to encourage colleagues to send us materials feedback newsitems information about events etc to include it in our bulletins We are also alwaysinterested in your feedback on our publications projects and the bulletin itself We hopeto hear from you Send your contributions to infopenalreformorg
Follow us on twitter penalreformint
Copyright copy 2015 Penal Reform International All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Women in the criminal justice system the added value of the UN Bangkok RulesThis new article by PRIrsquos Policy Director Andrea Huber outlines aspects of discriminationfaced by female suspects defendants and prisoners in criminal justice systems theirnumber profile and characteristics and the offences they are typically charged with orconvicted for It covers certain key conditions in detention as well as programmes inplace for rehabilitation and reintegration The report draws on data country examplesand findings from a number of recent research studies in different countries includingArgentina Armenia China Georgia Jordan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan South Africa andTunisia
PRI NEWS
UN Crime Congress discusses the implementation of the Bangkok Rules fiveyears onPRI gave a presentation on the value of the Bangkok Rules and their implementationfive years on during Workshop 1 which was dedicated to international standardsspecifically those relating to meeting the unique needs of women and children (watchthe webcast PRIrsquos intervention is at 1hr)
Various other ancillarysideshyevent meetings addressed aspects of the detention ofwomen and women offenders including a meeting coshyorganised by PRI and RaoulWallenberg Institute on gendershysensitive monitoring and oversight of prison systemsThe panel outlined
The gender specific needs of women in detention such as reproductive healthneeds and the responsibilities women have as primary caregivers to childrenThe requirement for monitoring bodies to focus on and incorporate genderperspectives in their work and activities using the Bangkok Rules as aframeworkExamples of monitoring practices used to review the situations and needs ofwomen who are detained ranging from regional human rights bodies and PublicDefendersrsquo Offices to National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and internalinspection mechanismsInitiatives to provide guidance and training to prison administrations and otherrelevant authorities to implement the Bangkok Rules
See the summary of the meeting hosted by the Government of Thailand onlsquoImplementing Nonshycustodial Measures for Women in Relation to Drug Offences
The UN Crime Congress is a forum held every five years bringing togethergovernments intergovernmental and nonshygovernmental organisations and criminaljustice professionals and scholars to discuss common concerns share experiencesand seek viable solutions to problems related to crime prevention and criminal justice
New PRI report Global Prison Trends 2015PRI launched a new podcast and annual report Global Prison Trends 2015 at the CrimeCongress The report describes key global trends in the use and practice ofimprisonment and includes a section on women prisoners The report gives an overviewof the types of offences that are prevalent among female offenders and outlines howdrug policies impact women specifically PRI also produced a special podcast to accompany the new report Guests includeBryan Stevenson (Director of the Equal Justice Initiative and PRI Board Member) AlisonHannah (PRI Executive Director) Dr Marayca Loacutepez (US corrections analyst and justiceplanner) and Rob Allen (criminal justice expert) Topics covered include sentencingtrends prison technology shy opportunities and threats architectural design andrehabilitation
Summer school for monitoring bodies on gendershysensitive monitoring PRI is coshyorganising a Summer School for members and staff of National PreventiveMechanisms on lsquoPreventing torture and illshytreatment of female detainees throughgendershysensitive monitoringrsquo shy based on the Bangkok Rules It will be take place from10 to 13 August 2015 in Bristol UK and is coshyorganised with the University of Bristol inpartnership with the Association for the Prevention of Torture It is sponsored by theDanish Government within the Convention against Torture Initiative See here for more information and register through submitting this form topkeelingpenalreformorg
PRIrsquos faceshytoshyface training on the Bangkok RulesIn March PRI together with the Kenyan Probation Service ran a workshop on theBangkok Rules for probation and prison staff in Kenya Read more about the workshop inKenya Over the past year PRI has delivered faceshytoshyface training to some 80 prisonprobation and NGO staff with a particular focus on Training of Trainer sessions Forinstance PRI trained the staff of our partner organisation in Pakistan the DOST WelfareFoundation who are currently rolling out the training to hundreds of staff who work inprisons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border province A similar trainers workshop wasfacilitated for prison staff from eight Indian states
PRI has also run two training sessions and a Training of Trainers for the United NationsPrison and Probation Officer Course (UNPriProC) run by the Swedish Prison andProbation Service for future UN peacekeeping corrections officers as part of their preshydeployment training The UNPRiProC course will now include a Bangkok Rules trainingcomponent on a permanent basis
Find out more about PRIrsquos resources on the Bangkok Rules
Bangkok Rules EshyCourse nowavailable in Arabic and RussianPRI has released Arabic and Russianversions of its free online eshycourse on theBangkok Rules The course providesboth an analysis of the rules andguidance on how to apply them to realshylife situations
Watch a short trailer in English or Arabicor enrol here
NEW RESOURCES
Reproductive Injustice the state of reproductive health care for women in NewYork State prisonsA new report published by the US Women in Prison Project and the Coalition for WomenPrisoners Conducted over a 5shyyear period this research details the low standard ofreproductive healthcare experienced by women in New York State prisons and offersconcrete recommendations for change
UN report on women in detention in SenegalLaunched on International Womens Day this report by the Office of the HighCommissioner for Human Rights Regional Office in West Africa and the WomenrsquosLawyers Association (AJS) analyses the causes of detention of women in Senegal andemphasises the discriminatory nature of certain offences The report also makesrecommendations to address this issue including the decriminalisation of abortion
Working it out shy employment for women offendersA new briefing published by Prison Reform Trust (UK) highlights the challenges faced bywomen in England and Wales in finding employment after being released from prisonThe report profiles good practice in custody and in the community and calls on thegovernment to help increase employment opportunities for women with a criminal record Childhood behind bars growing up in a Cambodian prison ndash Dararsquos storyCambodian Human Rights Group LICADHO has published its second case study in aseries of reports on children living with their mothers in prison These reports describethe physical and psychological consequences for children who grow up in prison as wellthe conditions in Cambodian prisons
Development Since the report was published a government committee headed by theMinistry of Justice to address this issue was established See LICADHOrsquos reaction to thiscalling for a longshyterm strategy on this issue here
Women in prison in ThailandThis comprehensive report published by the Thailand Institute of Justice looks atlsquoWomen prisoners and the implementation of the Bangkok Rules in Thailandrsquo
Report on children deprived of liberty by the UN Special Rapporteur on TortureIn this report UN Special Rapporteur Juan Meacutendez says that girls in detention havedifferent needs from adults and boys and identifies some of the risks that girls in prisonface See details and register for a webinar on this report to be held on 5 May
Women offenders follow up report by the UK Justice CommitteeThis report examines the impact of recommendations made and governmentresponses to the lsquoWomen offendersrsquo report published in July 2013
WSPIC video gender responsive core guidelinesThe video by USshybased organisation WSPIC highlights core treatment guidelines forgender responsive treatment of women with substance use disorders Women in prison and the question of genderThis report has been published in Argentina by the Procuracioacuten Penitenciaria de laNacioacuten The report is in Spanish only
Gender responsive discipline and sanctions policy guide for womenrsquos facilities
A guide for corrections professionals on gendershysensitive discipline policies by USbased NGO the National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women
I am human refugee womenrsquos experiences of detention in the UKThis report by Women for Refugee Women details the experiences of women asylumseekers detained at Yarlrsquos Wood Detention Centre Referral decisions in Vermontrsquos juvenile justice systemA report by the Vermont Center for Justice Research found that the juvenile justicesystem practises gender bias in the state of Vermont in the United States
Black girls matter pushed out overpoliced and underprotectedThis report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law Schoolrsquos Centerfor Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies indicates that young black girls aresubject to excessive disciplinary measures at school which ultimately leads to thembeing much more likely to be placed in juvenile supervision facilities
Sierra Leonersquos women behind bars A new documentary about AdvocAidrsquos workThis new video documents the challenges faced by AdvocAidrsquos paralegals and theimportance of their free legal aid services with a growing female prison population andshortage of lawyers
NEW BLOGS
ldquoWhy didnrsquot you just leave your husbandrdquo Responding to crimes by women whoare victims themselvesThis new blog post by PRIrsquos Programme Officer Olivia Rope says that research fromaround the globe shows that a high number of women in prison have experiencedviolence in their lives prior to prison and that it is often an indirect or direct cause ofoffending She calls on legislators and judicial authorities to reshythink their policies andsentences to reflect the role this violence has played in these womenrsquos lives particularlyin cases where women have killed their abuser Failed drug policies in Latin America the impact on prisons and human rightsIn the last of our expert guest blogs for our anniversary year Luciana Pol Senior Fellowon Security and Human Rights at Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) inArgentina describes the impact of harsh drug policies in Latin America and theconsequences this has had for the human rights of prisoners She welcomes initiatives inseveral Latin American countries to start to recalibrate the criminal justice response todrugs and welcomes the inclusion of human rights perspectives into next yearrsquos SpecialSession of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS) in April2016
See all the blogs in our expert series Introducing a valuable new tool for detention monitorsJeanshySeacutebastien Blanc Detention Advisor at the Association for the Prevention ofTorture (APT) introduces APTs newly launched database of international and regionalstandards information guidance and helpful tips to assist prison monitors The databaseshy Detention Focus shy has a special emphasis on the needs of vulnerable groups such aswomen offenders
IN THE MEDIA
Argentina Violence against women in prisons is routinely ignoredCambodia Prime minister calls for long term solutions for children imprisoned withtheir mothersCambodia Mothers jailed with their children could receive pardonsCanada BC Healing centre is a shameful example of how we fail aboriginalwomenCanada Federal Government rejects limit on prison segregation time in responseto Ashley Smith caseIndia Over 90 per cent of women inmates in Odisha dont know the reason fortheir imprisonmentIndonesiaSecond Chance Foundation offers employment opportunities toreleased women offendersIreland Strategy for women offendersIsrael Womens prison hosts fashion showNew Zealand Prison shower cameras breach privacySaudi Arabia Saudi women employed in Riyadhs prison hotelSaudi Arabia Families refusing to accept their daughters after release fromprisonSingapore Changi womens prison not a place you want to return toThailand Surge in women being imprisonedUK Plan to support children of prisoners in ScotlandUK Scottish Justice Minister scraps womens prison planUK Number of women in prison is too highUK County Durham womens prison praised but some concerns raisedUK Styal womens prison gets glowing report from watchdogUSA Article describes the Minnesota Prison Doula Project and the experiences ofpregnant women giving birth in prisonUSA How former prisoners are set up to fail especially if theyre womenUSA Rwandan entrepreneurial model gives hope to New Jersey women exshyoffenders
Do you have new publications or resources to share on women and criminal justice
We hope that our newsletter is used to share information and resources among agrowing network of individuals and organisations interested in the issue of women anddetention and would like to encourage colleagues to send us materials feedback newsitems information about events etc to include it in our bulletins We are also alwaysinterested in your feedback on our publications projects and the bulletin itself We hopeto hear from you Send your contributions to infopenalreformorg
Follow us on twitter penalreformint
Copyright copy 2015 Penal Reform International All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
The gender specific needs of women in detention such as reproductive healthneeds and the responsibilities women have as primary caregivers to childrenThe requirement for monitoring bodies to focus on and incorporate genderperspectives in their work and activities using the Bangkok Rules as aframeworkExamples of monitoring practices used to review the situations and needs ofwomen who are detained ranging from regional human rights bodies and PublicDefendersrsquo Offices to National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and internalinspection mechanismsInitiatives to provide guidance and training to prison administrations and otherrelevant authorities to implement the Bangkok Rules
See the summary of the meeting hosted by the Government of Thailand onlsquoImplementing Nonshycustodial Measures for Women in Relation to Drug Offences
The UN Crime Congress is a forum held every five years bringing togethergovernments intergovernmental and nonshygovernmental organisations and criminaljustice professionals and scholars to discuss common concerns share experiencesand seek viable solutions to problems related to crime prevention and criminal justice
New PRI report Global Prison Trends 2015PRI launched a new podcast and annual report Global Prison Trends 2015 at the CrimeCongress The report describes key global trends in the use and practice ofimprisonment and includes a section on women prisoners The report gives an overviewof the types of offences that are prevalent among female offenders and outlines howdrug policies impact women specifically PRI also produced a special podcast to accompany the new report Guests includeBryan Stevenson (Director of the Equal Justice Initiative and PRI Board Member) AlisonHannah (PRI Executive Director) Dr Marayca Loacutepez (US corrections analyst and justiceplanner) and Rob Allen (criminal justice expert) Topics covered include sentencingtrends prison technology shy opportunities and threats architectural design andrehabilitation
Summer school for monitoring bodies on gendershysensitive monitoring PRI is coshyorganising a Summer School for members and staff of National PreventiveMechanisms on lsquoPreventing torture and illshytreatment of female detainees throughgendershysensitive monitoringrsquo shy based on the Bangkok Rules It will be take place from10 to 13 August 2015 in Bristol UK and is coshyorganised with the University of Bristol inpartnership with the Association for the Prevention of Torture It is sponsored by theDanish Government within the Convention against Torture Initiative See here for more information and register through submitting this form topkeelingpenalreformorg
PRIrsquos faceshytoshyface training on the Bangkok RulesIn March PRI together with the Kenyan Probation Service ran a workshop on theBangkok Rules for probation and prison staff in Kenya Read more about the workshop inKenya Over the past year PRI has delivered faceshytoshyface training to some 80 prisonprobation and NGO staff with a particular focus on Training of Trainer sessions Forinstance PRI trained the staff of our partner organisation in Pakistan the DOST WelfareFoundation who are currently rolling out the training to hundreds of staff who work inprisons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border province A similar trainers workshop wasfacilitated for prison staff from eight Indian states
PRI has also run two training sessions and a Training of Trainers for the United NationsPrison and Probation Officer Course (UNPriProC) run by the Swedish Prison andProbation Service for future UN peacekeeping corrections officers as part of their preshydeployment training The UNPRiProC course will now include a Bangkok Rules trainingcomponent on a permanent basis
Find out more about PRIrsquos resources on the Bangkok Rules
Bangkok Rules EshyCourse nowavailable in Arabic and RussianPRI has released Arabic and Russianversions of its free online eshycourse on theBangkok Rules The course providesboth an analysis of the rules andguidance on how to apply them to realshylife situations
Watch a short trailer in English or Arabicor enrol here
NEW RESOURCES
Reproductive Injustice the state of reproductive health care for women in NewYork State prisonsA new report published by the US Women in Prison Project and the Coalition for WomenPrisoners Conducted over a 5shyyear period this research details the low standard ofreproductive healthcare experienced by women in New York State prisons and offersconcrete recommendations for change
UN report on women in detention in SenegalLaunched on International Womens Day this report by the Office of the HighCommissioner for Human Rights Regional Office in West Africa and the WomenrsquosLawyers Association (AJS) analyses the causes of detention of women in Senegal andemphasises the discriminatory nature of certain offences The report also makesrecommendations to address this issue including the decriminalisation of abortion
Working it out shy employment for women offendersA new briefing published by Prison Reform Trust (UK) highlights the challenges faced bywomen in England and Wales in finding employment after being released from prisonThe report profiles good practice in custody and in the community and calls on thegovernment to help increase employment opportunities for women with a criminal record Childhood behind bars growing up in a Cambodian prison ndash Dararsquos storyCambodian Human Rights Group LICADHO has published its second case study in aseries of reports on children living with their mothers in prison These reports describethe physical and psychological consequences for children who grow up in prison as wellthe conditions in Cambodian prisons
Development Since the report was published a government committee headed by theMinistry of Justice to address this issue was established See LICADHOrsquos reaction to thiscalling for a longshyterm strategy on this issue here
Women in prison in ThailandThis comprehensive report published by the Thailand Institute of Justice looks atlsquoWomen prisoners and the implementation of the Bangkok Rules in Thailandrsquo
Report on children deprived of liberty by the UN Special Rapporteur on TortureIn this report UN Special Rapporteur Juan Meacutendez says that girls in detention havedifferent needs from adults and boys and identifies some of the risks that girls in prisonface See details and register for a webinar on this report to be held on 5 May
Women offenders follow up report by the UK Justice CommitteeThis report examines the impact of recommendations made and governmentresponses to the lsquoWomen offendersrsquo report published in July 2013
WSPIC video gender responsive core guidelinesThe video by USshybased organisation WSPIC highlights core treatment guidelines forgender responsive treatment of women with substance use disorders Women in prison and the question of genderThis report has been published in Argentina by the Procuracioacuten Penitenciaria de laNacioacuten The report is in Spanish only
Gender responsive discipline and sanctions policy guide for womenrsquos facilities
A guide for corrections professionals on gendershysensitive discipline policies by USbased NGO the National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women
I am human refugee womenrsquos experiences of detention in the UKThis report by Women for Refugee Women details the experiences of women asylumseekers detained at Yarlrsquos Wood Detention Centre Referral decisions in Vermontrsquos juvenile justice systemA report by the Vermont Center for Justice Research found that the juvenile justicesystem practises gender bias in the state of Vermont in the United States
Black girls matter pushed out overpoliced and underprotectedThis report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law Schoolrsquos Centerfor Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies indicates that young black girls aresubject to excessive disciplinary measures at school which ultimately leads to thembeing much more likely to be placed in juvenile supervision facilities
Sierra Leonersquos women behind bars A new documentary about AdvocAidrsquos workThis new video documents the challenges faced by AdvocAidrsquos paralegals and theimportance of their free legal aid services with a growing female prison population andshortage of lawyers
NEW BLOGS
ldquoWhy didnrsquot you just leave your husbandrdquo Responding to crimes by women whoare victims themselvesThis new blog post by PRIrsquos Programme Officer Olivia Rope says that research fromaround the globe shows that a high number of women in prison have experiencedviolence in their lives prior to prison and that it is often an indirect or direct cause ofoffending She calls on legislators and judicial authorities to reshythink their policies andsentences to reflect the role this violence has played in these womenrsquos lives particularlyin cases where women have killed their abuser Failed drug policies in Latin America the impact on prisons and human rightsIn the last of our expert guest blogs for our anniversary year Luciana Pol Senior Fellowon Security and Human Rights at Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) inArgentina describes the impact of harsh drug policies in Latin America and theconsequences this has had for the human rights of prisoners She welcomes initiatives inseveral Latin American countries to start to recalibrate the criminal justice response todrugs and welcomes the inclusion of human rights perspectives into next yearrsquos SpecialSession of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS) in April2016
See all the blogs in our expert series Introducing a valuable new tool for detention monitorsJeanshySeacutebastien Blanc Detention Advisor at the Association for the Prevention ofTorture (APT) introduces APTs newly launched database of international and regionalstandards information guidance and helpful tips to assist prison monitors The databaseshy Detention Focus shy has a special emphasis on the needs of vulnerable groups such aswomen offenders
IN THE MEDIA
Argentina Violence against women in prisons is routinely ignoredCambodia Prime minister calls for long term solutions for children imprisoned withtheir mothersCambodia Mothers jailed with their children could receive pardonsCanada BC Healing centre is a shameful example of how we fail aboriginalwomenCanada Federal Government rejects limit on prison segregation time in responseto Ashley Smith caseIndia Over 90 per cent of women inmates in Odisha dont know the reason fortheir imprisonmentIndonesiaSecond Chance Foundation offers employment opportunities toreleased women offendersIreland Strategy for women offendersIsrael Womens prison hosts fashion showNew Zealand Prison shower cameras breach privacySaudi Arabia Saudi women employed in Riyadhs prison hotelSaudi Arabia Families refusing to accept their daughters after release fromprisonSingapore Changi womens prison not a place you want to return toThailand Surge in women being imprisonedUK Plan to support children of prisoners in ScotlandUK Scottish Justice Minister scraps womens prison planUK Number of women in prison is too highUK County Durham womens prison praised but some concerns raisedUK Styal womens prison gets glowing report from watchdogUSA Article describes the Minnesota Prison Doula Project and the experiences ofpregnant women giving birth in prisonUSA How former prisoners are set up to fail especially if theyre womenUSA Rwandan entrepreneurial model gives hope to New Jersey women exshyoffenders
Do you have new publications or resources to share on women and criminal justice
We hope that our newsletter is used to share information and resources among agrowing network of individuals and organisations interested in the issue of women anddetention and would like to encourage colleagues to send us materials feedback newsitems information about events etc to include it in our bulletins We are also alwaysinterested in your feedback on our publications projects and the bulletin itself We hopeto hear from you Send your contributions to infopenalreformorg
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PRIrsquos faceshytoshyface training on the Bangkok RulesIn March PRI together with the Kenyan Probation Service ran a workshop on theBangkok Rules for probation and prison staff in Kenya Read more about the workshop inKenya Over the past year PRI has delivered faceshytoshyface training to some 80 prisonprobation and NGO staff with a particular focus on Training of Trainer sessions Forinstance PRI trained the staff of our partner organisation in Pakistan the DOST WelfareFoundation who are currently rolling out the training to hundreds of staff who work inprisons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border province A similar trainers workshop wasfacilitated for prison staff from eight Indian states
PRI has also run two training sessions and a Training of Trainers for the United NationsPrison and Probation Officer Course (UNPriProC) run by the Swedish Prison andProbation Service for future UN peacekeeping corrections officers as part of their preshydeployment training The UNPRiProC course will now include a Bangkok Rules trainingcomponent on a permanent basis
Find out more about PRIrsquos resources on the Bangkok Rules
Bangkok Rules EshyCourse nowavailable in Arabic and RussianPRI has released Arabic and Russianversions of its free online eshycourse on theBangkok Rules The course providesboth an analysis of the rules andguidance on how to apply them to realshylife situations
Watch a short trailer in English or Arabicor enrol here
NEW RESOURCES
Reproductive Injustice the state of reproductive health care for women in NewYork State prisonsA new report published by the US Women in Prison Project and the Coalition for WomenPrisoners Conducted over a 5shyyear period this research details the low standard ofreproductive healthcare experienced by women in New York State prisons and offersconcrete recommendations for change
UN report on women in detention in SenegalLaunched on International Womens Day this report by the Office of the HighCommissioner for Human Rights Regional Office in West Africa and the WomenrsquosLawyers Association (AJS) analyses the causes of detention of women in Senegal andemphasises the discriminatory nature of certain offences The report also makesrecommendations to address this issue including the decriminalisation of abortion
Working it out shy employment for women offendersA new briefing published by Prison Reform Trust (UK) highlights the challenges faced bywomen in England and Wales in finding employment after being released from prisonThe report profiles good practice in custody and in the community and calls on thegovernment to help increase employment opportunities for women with a criminal record Childhood behind bars growing up in a Cambodian prison ndash Dararsquos storyCambodian Human Rights Group LICADHO has published its second case study in aseries of reports on children living with their mothers in prison These reports describethe physical and psychological consequences for children who grow up in prison as wellthe conditions in Cambodian prisons
Development Since the report was published a government committee headed by theMinistry of Justice to address this issue was established See LICADHOrsquos reaction to thiscalling for a longshyterm strategy on this issue here
Women in prison in ThailandThis comprehensive report published by the Thailand Institute of Justice looks atlsquoWomen prisoners and the implementation of the Bangkok Rules in Thailandrsquo
Report on children deprived of liberty by the UN Special Rapporteur on TortureIn this report UN Special Rapporteur Juan Meacutendez says that girls in detention havedifferent needs from adults and boys and identifies some of the risks that girls in prisonface See details and register for a webinar on this report to be held on 5 May
Women offenders follow up report by the UK Justice CommitteeThis report examines the impact of recommendations made and governmentresponses to the lsquoWomen offendersrsquo report published in July 2013
WSPIC video gender responsive core guidelinesThe video by USshybased organisation WSPIC highlights core treatment guidelines forgender responsive treatment of women with substance use disorders Women in prison and the question of genderThis report has been published in Argentina by the Procuracioacuten Penitenciaria de laNacioacuten The report is in Spanish only
Gender responsive discipline and sanctions policy guide for womenrsquos facilities
A guide for corrections professionals on gendershysensitive discipline policies by USbased NGO the National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women
I am human refugee womenrsquos experiences of detention in the UKThis report by Women for Refugee Women details the experiences of women asylumseekers detained at Yarlrsquos Wood Detention Centre Referral decisions in Vermontrsquos juvenile justice systemA report by the Vermont Center for Justice Research found that the juvenile justicesystem practises gender bias in the state of Vermont in the United States
Black girls matter pushed out overpoliced and underprotectedThis report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law Schoolrsquos Centerfor Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies indicates that young black girls aresubject to excessive disciplinary measures at school which ultimately leads to thembeing much more likely to be placed in juvenile supervision facilities
Sierra Leonersquos women behind bars A new documentary about AdvocAidrsquos workThis new video documents the challenges faced by AdvocAidrsquos paralegals and theimportance of their free legal aid services with a growing female prison population andshortage of lawyers
NEW BLOGS
ldquoWhy didnrsquot you just leave your husbandrdquo Responding to crimes by women whoare victims themselvesThis new blog post by PRIrsquos Programme Officer Olivia Rope says that research fromaround the globe shows that a high number of women in prison have experiencedviolence in their lives prior to prison and that it is often an indirect or direct cause ofoffending She calls on legislators and judicial authorities to reshythink their policies andsentences to reflect the role this violence has played in these womenrsquos lives particularlyin cases where women have killed their abuser Failed drug policies in Latin America the impact on prisons and human rightsIn the last of our expert guest blogs for our anniversary year Luciana Pol Senior Fellowon Security and Human Rights at Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) inArgentina describes the impact of harsh drug policies in Latin America and theconsequences this has had for the human rights of prisoners She welcomes initiatives inseveral Latin American countries to start to recalibrate the criminal justice response todrugs and welcomes the inclusion of human rights perspectives into next yearrsquos SpecialSession of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS) in April2016
See all the blogs in our expert series Introducing a valuable new tool for detention monitorsJeanshySeacutebastien Blanc Detention Advisor at the Association for the Prevention ofTorture (APT) introduces APTs newly launched database of international and regionalstandards information guidance and helpful tips to assist prison monitors The databaseshy Detention Focus shy has a special emphasis on the needs of vulnerable groups such aswomen offenders
IN THE MEDIA
Argentina Violence against women in prisons is routinely ignoredCambodia Prime minister calls for long term solutions for children imprisoned withtheir mothersCambodia Mothers jailed with their children could receive pardonsCanada BC Healing centre is a shameful example of how we fail aboriginalwomenCanada Federal Government rejects limit on prison segregation time in responseto Ashley Smith caseIndia Over 90 per cent of women inmates in Odisha dont know the reason fortheir imprisonmentIndonesiaSecond Chance Foundation offers employment opportunities toreleased women offendersIreland Strategy for women offendersIsrael Womens prison hosts fashion showNew Zealand Prison shower cameras breach privacySaudi Arabia Saudi women employed in Riyadhs prison hotelSaudi Arabia Families refusing to accept their daughters after release fromprisonSingapore Changi womens prison not a place you want to return toThailand Surge in women being imprisonedUK Plan to support children of prisoners in ScotlandUK Scottish Justice Minister scraps womens prison planUK Number of women in prison is too highUK County Durham womens prison praised but some concerns raisedUK Styal womens prison gets glowing report from watchdogUSA Article describes the Minnesota Prison Doula Project and the experiences ofpregnant women giving birth in prisonUSA How former prisoners are set up to fail especially if theyre womenUSA Rwandan entrepreneurial model gives hope to New Jersey women exshyoffenders
Do you have new publications or resources to share on women and criminal justice
We hope that our newsletter is used to share information and resources among agrowing network of individuals and organisations interested in the issue of women anddetention and would like to encourage colleagues to send us materials feedback newsitems information about events etc to include it in our bulletins We are also alwaysinterested in your feedback on our publications projects and the bulletin itself We hopeto hear from you Send your contributions to infopenalreformorg
Follow us on twitter penalreformint
Copyright copy 2015 Penal Reform International All rights reserved
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UN report on women in detention in SenegalLaunched on International Womens Day this report by the Office of the HighCommissioner for Human Rights Regional Office in West Africa and the WomenrsquosLawyers Association (AJS) analyses the causes of detention of women in Senegal andemphasises the discriminatory nature of certain offences The report also makesrecommendations to address this issue including the decriminalisation of abortion
Working it out shy employment for women offendersA new briefing published by Prison Reform Trust (UK) highlights the challenges faced bywomen in England and Wales in finding employment after being released from prisonThe report profiles good practice in custody and in the community and calls on thegovernment to help increase employment opportunities for women with a criminal record Childhood behind bars growing up in a Cambodian prison ndash Dararsquos storyCambodian Human Rights Group LICADHO has published its second case study in aseries of reports on children living with their mothers in prison These reports describethe physical and psychological consequences for children who grow up in prison as wellthe conditions in Cambodian prisons
Development Since the report was published a government committee headed by theMinistry of Justice to address this issue was established See LICADHOrsquos reaction to thiscalling for a longshyterm strategy on this issue here
Women in prison in ThailandThis comprehensive report published by the Thailand Institute of Justice looks atlsquoWomen prisoners and the implementation of the Bangkok Rules in Thailandrsquo
Report on children deprived of liberty by the UN Special Rapporteur on TortureIn this report UN Special Rapporteur Juan Meacutendez says that girls in detention havedifferent needs from adults and boys and identifies some of the risks that girls in prisonface See details and register for a webinar on this report to be held on 5 May
Women offenders follow up report by the UK Justice CommitteeThis report examines the impact of recommendations made and governmentresponses to the lsquoWomen offendersrsquo report published in July 2013
WSPIC video gender responsive core guidelinesThe video by USshybased organisation WSPIC highlights core treatment guidelines forgender responsive treatment of women with substance use disorders Women in prison and the question of genderThis report has been published in Argentina by the Procuracioacuten Penitenciaria de laNacioacuten The report is in Spanish only
Gender responsive discipline and sanctions policy guide for womenrsquos facilities
A guide for corrections professionals on gendershysensitive discipline policies by USbased NGO the National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women
I am human refugee womenrsquos experiences of detention in the UKThis report by Women for Refugee Women details the experiences of women asylumseekers detained at Yarlrsquos Wood Detention Centre Referral decisions in Vermontrsquos juvenile justice systemA report by the Vermont Center for Justice Research found that the juvenile justicesystem practises gender bias in the state of Vermont in the United States
Black girls matter pushed out overpoliced and underprotectedThis report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law Schoolrsquos Centerfor Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies indicates that young black girls aresubject to excessive disciplinary measures at school which ultimately leads to thembeing much more likely to be placed in juvenile supervision facilities
Sierra Leonersquos women behind bars A new documentary about AdvocAidrsquos workThis new video documents the challenges faced by AdvocAidrsquos paralegals and theimportance of their free legal aid services with a growing female prison population andshortage of lawyers
NEW BLOGS
ldquoWhy didnrsquot you just leave your husbandrdquo Responding to crimes by women whoare victims themselvesThis new blog post by PRIrsquos Programme Officer Olivia Rope says that research fromaround the globe shows that a high number of women in prison have experiencedviolence in their lives prior to prison and that it is often an indirect or direct cause ofoffending She calls on legislators and judicial authorities to reshythink their policies andsentences to reflect the role this violence has played in these womenrsquos lives particularlyin cases where women have killed their abuser Failed drug policies in Latin America the impact on prisons and human rightsIn the last of our expert guest blogs for our anniversary year Luciana Pol Senior Fellowon Security and Human Rights at Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) inArgentina describes the impact of harsh drug policies in Latin America and theconsequences this has had for the human rights of prisoners She welcomes initiatives inseveral Latin American countries to start to recalibrate the criminal justice response todrugs and welcomes the inclusion of human rights perspectives into next yearrsquos SpecialSession of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS) in April2016
See all the blogs in our expert series Introducing a valuable new tool for detention monitorsJeanshySeacutebastien Blanc Detention Advisor at the Association for the Prevention ofTorture (APT) introduces APTs newly launched database of international and regionalstandards information guidance and helpful tips to assist prison monitors The databaseshy Detention Focus shy has a special emphasis on the needs of vulnerable groups such aswomen offenders
IN THE MEDIA
Argentina Violence against women in prisons is routinely ignoredCambodia Prime minister calls for long term solutions for children imprisoned withtheir mothersCambodia Mothers jailed with their children could receive pardonsCanada BC Healing centre is a shameful example of how we fail aboriginalwomenCanada Federal Government rejects limit on prison segregation time in responseto Ashley Smith caseIndia Over 90 per cent of women inmates in Odisha dont know the reason fortheir imprisonmentIndonesiaSecond Chance Foundation offers employment opportunities toreleased women offendersIreland Strategy for women offendersIsrael Womens prison hosts fashion showNew Zealand Prison shower cameras breach privacySaudi Arabia Saudi women employed in Riyadhs prison hotelSaudi Arabia Families refusing to accept their daughters after release fromprisonSingapore Changi womens prison not a place you want to return toThailand Surge in women being imprisonedUK Plan to support children of prisoners in ScotlandUK Scottish Justice Minister scraps womens prison planUK Number of women in prison is too highUK County Durham womens prison praised but some concerns raisedUK Styal womens prison gets glowing report from watchdogUSA Article describes the Minnesota Prison Doula Project and the experiences ofpregnant women giving birth in prisonUSA How former prisoners are set up to fail especially if theyre womenUSA Rwandan entrepreneurial model gives hope to New Jersey women exshyoffenders
Do you have new publications or resources to share on women and criminal justice
We hope that our newsletter is used to share information and resources among agrowing network of individuals and organisations interested in the issue of women anddetention and would like to encourage colleagues to send us materials feedback newsitems information about events etc to include it in our bulletins We are also alwaysinterested in your feedback on our publications projects and the bulletin itself We hopeto hear from you Send your contributions to infopenalreformorg
Follow us on twitter penalreformint
Copyright copy 2015 Penal Reform International All rights reserved
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A guide for corrections professionals on gendershysensitive discipline policies by USbased NGO the National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women
I am human refugee womenrsquos experiences of detention in the UKThis report by Women for Refugee Women details the experiences of women asylumseekers detained at Yarlrsquos Wood Detention Centre Referral decisions in Vermontrsquos juvenile justice systemA report by the Vermont Center for Justice Research found that the juvenile justicesystem practises gender bias in the state of Vermont in the United States
Black girls matter pushed out overpoliced and underprotectedThis report by the African American Policy Forum and Columbia Law Schoolrsquos Centerfor Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies indicates that young black girls aresubject to excessive disciplinary measures at school which ultimately leads to thembeing much more likely to be placed in juvenile supervision facilities
Sierra Leonersquos women behind bars A new documentary about AdvocAidrsquos workThis new video documents the challenges faced by AdvocAidrsquos paralegals and theimportance of their free legal aid services with a growing female prison population andshortage of lawyers
NEW BLOGS
ldquoWhy didnrsquot you just leave your husbandrdquo Responding to crimes by women whoare victims themselvesThis new blog post by PRIrsquos Programme Officer Olivia Rope says that research fromaround the globe shows that a high number of women in prison have experiencedviolence in their lives prior to prison and that it is often an indirect or direct cause ofoffending She calls on legislators and judicial authorities to reshythink their policies andsentences to reflect the role this violence has played in these womenrsquos lives particularlyin cases where women have killed their abuser Failed drug policies in Latin America the impact on prisons and human rightsIn the last of our expert guest blogs for our anniversary year Luciana Pol Senior Fellowon Security and Human Rights at Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS) inArgentina describes the impact of harsh drug policies in Latin America and theconsequences this has had for the human rights of prisoners She welcomes initiatives inseveral Latin American countries to start to recalibrate the criminal justice response todrugs and welcomes the inclusion of human rights perspectives into next yearrsquos SpecialSession of the UN General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS) in April2016
See all the blogs in our expert series Introducing a valuable new tool for detention monitorsJeanshySeacutebastien Blanc Detention Advisor at the Association for the Prevention ofTorture (APT) introduces APTs newly launched database of international and regionalstandards information guidance and helpful tips to assist prison monitors The databaseshy Detention Focus shy has a special emphasis on the needs of vulnerable groups such aswomen offenders
IN THE MEDIA
Argentina Violence against women in prisons is routinely ignoredCambodia Prime minister calls for long term solutions for children imprisoned withtheir mothersCambodia Mothers jailed with their children could receive pardonsCanada BC Healing centre is a shameful example of how we fail aboriginalwomenCanada Federal Government rejects limit on prison segregation time in responseto Ashley Smith caseIndia Over 90 per cent of women inmates in Odisha dont know the reason fortheir imprisonmentIndonesiaSecond Chance Foundation offers employment opportunities toreleased women offendersIreland Strategy for women offendersIsrael Womens prison hosts fashion showNew Zealand Prison shower cameras breach privacySaudi Arabia Saudi women employed in Riyadhs prison hotelSaudi Arabia Families refusing to accept their daughters after release fromprisonSingapore Changi womens prison not a place you want to return toThailand Surge in women being imprisonedUK Plan to support children of prisoners in ScotlandUK Scottish Justice Minister scraps womens prison planUK Number of women in prison is too highUK County Durham womens prison praised but some concerns raisedUK Styal womens prison gets glowing report from watchdogUSA Article describes the Minnesota Prison Doula Project and the experiences ofpregnant women giving birth in prisonUSA How former prisoners are set up to fail especially if theyre womenUSA Rwandan entrepreneurial model gives hope to New Jersey women exshyoffenders
Do you have new publications or resources to share on women and criminal justice
We hope that our newsletter is used to share information and resources among agrowing network of individuals and organisations interested in the issue of women anddetention and would like to encourage colleagues to send us materials feedback newsitems information about events etc to include it in our bulletins We are also alwaysinterested in your feedback on our publications projects and the bulletin itself We hopeto hear from you Send your contributions to infopenalreformorg
Follow us on twitter penalreformint
Copyright copy 2015 Penal Reform International All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
See all the blogs in our expert series Introducing a valuable new tool for detention monitorsJeanshySeacutebastien Blanc Detention Advisor at the Association for the Prevention ofTorture (APT) introduces APTs newly launched database of international and regionalstandards information guidance and helpful tips to assist prison monitors The databaseshy Detention Focus shy has a special emphasis on the needs of vulnerable groups such aswomen offenders
IN THE MEDIA
Argentina Violence against women in prisons is routinely ignoredCambodia Prime minister calls for long term solutions for children imprisoned withtheir mothersCambodia Mothers jailed with their children could receive pardonsCanada BC Healing centre is a shameful example of how we fail aboriginalwomenCanada Federal Government rejects limit on prison segregation time in responseto Ashley Smith caseIndia Over 90 per cent of women inmates in Odisha dont know the reason fortheir imprisonmentIndonesiaSecond Chance Foundation offers employment opportunities toreleased women offendersIreland Strategy for women offendersIsrael Womens prison hosts fashion showNew Zealand Prison shower cameras breach privacySaudi Arabia Saudi women employed in Riyadhs prison hotelSaudi Arabia Families refusing to accept their daughters after release fromprisonSingapore Changi womens prison not a place you want to return toThailand Surge in women being imprisonedUK Plan to support children of prisoners in ScotlandUK Scottish Justice Minister scraps womens prison planUK Number of women in prison is too highUK County Durham womens prison praised but some concerns raisedUK Styal womens prison gets glowing report from watchdogUSA Article describes the Minnesota Prison Doula Project and the experiences ofpregnant women giving birth in prisonUSA How former prisoners are set up to fail especially if theyre womenUSA Rwandan entrepreneurial model gives hope to New Jersey women exshyoffenders
Do you have new publications or resources to share on women and criminal justice
We hope that our newsletter is used to share information and resources among agrowing network of individuals and organisations interested in the issue of women anddetention and would like to encourage colleagues to send us materials feedback newsitems information about events etc to include it in our bulletins We are also alwaysinterested in your feedback on our publications projects and the bulletin itself We hopeto hear from you Send your contributions to infopenalreformorg
Follow us on twitter penalreformint
Copyright copy 2015 Penal Reform International All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Do you have new publications or resources to share on women and criminal justice
We hope that our newsletter is used to share information and resources among agrowing network of individuals and organisations interested in the issue of women anddetention and would like to encourage colleagues to send us materials feedback newsitems information about events etc to include it in our bulletins We are also alwaysinterested in your feedback on our publications projects and the bulletin itself We hopeto hear from you Send your contributions to infopenalreformorg
Follow us on twitter penalreformint
Copyright copy 2015 Penal Reform International All rights reserved
unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
