🌎PRI & Harm Reduction International have conducted the first global review of #COVID19 #vaccination policies and practices for prison populations and staff 👥Join the launch to discover our findings and discuss ways forward 📆14 Dec 2021, 14.00 CET ✍️Register: bit.ly/prison_vaccina…

📢Join us & Harm Reduction International tomorrow to launch the 1st global review of #COVID19 #vaccination policies & practices for prison populations & staff. 👥Hear from Joel Hernández García IACHR, Dr. Raed Aburabi of ICRC, David Fathi, Justice Project Pakistan & more! ✍️bit.ly/prison_vaccina…

📢 NEW REPORT finds prisons not adequately considered for #COVID19 #vaccination. In 29 countries, less than 10% of the prison population have received at least one dose. 📕 Read full findings in the report and join today's online launch penalreform.org/resource/event… Harm Reduction International

🆕 PRI & TIJ Thailand are pleased to launch our updated Guidance document on the #BangkokRules. With resources on reviewing legislation, gender-sensitive policies, & training criminal justice actors on specific needs of women in contact with the law.⚖️ ➡️bit.ly/3pc1YjI

🌍The battle against new #COVID19 waves carries on in Europe’s prisons - "as of September 2021, only 8 countries in Europe had vaccinated more than 80% of their prison populations" 📰See coverage of PRI & Harm Reduction International report on #vaccinations in prisons ⬇️ bit.ly/3I2nu0Y

**Out now!** Our 🆕10-point plan on delivering non-custodial sanctions and measures during the #COVID19 pandemic and other crises 🗒️ bit.ly/3Id6kxI

🌍Check out in-depth country reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use, implementation and experience of non-custodial sanctions and measures in Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan and Portugal ⬇️ (this work was supported by IPPF) bit.ly/3o45qvZ

"Women in prison are often charged or convicted of offences closely linked to poverty and means of survival. Their imprisonment is often also related to the inability to pay fines or afford bail." - Edith Riegler (Edith Riegler), Project Assistant, Penal Reform International (PRI). #BreakTheBias

📢PRI is embarking on a new programme of work to address the human rights issues that arise with prison deaths. We are collecting information on #deathsinprison from around the 🌍 & and we are seeking YOUR input! Please download the survey here: 👉bit.ly/3qf0025

Today is #WorldWaterDay! PRI works to ensure every person in prison has access to regular, safe, drinking water, showers and sanitation facilities. Overcrowding and lack of resources are major contributors to inadequate water and sanitation facilities in prisons.

Globally, crime rates are not rising – yet, many countries continue to build new and bigger prisons. Find out how much prison capacities are increasing at the launch of #GlobalPrisonTrends 2022: 📅11 May at 15.00 CEST Register here: bit.ly/GPT-2022-event

What is the ongoing impact of #COVID19 on prison populations globally? Hear PRI’s latest analysis and new findings at the launch of #GlobalPrisonTrends 2022 - TOMORROW - 11 May at 15.00 CEST Register here: bit.ly/GPT-2022-event

Densely packed with data&research! Proud to have been involved #GlobalPrisonTrends

#GlobalPrisonTrends 2022 identified prisons in active conflicts, incl. 33 prisons in #Ukraine & at least 5 attacked by Russian troops. Hear from Dmytro Yagunov, Ukrainian member of CPT on Thursday at: "Prisons in crisis" ⏰12.15 CET Join us: bit.ly/event-prisons-… #CCPCJ31

While the whole world is looking at what's happening in #Ukraine, the impact this conflict has on prisons remains largely invisible. Join us tomorrow to hear the challenges & response strategies of prisons in active conflict zones and in the face of other crises!

NEW BLOG: "More prisons, further away" - Edith Riegler takes a closer look at the expanding global prison estate and trends in prison planning and location penalreform.org/blog/more-pris… #GlobalPrisonTrends

To support implementation of the #NelsonMandela Rules UN Office on Drugs & Crime have launched a Model Prison Act and Related Commentary - in multiple languages. Find it here along with other tools: unodc.org/unodc/justice-…

Today at the IAC - the International AIDS Conference 2022 UNODC HIV with partners launched the Technical Brief on #Transgender and #HIV in #Prison. It aims to raise awareness of needs of transgender people in prison and incorporate evidence- based interventions into prison policies and strategies

Proud to have played a small part in this development! Well done UNODC HIV and partners - a critically important tool to safeguard the health and rights of transgender people in prison!

📢 The executive summary of #GlobalPrisonTrends 2022 & infographics on key facts are now available in German! 📢 Die Zusammenfassung von #GlobalPrisonTrends 2022 & infographics zu den wichtigsten Fakten sind jetzt auf Deutsch verfügbar! ➡️ penalreform.org/global-prison-…