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European sentencing responses to COVID-19
Which European states have restricted prison sentencing in response to COVID-19?
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Covid-19 in prisons: Focus on Bulgaria
Presenting our latest infographic on the state of play of Covid-19 in Bulgarian prisons
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Covid-19 in prisons: Focus on Hungary
Presenting our latest infographic on the state of play of Covid-19 in Hungarian prisons
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Speakers announced: Socially distanced justice webinars
We're pleased to announce further details on three webinars looking at ongoing changes to criminal justice administration in light of responses to COVID-19.
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Punishment is the pandemic
Our Chair of Trustees, Charlie Weinberg, has written a piece on the problems of punishment for the website of Abolition, the US-based journal of radical and insurgent politics.
In the piece, Charlie develops the argument she first explored in this article on our website, about the difference between containment and control.
What it is about punishment that makes it simultaneously both...
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Coronavirus in infographics
As part of our work on coronavirus in prisons and the criminal justice system, we are producing infographics covering the key data.
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Covid-19 in prisons: Focus on Austria
Presenting our latest infographic on the state of play of Covid-19 in Austrian prisons.
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Covid-19 in prisons: Focus on Italy
Presenting our latest infographic on the state of play of Covid-19 in Italian prisons.
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Covid-19 in prisons: Focus on Portugal
Presenting our latest infographic on the state of play of Covid-19 in Portuguese prisons.
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Covid-19 and European prison population changes
How do European states compare with England and Wales?
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Cases of coronavirus in prisons: England and Wales
Coronavirus cases continue to spread among prisoners and prisons in England and Wales.
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European responses to coronavirus in prisons
How does England and Wales compare in its response to coronavirus in prisons to the rest of Europe?
We have compiled a list of European state responses to the virus in prisons based on 'Covid-19: What's happening in European prisons?' by the European Prison Observatory and 'Coronavirus: Prison fever' by Prison Insider. We note that there is a difference between announcements made and actual...