For two years to December 2014 the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies was the United Kingdom partner on a pan-European project: the European Prison Observatory. The purpose of the European Prison Observatory was to investigate and compare prison conditions, share better practice and promote the adoption of the National Preventative Mechanism and respect for human rights in prisons management across the European Union.
National reports
From national practices to European guidelines draws on eight individual country reports on prison conditions in selected European Union Countries. Download the respective report by clicking on the images below.
France | Greece | Italy | Latvia |
Poland | Portugal | Spain | United Kingdom |
National conference
On 16 December 2014 we held a national conference at our offices. The conference examined the United Kingdom’s record on meeting its international obligations to prevent the mistreatment of prisoners and others held against their will.