Prison

Around Europe 351 – June/July 2013

In this issue of Around Europe Programme Assistant Imogen Parker discusses the ethics of electronic monitoring in Europe. She writes that while this technological advancement could be used, in specific circumstances, as a viable alternative to imprisonment, this should not be seen as simply a cheap replacement for imprisonment. Quaker Representative Alexandra Bosbeer talks about the underlying value of nature …

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Report: The Social Reintegration of Ex-Prisoners

QCEA’s past work on the Women in Prison project, and our research into the use of Alternatives to Imprisonment, brought into focus the dysfunctions of prison systems in many European countries. In many cases prisons are overcrowded, and if there is a unifying philosophy beyond simply coping with record levels of prison populations, it is …

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Around Europe 325 – September 2010

Roma Rights: The decade of inclusion; Introducing our new Programme Assistant; The Story of Budrus; Votes in Prison: An opportunity for social reintegration Click here to download (PDF – 1.08 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – September 2010 Die Rechte der Roma: Dekade der Eingliederung; Wahlrecht im Gefängnis: eine Möglichkeit zu sozialer Wiedereingliederung Klicken Sie hier für …

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Around Europe 324 – July / August 2010

Restorative Circles: A Testimony for Justice?; Introducing our new Programme Assistant; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: In Pictures; Protecting the Human Rights of Prisoners Click here to download (PDF – 1.21 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Juli / August 2010 Schutz für die Menschenrechte von Gefangenen Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – …

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Around Europe 310 – March 2009

Titan or Titanic: prison report; New programme assistants Anya Whiteside and Steve Hynd; Peace Builders in the Western Balkans Click here to download (PDF – 280 Kb) Deutsche Ausgabe – März 2009 Friedenskräfte in den westlichen Balkanländern Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 48 Kb)

Women in Prison: A review of the Conditions in Member States of the Council of Europe

In 2004, the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA), Brussels and the Quaker United Nations Office QUNO – Geneva), Geneva embarked on a joint project to gather information on women in prison. The role of QCEA was to gather data on the conditions of women in prison in the member states of the Council of …

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