How does an inmate experience technology in prison? What are the areas for improvement? Do you have inspiring ideas or know-hows that would stir the audience to learn more about how technology is being used in prisons across Europe? Register now to the next ICT workshop on 'The Inmate’s Digital Journey – Current and Future Solutions' taking place in Istanbul, Turkey on 5-6 April 2022. Interested to apply as a speaker? Apply latest by 31 January 2022.

Prison services have been extremely effective in managing the Covid threat, predominantly through the introduction of regime restrictions. However, as we now face the reality that Covid and pandemics may be a feature of our future, it's time to begin discussions in relation to the measures we can take to safeguard our populations from infection while continuing to deliver on our mission to rehabilitate those in our care. An exclusive webinar on 'Living with Covid - Maintaining Prison Regime in the Time of Crisis' is offered to (deputy) Director Generals of prison services where they have the opportunity to exchange experiences with each other and share practices. The webinar will be on 17 February and participation is by invitation only.

The Criminal Justice Platform Europe (CJPE) is a partnership of three network organisations working in the field of probation, prison and restorative justice. This ‘Summer Course’ consists of plenary sessions, three parallel workshops, four seminars and five study visits. By sharing ideas and considering the very latest research and programmes, participants will be stimulated to engage with the debate on how to respond to sexual violence. Registration will be open in February. The summer course will be on 5-8 July 2022, in Barcelona.

How can the pandemic contribute to the transformation of prison practice? European prison services shared many challenges during the first phases of the Covid pandemic. Still, each prison service had to find solutions to prevent the virus from entering facilities, maintain safety, and protect human rights standards. EuroPris is now forming a working group to produce a practice collection, showcasing reforms and innovations implemented in the last two years. The work of the group will be coordinated by Athena Demetriou, Deputy Director-General of Cyprus Department of Prisons. Prison services can submit nominations of an expert by 15 February 2022. Read more about the nomination procedure by clinking on the link below.

Domestic violence is an ongoing phenomenon all around Europe. EuroPris and Confederation of European Probation (CEP) established the expert group on domestic violence to work on improving the management and rehabilitation of offenders with a domestic violence background and to raise awareness about this issue in European Prison and Probation Services. On 1-2 December 2021, CEP and EuroPris organized a joint workshop in Belgium on Domestic Violence in prison and probation. During the 2-day program, the key areas focused on the evaluation of treatment programs, the use of virtual reality, and interagency cooperation. Presentations from experts are now available on the event page.

On 30 November, the partners of the Criminal Justice Platform (EuroPris, CEP and the European Forum for Restorative Justice) organized a webinar on the management of sexual offenders. During this webinar, leading academics and researchers presented the state of play regarding management and reintegration in the community of persons convicted of a sexual offense. View the recording of the webinar and presentations on the event page.