The EuroPris expert group on Children of Prisoners has been working extensively on supporting member states in implementing the Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5 on Children of imprisoned parents. On 11 November in Leiden, Netherlands, the group will present its work from the past two years. Next to this, speakers will be invited from other European jurisdictions to share their innovative work in the area of Children of Prisoners. Registration to the workshop will open soon and more information and a draft agenda will then be available on the EuroPris website. The event is organized alongside the COPE Annual Conference.

EuroPris and Confederation of European Probation (CEP) established an 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 in Leuven, Netherlands, the two organizations will organize a workshop for the expert group to present its work, and address key areas such as the evaluation of treatment programs, the use of virtual reality, and interagency cooperation.

In July, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and Penal Reform International (PRI) presented their new publication Protecting Human Rights in Prisons while Preventing Radicalization Leading to Terrorism or Violence: A Guide for Detention Monitors. The publication underlines the importance of independent detention monitoring and looks in detail at a number of specific human rights risk areas in preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) in a prison context.

Children of Prisoners in Europe (COPE) is co-hosting their Annual Conference with Exodus on Cross-sectoral work for children with imprisoned parent. The conference will look at the role of key actors across different sectors working in partnership to support and enhance the rights and wellbeing of children impacted by parental imprisonment. The event will feature a series of interactive presentations and discussions about current support initiatives for children impacted by parental imprisonment, in the Netherlands and other countries in Europe. The conference will be a hybrid event, broadcasted live and the physical event will be in Leiden, Netherlands on 12 November.

All deaths in custody in England and Wales are investigated by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO). However, the number of deaths, including those that are self-inflicted remains high as do incidents of assault and self-harm. The project run by SAFESOC has been exploring how PPO recommendations and investigation reports could stimulate safety improvements across the prison estate. Data is currently being analyzed to produce a first-of-its-kind evidence base to inform preventative and responsive prison oversight around the world. SAFESOC is organizing a virtual conference on 3 November.

Penitentiary staff plays a pivotal role to ensure human rights protection and fair treatment of prisoners, preventing episodes of radicalization and extremism. A new free online course for prison staff, prison managers, and prison staff trainers will help improve the knowledge and awareness of issues related to human rights and the needs of foreign inmates offered by the B-Competent project. The course is composed of 10 modules in English with subtitles in Albanian, English, French, Greek, Italian, Montenegrin and Spanish.