Fearing the spread of the COVID 19 infection in prisons, governments have released seemingly large numbers of prisoners in many countries. However, in term
Indeed, the use of questionable policies in prison requires careful consideration and we believe that some lessons can be drawn from the Italian case also for other European countries targeted by the ECHR's rulings. With this purpose, our analysis identifies three main policies of interest. The ...
In feminist criminology, there is a growing body of research exploring pathways to prison, but few studies have specifically sought to map women’s journeys into the criminal justice system for crimes of physical violence and sex offending. Gender comparative research is sparse, and, to date, we...
in underweight or overweight people is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in prison in developing and developed countries [1]. In developed countries, inmates are gaining more weight, faster, relative to the general population [8]. It has been demonstrated that many inmates sentenced to ...
Brazil, taking into account the experience of the pandemic in other countries, implemented various initiatives to reduce the spread of the virus in prisons. The National Penitentiary Department mandated the suspension of the entry of food and visitors; relaxed prison sentencing, especially for those ...