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We develop fair and effective criminal justice through practical programmes and systemic reform globally.

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Joined September 2012
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📣 #GlobalPrisonTrends 2026 is now live. The report is co-published with the @TIJthailand with financial and research assistance from @ILANUD. 🔎Explore the trends and reforms shaping prison systems worldwide in this year’s edition. 👉penalreform.org/resource/glo…
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📝A joint delegation from the Netherlands Embassy and PRI visited #addiction treatment and #child #rehabilitation centers in Bereen, ahead of our new project on alternative sanctions in #Jordan, funded by the Netherlands 🇳🇱🇯🇴 🔗penalreform.org/news/joint-d… #PeopleCenteredJustice
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ℹ️In November we’re bringing together #judges, #lawyers, #detention staff, children’s rights experts, UN and EU representatives for a hybrid expert dialogue: What is next for protecting #childrights in digital #justice? 👉Info & registration: penalreform.org/news/event-w… #PPROCHILD
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📢 New tool on #prisonwork, designed for detention monitors, National Preventive Mechanisms, national human rights institutions and other oversight bodies now available. 👉 Read the tool here: penalreform.org/resource/pri… #PrisonReform #PrisonLabour #DetentionMonitoring #HumanRights
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📢 Hiring: consultant to lead final evaluation of PPRO-Child, our EU project protecting children's procedural rights in digital justice (Ireland, Romania, Spain, Ukraine).  📍Remote 📅Sept–Nov 2026 Apply by 30 Aug, 23:59pm CET  🔗 penalreform.org/about-us/con…  #ChildRights
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📢 We just published our Annual Report 2025! In 2025, PRI worked across 19 countries to close the gap between international and regional #humanrights standards and daily realities in the #justice system. 👉 Read the full report: penalreform.org/resource/ann…
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We're #hiring! 📍 Amman, Jordan PRI is looking for an #Accountant to join our Middle East and North Africa Office, supporting financial management across our regional programmes. 👉 Apply by 13 August 2026, find details here: penalreform.org/about-us/con…
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🖊️ In a new blog for PRI, Nasrul Ismail shares findings from the Penal Pandemic Project, a British Academy-funded study examining how #prisons in #Malaysia, #Thailand and the #Philippines responded to the #pandemic. 👉penalreform.org/blog/when-th…
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📢 PRI is hiring Legal Officers in 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 👉 Send your applications by 𝟏𝟑 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 📍 Apply today, or tag someone who'd be a great fit. 🔗 Full Job description: penalreform.org/about-us/con… #Hiring #LegalJobs #HumanRights #AccessToJustice #Uganda #NGOJobs
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🔴 Today, on the #SupportDontPunish Global Day of Action, we are calling for responses to #drug use rooted in #humanrights and evidence rather than #punishment. Learn more: linkedin.com/posts/penal-ref… #HealthInPrison #HIVResponse #DrugPolicy #PublicHealth #DrugPolicy
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Penal Reform International (PRI) retweeted
How is the #globalprison landscape shifting? At #CCPCJ35, TIJ & @PenalReformInt launched the Global Prison Trends 2026 report! Read more: facebook.com/share/p/1CwhkWU…
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📢 Out now: PRI’s new guide on prison work designed as a practical tool for policymakers, prison authorities, oversight bodies and practitioners. 🟢 At its centre is a 10-point plan for fair, regulated and rehabilitative #prisonwork. 🔗 Download: penalreform.org/resource/pri…
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Penal Reform International (PRI) retweeted
Global Prison Trends 2026 by @PenalReformInt will be launched at the @UN #CCPCJ35 side event in Vienna. It provides insights on prison systems, with sections dedicated to decriminalising poverty & status. 🔗bit.ly/4335Aru 📆: June 4 | 11:30am (GMT + 1) #DecrimStatus
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📢 We’re Hiring: Legal Officers (2 Positions) PRI is looking for experienced Legal Officers to join our team in Mbarara, Masindi and Fort Portal. 📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026 👉 Full details & application: penalreform.org/about-us/con… #LegalJobs #HumanRights #Hiring #NGOJobs
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📢 New blog 📢 In this expert blog for PRI, Dr. Angela Dixon and Leo Tigges examine the establishment of the Caribbean Association of Probation and Parole (CAPP) and its role in strengthening regional cooperation. 👉penalreform.org/blog/probati… #PrisonReform #HumanRights
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Penal Reform International (PRI) retweeted
Strengthening #female police means stronger justice and safer communities. 👮‍♀️⚖️ In Aden, 30 female police officers from across #Yemen joined a #PRI-supported training on SOPs and referral systems to improve responses to #women-related cases in line with #humanrights standards.
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The #Amsterdam Declaration issuing stark warning on prison crisis by civil society globally penalreform.org/news/the-ams… via @PenalReformInt @LiviRope @Taghreed_Jaber #PRI
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Seeking an expert #consultant to support the integration of the Méndez Principles on Effective Interviewing in #Lebanon. 👉Find out more and apply: penalreform.org/about-us/con…
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📌Amsterdam Declaration adopted by civil society organisations from 31 countries. 🌐Endorsed by 46 organisations, it sets out priorities to address over-reliance on imprisonment and advance rights-based #reform. 🔗 penalreform.org/news/the-ams… #PrisonReform #HumanRights
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