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ICPA elects new board of directors in Montreal
On the 23rd of October 2018, the ICPA (International Corrections and Prisons Association) members who were present at the Annual General Meeting and Conference, that took place in Montreal, Canada, elected the new Board of Directors. One year after being honoured with an ICPA Excellence Award, at the ICPA gala
ICPA Conference in Montreal celebrates 20 years of the Association
The motto of the conference was “Beyond Prisons: The Way Forward” and brought together 670 participants from almost 80 different countries. The International Corrections and Prisons Association‘s Conference and Annual General and Meeting (Montreal2018) took place in Montreal, Canada, from October 21 to 26, 2018, with the Correctional Service Canada hosting
Mental healthcare, geriatrics and palliative care in prison – MenACE meeting
On behalf of IPS, Pedro das Neves and Susana Reis presented the MenACE training package and its three components (e-learning, classroom-based and train the trainer course) at the National Conference on Palliative Care. MenACE – Mental Health, Ageing and Palliate Care in European Prisons: The fifth project meeting and final
Radicalisation in prisons: Council of Europe’s conference in Toulouse
The city of Toulouse, France, hosted a multilateral conference on the importance of training for prison staff on the phenomenon of radicalisation and violent extremism. The conference was held in Toulouse on 16-17 October 2018 and it was organised by the Council of Europe with a generous contribution from the French
IPS at the Council of Europe Seminar on Radicalisation Prevention
The event aimed to improve the criminal justice response in the EU to prevent radicalisation leading to terrorism and violent extremism. The Council of Europe Seminar on “Radicalisation Prevention” ran between the 20 and 21 of September 2018, at the Institut de Formation Judiciaire (IFJ), in Brussels. On the second
Radicalisation and Prison Conference- Risk assessment tools and practices
“Radicalisation Prevention in Prisons in Europe” was a high-level conference that took place between the 13th and 14th September 2018, in Berlin, Germany, hosted by the Bremen Justiz Senate. Pedro das Neves, CEO of IPS Innovative Prison Systems has been invited to present some of the work that the company has
Terrorism and Radicalisation in Prisons: High-Level Conference in Israel
The International High-Level Conference “Terrorism and Radicalisation in Prisons” took place in Herzliya, Israel, between the 2nd and the 6th of September 2018. The Conference has been organised by the Israel Prison Service in conjunction with the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), in the framework of the World Counter-terrorism Summit,
RE[ENTER] on improving offender reintegration gets EU support
The RE[ENTER] project is aimed at strengthening the capacity of criminal justice professionals and volunteers in order to achieve better reintegration outcomes for offenders, both prisoners and ex-convicts. This project focuses on the exchange of good practices concerning psychoeducational tools that have the potential to contribute to the capacity building
Latin America: International workshop on technologies for prisoner rehabilitation
More than fifty participants from the technology and correctional fields – including penitentiary system officials, technology developers, entrepreneurs, and experts in prison management and rehabilitation – were asked to contribute with their knowledge and experience. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Headquarters, in Washington D.C., USA, was the venue for the