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7th EuroPris Conference: Challenges and developments in the corrections sector
The 7th EuroPris Conference and Annual General Meeting took place in Jõhvi, Estonia, on the 18th of June 2018. The event was hosted by the Department of Prisons of the Estonian Ministry of Justice and it preceded the Council of Europe Annual Conference of Prison and Probation Directors (CDPPS) that happened between
IPS at the Caribbean conference of heads of correctional services
The conference was held under the theme “Transforming Prisons and Correctional Services for Regional Development“. Jamaica hosted the 12th Conference of the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prison Services (ACHCPS), from the 11th to the 14th of June, 2018. Within the scope of the event, Mr. Pedro das
PRACTICIES: Partnership against Radicalisation hits the French Parliament
Project looks to gather networks of cities’ organisations and experts to better understand, prevent and address violent radicalisation. “Young people and violent radicalisation: a European study” is the theme of a Breakfast-Debate to be held on the 19th June 2018 at the French Parliament, in Paris, at 8:30 a.m. The
R2PRIS Radicalisation Prevention in Prisons International Conference
The International Conference “R2PRIS Radicalisation Prevention in Prisons” will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, on the 3rd of July, 2018. IPS_Innovative Prisons Systems and BSAFE LAB (UBI – Beira Interior University) – in collaboration with the Portuguese Prison and Probation Administration – are organising the International Conference “R2PRIS Radicalisation Prevention in
Offenders’ skills development for radicalisation prevention – INTEGRA meeting
The meeting group – representing partners from France, Portugal, Bulgaria, Italy, The Netherlands, and Greece – met with the purpose to discuss the projects’ outputs’ implementation progress, budget issues, and activities planning. On the 3rd and 4th of May 2018, the INTEGRA’s Project Steering Committee has had its 2nd meeting,
Prison staff training on mental health, aging, and palliative care
Professionals from Belgium, Romania, and Portugal gathered in Bucharest, between the 23rd and the 27th of April, 2018, to discuss and be trained on how to deal with mental illness, geriatrics, and palliative care in prisons. This course takes place within the framework of MenACE project which aims at increasing
RAN EXIT Academy: Exit worker engagement techniques in discussion
IPS_Innovative Prisons Systems representatives participated in the second edition of the Radicalisation Awareness Network’s EXIT Academy. The two-day meeting (25-26 April 2018) took place in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and it gathered the RAN EXIT Working Group, around 40 participants from a dozen of countries, including social workers, psychologists, probation officers,
IPS and Connexall partnering to improve prisons’ efficiency
Connexall Corrections: IPS_Innovative Prison Systems and GlobeStar Systems, Inc. working together to improve efficiency in correctional systems. GlobeStar Systems, Inc. and IPS_Innovative Prison Systems announced their partnership to leverage intelligence, security, and process efficiency in correctional systems globally through the deployment of Connexall, GlobeStar’s patented and reputed communications and workflow automation
Third R2PRIS staff training on radicalisation prevention in prisons
Developing the tools and instruments for prison administration and line-level staff to recognize signs of radicalisation. Over twenty penitentiary experts from Belgium, Portugal, Romania, Norway, and Turkey gathered in Brussels, between the 16th and the 20th of April, 2018, for the third and final short-term staff training event of the Radicalisation