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“The old, the young and the fool” Aging, youth and mental health in prisons by IPS’ CEO at international medical congress
The presentation aimed to add to the discussion about the incarceration of elderly inmates, youngsters and the mentally ill; to raise awareness to the problem and foster the reflection on some changes needed in social, justice and public health policies in some EU countries. IPS has been invited to participate
Romanian prison officers union builds endomarketing strategy
Sindicatul National al Lucratorilor de Penitenciare (www.snlp.ro) has concluded a series of focus groups and surveys to design its endomarketing strategy plan. This process is integrated in the Workers engagement action in the framework of the Itinerariul Dialog project 104565/2012, funded by Norway through the Norwegian Mechanism 2009-2014 focused on
EuroPris: Technology and information management in discussion
The workshop brought together over 60 ICT prison professionals from 23 European countries, to exchange information, knowledge, best practice and build a network. In cooperation with the Irish Prison Service and Northern Ireland Prison Service, the second EuroPris ICT in Prisons Workshop took place on 3rd and 4th April 2014 in
IPS publishes new brochures in English, Spanish and Portuguese
“Overview, Who we are?, What we do?”, “Strategic Management of Prison Systems”, “Caring about People”, “ICT Information Systems” and “Penitentiary Infrastructures – Engineering for social investments” are the new brochures published by IPS. You can now download our 2014 catalogues in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Click the required language to download:
Credem in Schimbare considered EU good practice
Credem in Schimbare project has been proposed as a good practice on the use of public money to foster innovation and impact disadvantaged groups. “Credem in Schimbare – Quality as a driver for innovation” Romanian prison services have been recognized for their work implementing quality standards and continuous improvement practices through
Reintegration and employability programmes at European Prison Regime Forum
Experts from 27 countries involved at the XVI EPRF looked at how Education Training and Employment and Vocational Education and Training are important to a successful resettlement and to reduce re-offending. The XVI European Prison Regime Forum (EPRF) took place in Lisbon the 20th and 21st March 2014 hosted by
Ecological Economics in Prison Work Administration project approved for EU funding
The project “ECOPRIS – Ecological Economics in Prison Work Administration” promoted by the BSAFE LAB of the University of Beira Interior has been approved for funding by the ERASMUS + Portuguese National Agency. ECOPRIS has been ranked as #1 in the ERASMUS + national ranking. With an overall budget of
“Porta Aberta” launch: the first online prison products shop in Portugal
The project aims to promote prison work and industries giving visibility to the products developed by inmates in prison context. Prison work is a fundamental element of the social and professional reintegration of inmates. It was with great pleasure that IPS participated as partner in the launching session of the
IPS develops “world prison indicators map”
World prison indicators map World penitentiary data is in general widespread in different databases of different international official and research organizations. In order to allow an integrated and comparable view of different indicators over time, IPS team created the “world prison indicators map”. This map presents 5 out of 12 indicators