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“Thinking Outside the Cell”: Reducing the use of Imprisonment – ICPA conference
A video invitation to the ICPA 15th AGM and Conference in Colorado Springs, USA, in October 2013. Antlers Hilton, Colorado Springs, USA, from 27th October to 1st November 2013 This video was presented at the ICPA 14th AGM and Conference in Mexico City, October 2012. Presented by Diane Williams and
Romanian continuous improvement in prisons gets EU recognition
Slobozia Prison intervention on implementing CAF has been recognized as a best practice in Romania Public Administration and will be presented at the 5th European CAF Users’ Event – “CAF as a Driver for Innovation” was held in Oslo in September 2012. “A window to the world: increasing the visibility and transparency
Prison work strategies and european production networks in conference
The European Prison Regime Forum conference took place at the Rica Victoria Hotel in Oslo, Norway 12th–14th f September 2012 hosted by the Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. The purpose of this year’s conference was to exchange experiences from the workshop
IPS supports minor offenders integration at MyComPass
IPS participates in a European partnership aiming to support juvenile offenders in training in the acquisition and usage of key competencies in VET to facilitate personal development, employability and participation in further education. Specific objectives include: – increasing the level of employability of 100 juvenile offenders through MyCOMPASS method; –
Reintegration of (Ex)Offenders – Signature of the “Exocop” Berlin Declaration
In August 28th 2008, we’ve been invited by the Bremen Justice Department to facilitate a work session with representatives of 19 Member States – a group that later gave origin to the Exocop Network. Four years later – and after dozens of meetings all over Europe and a magnificent work
ICPA/CEP/Europris: “Developments in Prison and Probation in Europe”
IPS has been represented at the conference by Pedro das Neves and Tiago Leitão. Pedro das Neves has moderated a panel on “professionalism of staff” in correctional services. European partnerships and co-operation are important tools to inform, support, and strengthen the domestic agenda. The sharing of knowledge, experience and expertise
Outsourcing Justice Services: Public Private Partnerships Workshop -IPS at EuroPris
Europris – the European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services organized on the 15-16 April 2012 the workshop on “Outsourcing Justice Services: Public Private Partnerships Workshop” in Prague, Czech Republic. The workshop provided an understanding of the issues in PPP – with the emphasis very much on partnership-working; an understanding
MyComPass meeting: Support juvenile offenders for personal development and employability
In the framework of MyComPass project, delegations from Romania, Lithuania, Cyprus, hosted by IPS/Qualify Just met in the first week of April in Lisbon with representatives from DGRSP and visited the “O Século Foundation”. During the visit, transnational partners took contact with both the portuguese framework for protection of minors
IPS to develop Roadmap for Decent Work and Tripartite Dialog
After a public biding launched by the Sindicatul National al Lucratorilor de Penitenciare of Romania, IPS / Qualify Just was awarded a contract to support the implementation on the recently approved “Itinerariul Dialog” project. This project, with the duration of 2 years is financed by the Norwegian Grants (Innovation Norway Funding) and