Announcements

New Juvenile Justice Website Launched

Dear IJJO users and collaborators, It is a pleasure for me to inform you that after nine years the International Juvenile Justice Observatory will soon launch a new website (www.oijj.org), and it is an honour for all of us who work for the Observatory to share this new phase with you. The web ...

Why have a Multiart Festival for Inmates?

In Romania, the recidivism rate of prisoners is about 80%, which translated into few words means that the Romanian prison, at least in its present state, is a failure rather than a solution. This failure, a costly one in any case, should be a serious warning to any civilized society, considering tha...

Spot yourself and others - Singapore Conference Photos!

Singapore Conference Photos We've uploaded a wide selection of photos from the 2011 Singapore Conference. View photos from the Awards Ceremony, Special Events and more. Click here to view: Singapore Conference Photos Do you have photos from the conference? Send them to us (members@icpa.ca) ...

Notification of ICPA Annual General Meeting

Dear Colleague, This announcement is to inform you that under Article V of the By-Laws governing the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA), I am required to advise you that the Associations Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in the Raffles City Convention Centre, Leve...

Prisons & Correctional Facilities Asia Event - Special Offer!

Strategies for the Planning, Design and Security of Prisons & Correctional Facilities Asia24 & 25 May 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia EXCLUSIVE FOR ICPA MEMBERS – 15% discount on the conference fee Because of a rising inmate population in Asia, with existing obsolete prison security infrastruct...

Making Law and Policy that Work - PRI Publication

Penal Reform International have launched a new publication titled 'Making Law and Policy that Work'. It is aimed at specialists and non-specialists faced with the responsibility of creating a policy and legislative framework for criminal justice and penal systems. It recognises that criminal just...

Ghent Presentations Now Available

You can now access the presentations from the 12th AGM and Conference held last month in Ghent, Belgium in the Library section of this website. There's around 100 presentations available to view and for convenience these are listed by the session number and speaker name as shown in the conference p...

Mission After Custody (MAC)

“(MAC)” is a charitable organization based in Uganda established in 2005 with an aim of helping, particularly prisoners/inmates, ex-offenders and returnees by offering them a window of kindness and love, while enhancing advocacy and awareness of their inalienable rights. Resettling and re-int...

Donald Yeomans (1925-2010)

YEOMANS, Donald Ralph BASc, P. Eng, CMA, FCMA, LLD. 1925 - 2010 The grieving family of Don Yeomans announces his death on August 24, 2010 after a brief fight with cancer. Don leaves behind his wife, partner and best friend of 60 years Catharine (nee Williams); his beloved daughters Patty Yeomans...

ICPA in Latin America

Three years ago, there was only an infrequent presence from Latin American delegates at ICPA Conferences. All that has now changed! In a short time, the growth of ICPA in Latin America has been almost exponential. In Prague, we began operating translation of the various sessions into Spanish an...