German State Secretary for Justice Angelika Schlunck and Council of Europe DSG Bjørn Berge opened the 28th Annual Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services in Berlin

The 28th Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services (CDPPS) "Management of Prisons and Probation: New Challenges and Innovative Responses" was organised in Berlin (Germany) on 6 and 7 June 2023. The Conference was opened to invited participants only. All the information about this event are available on the Conference webpage. This event was preceded on 5 June by the 12th Annual General Meeting of EuroPris.

German State Secretary for Justice Angelika Schlunck and Council of Europe DSG Bjørn Berge open the 28th Annual Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services in Berlin:


 
 

 Press Release - Social reintegration of offenders in prison and under probation: Council of Europe Berlin conference to explore innovative responses

 

 

 

 

Berlin (Germany) 6-7 June 2023
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Back Latest Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE), just published

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The number of people held in European prisons decreased by 6.8% from 2014 to 2015, although prison overcrowding remained a problem in 15 countries, according to the latest Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE), published today.

In 2015, 1,404,398 people were held in penitentiary institutions across Europe, which is 102,880 inmates fewer than the previous year. The incarceration rate (Prison Population Rate), which is often used as an indicator of how punitive anti-crime policies are, also fell by 7% from 124 inmates to 115.7 inmates per 100,000 inhabitants.

Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland said: “The drop in the overall number of people in prison in Europe is welcome. Increasing the use of alternative sentences does not necessarily lead to higher crime rates but can help to reintegrate offenders and tackle overcrowding.”

STRASBOURG 14 March 2017
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