Prisons and Community Sanctions and Measures

The Council of Europe has an unique experience in promoting more humane and socially effective prisons. To this end a number of legal instruments have been adopted including the European Prison Rules and recommendations on education in prison, prison staff, health care in prison and prison overcrowding. These legal instruments have been brought together in one publication, the Compendium of conventions, recommendations and resolutions relating to penitentiary questions.

These instruments have been prepared by either the Council for Penological Cooperation, which is a standing advisory body to the European Committee on Crime Problems, or by ad hoc expert committees.

The Council of Europe also organises regular conferences of directors of prison administration. It publishes annual penal statistics on the prison population and community sanctions and measures (SPACE). (more)

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*NEWS* *3RD PC-CP WORKING GROUP MEETING, STRASBOURG, 19-21 JUNE 2013* *NEWS* *3RD PC-CP WORKING GROUP MEETING, STRASBOURG, 19-21 JUNE 2013* *NEWS* *3RD PC-CP WORKING GROUP MEETING, STRASBOURG, 19-21 JUNE 2013* *NEWS*
MEETINGS:
	ERA Seminar, Strasbourg, 20-21 June 2013: Improving conditions related to detention - The European Convention’s, European Court of Human Rights’ and national courts’ roles Information

	3^rdPC-CP Working Group Meeting, Strasbourg, 19-21 June 2013 Draft Agenda Draft order of business

	3^rd Plenary Meeting of the PC-CP, Strasbourg, 6-8 March 2013 Summary Report of the meeting
	17^th Conference of Directors of Prison Administration with the participation of the Directors of Probation Services on the theme "Foreign Prisoners" Rome (Italy), 22-24 November 2012 Link to Conference
	2^nd Meeting of the PC-CP Working Group, Paris, 15-17 October 2012 Summary report
	1^st Meeting of the PC-CP Working Group, Strasbourg, 11-13 June 2012 Summary report
	Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)12 concerning foreign prisoners
	Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)5 on the European Code of Ethics for Prison Staff adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 12 April 2012
	2^e réunion plénière du Conseil de coopération pénologique (PC-CP), Strasbourg, 28-30 mars 2012 Summary report

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