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List of Instruments in the penological field

Conventions

European Convention on the supervision of conditionally sentenced or conditionally released offenders (1964) – ETS 51

Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons (1983) – ETS 112

Additional Protocol to the Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons (1997) - ETS 167

Full texts and explanatory memorandums can be found on site of the Committee of Ministers

Recommendations

Rec. R (2006) 13 on the use of remand in custody, the conditions in which it takes place and the provision of safeguards against abuse and explanatory memorandum

Rec. R (2006) 2 on the European Prison Rules and commentary

Rec. R (2003) 23 on the management of life-sentence and other long-term prisoners

Rec. R (2003) 22 concerning conditional release

Rec. R (2000) 22 on improving the implementation of the European rules on community sanctions and measures

Rec. R (99) 22 concerning prison overcrowding and prison population inflation

Rec. R (98) 7 concerning the ethical and organisational aspects of health care in prison

Rec. R (97) 12 on staff concerned with the implementation of sanctions and measures

Rec. R (93) 6 concerning prison and criminological aspects of the control of transmissible diseases including aids and related health problems in prison

Rec. R (92) 18 concerning the practical application of the Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons

Rec. R (92) 16 on the European rules on community sanctions and measures

Rec. R (89) 12 on education in prison

Rec. R (88) 13 concerning the practical application of the Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons

Rec. R (87) 3 on the European prison rules

Rec. R (84) 12 concerning foreign prisoners

Rec. R (84) 11 concerning information about the Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons

Rec. R (82) 17 on the custody and treatment of dangerous prisoners

Rec. R (82) 16 on prison leave

Rec. R (80) 11 concerning custody pending trial

Rec. R (79) 14 concerning the application of the European Convention on the supervision of conditionally sentenced or conditionally released offenders

Resolutions

   

Resolution (76) 2 on the treatment of long-term prisoners

Resolution (76) 10 on certain alternative penal measures to imprisonment

Resolution (75) 25 on prison labour

Resolution (73) 5 on the standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners

Resolution (73) 24 on group and community work with offenders

Resolution (73) 17 on short-term treatment of adult offenders

Resolution (70) 1 on the practical organisation of measures for the supervision and after-care of conditionally sentenced or conditionally released offenders

Resolution (68) 24 on the status, selection and training of governing grades of staff of penal establishments

Resolution (67) 5 on research on prisoners considered from the individual angle and on the prison community

Resolution (66) 26 on the status, recruitment and training of prison staff

Resolution (66) 25 on the short-term treatment of young offenders of less than 21 years

Resolution (65) 11 on remand in custody

Resolution (65) 1 on suspended sentence, probation and other alternatives to imprisonment

Resolution (62) 2 on electoral, civil and social rights of prisoners