CoE standards & legal instruments
Conventions
- European Convention on Human Rights
- European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CPT
- Compendium of legal instruments relating to Prisons and Community Sanctions and Measures (March 2019)
- Guidelines for prison and probation services regarding radicalisation and violent extremism
- Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (1983)
- Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (1987)
Recommendations
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)8 concerning restorative justice in criminal matters
- Commentary to the Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)8
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5 concerning children with imprisoned parents
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)21 on Radicalisation and violent Extremism in prisons
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)3 on community sanctions and measures replacing the text of Recommendation Rec(2000)22 on improving the implementation of the European rules on community sanctions and measures
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)4 concerning electronic monitoring
- Commentary to Recommendation CM/Rec (2014)4
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)3 concerning dangerous offenders
- Commentary to Recommendation CM/Rec (2014)3
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)12 concerning foreign prisoners
- Commentary to Recommendation CM/Rec (2012)12
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)5 on the European Code of Ethics for Prison Staff
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)1 on the Council of Europe Probation Rules
- Commentary to Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)1
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)11 on European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures
- Commentary to Recommendation n° Rec(2008)11
- 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
- Rec. R (2006) 2 on the European Prison Rules
- Commentary to Recommendation Rec. R (2006) 2
- Rec. R (2003) 23 on the management of life-sentence and other long-term prisoners
- Rec. R (2003) 22 concerning conditional release
- Rec. R (2003) 21 concerning partnership in crime prevention
- Rec. R (2003) 20 concerning new ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency and the role of juvenile justice
- Rec. R (2000) 22 on improving the implementation of the European rules on community sanctions and measures
- Rec. R (2000) 20 on the role of early psychosocial intervention in the prevention of criminality
- Rec. R (99) 22 concerning prison overcrowding and prison population inflation
- Rec. R (99) 19 concerning mediation in penal matters
- 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) 17 concerning consistency in sentencing
- 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 (replaced by Rec(2006)2)
- 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 (Replaced by Rec(2006)13)
- Rec. R (79) 14 concerning the application of the European Convention on the supervision of conditionally sentenced or conditionally released offenders
- RES (70) 1 Pratical organisation of measures for the Supervision of Conditionally Sentenced or Conditionally Released Offenders
- RES (67) 5 on Research on prisoners considered from the individual angle, and on prison community
- RES (62) 2 on Electoral, civil and social rights of prisoners
- Rec. R (2000) 22 on improving the implementation of the European rules on community sanctions and measures
- Rec. R (2000) 20 on the role of early psychosocial intervention in the prevention of criminality
- Rec. R (99) 22 concerning prison overcrowding and prison population inflation
- Rec. R (99) 19 concerning mediation in penal matters
- 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) 17 concerning consistency in sentencing
- 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 (replaced by Rec(2006)2)
- 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 (Replaced by Rec(2006)13)
- Rec. R (79) 14 concerning the application of the European Convention on the supervision of conditionally sentenced or conditionally released offenders
- RES (70) 1 Practical organisation of measures for the Supervision of Conditionally Sentenced or Conditionally Released Offenders
- RES (67) 5 on Research on prisoners considered from the individual angle, and on prison community
- RES (62) 2 on Electoral, civil and social rights of prisoners
Standard setting
- European Prison Rules
- Guide on the case-law of the European Convention on Human Rights - Prisoners' rights
- CPT Statement of principles relating to the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in the context of the oronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic
key documentation
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