Conventions

• European Convention on the supervision of conditionally sentenced or conditionally released offenders (1964) - ETS N°051
• Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons (1983) - ETS N°112
• Additional Protocol to the Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons (1997) - ETS N°167

 Recommendations and relevant texts

European Prison Rules

• Recommendation Rec(2006)2-rev of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the European Prison Rules (revised and amended by the Committee of Ministers on 1 July 2020)
  Other languages: ALB - ARM - AZE - AUT - BIH - BGR - HRV - CZE - DEU - DNK - EST - FIN - GEO - GRC - HUN - IS - ITA - LVA - LTU - MK - MNE - NOR - POL - PRT - ROU - RUS - SRB - SK - SVN - ESP - CAT - SWE - CHE (DEU - ITA) - TUR - UKR
• Commentary to Rec(2006)2-rev
• Short Guide to the EPR (English only)

Council of Europe Probation Rules

• Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the Council of Europe Probation Rules
  Other languages: AZE - DEU - ESP - FIN - FRA - GEO - ITA - MDA - UKR
• Commentary to Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)1
  Other languages: FIN - FRA

European Rules for Juvenile Offenders Subject to Sanctions or Measures

• Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)11 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures
  Other languages: AZE - DEU - FIN - FRA - LTU - RUS
• Commentary to Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)11
  Other languages: FRA

 Key Recommendations

• Recommendation CM/Rec(2026)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on education in prison & Explanatory Report
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2025)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States regarding the promotion of the mental health of prisoners and probationers and the management of their mental disorders & Explanatory Memorandum
  Other languages: FIN
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member States regarding the ethical and organisational aspects of the use of artificial intelligence and related digital technologies by prison and probation services & Explanatory Memorandum
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2021)6 regarding the assessment, management and reintegration of persons accused or convicted of a sexual offence & Explanatory Memorandum
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)8 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning restorative justice in criminal matters & Commentary
  Other languages: BIH - ITA - LVA
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5 concerning Children with Imprisoned Parents & Explanatory Memorandum
  Other languages: DEU - ESP - FIN - HRV - HUN - LTU - LVA
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)3 on the European Rules on community sanctions and measures & Commentary
  Other languages: BIH - ITA - LVA
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)4 on electronic monitoring & Commentary
  Other languages: ARM - FIN - FRA -  ITA - LVA - ROU - TUR - UKR
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)3 concerning dangerous offenders & Commentary
  Other languages: FRA - ITA - LVA
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)12 concerning foreign prisoners & Commentary
  Other languages: DEU - FIN - FRA - ITA - LVA
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)5 on the European Code of Ethics for Prison Staff
  Other languages: DEU - FIN
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)11 on the European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures
  Other languages: LVA
• 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
  Other languages: DEU - FRA - GEO - ROU - RUS - UKR
• Rec. R (2006) 2 on the European Prison Rules & Commentary
  Other languages: AZE - EST - FRA - GEO - ROU - RUS - UKR
• Rec. R(2003)23 on the management of life-sentence and other long-term prisoners
  Other languages: LVA
• Rec. R(2003)22 concerning conditional release
  Other languages: ARM - FRA - GEO - ROU - RUS - UKR
• 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
  Other languages: LVA
• Rec. R(2000)22 on improving the implementation of the European rules on community sanctions and measures
  Other languages: FRA - ROU - UKR
• 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
  Other languages: FRA - GEO - LVA - ROU - RUS - UKR
• Rec. R(99)19 concerning mediation in penal matters
  Other languages:  ARM - FRA - GEO - ROU - UKR
• 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(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(84)11 concerning information about the Convention on  the transfer of sentenced persons
• Rec. R(82)16 on prison leave
• Rec. R(79)14 concerning the application of the European Convention on the supervision of conditionally sentenced or conditionally released offenders