(04/13/2011)
A group of juvenile services and correctional architecture professionals from Singapore and the United States recently toured juvenile facilities throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
(01/24/2011)
A report issued by The Prison Reform Trust here finds that children with emotional and mental health needs are more likely to go to prison than other young people because the Youth Justice System does not recognize their special needs.
(11/19/2010)
(11/19/2010)
(10/15/2010)
The planned construction of up to 1,600 new cells moved closer after Belgian officials shortlisted bidders for four new prisons.
(09/13/2010)
The proposed Thornton Hall Prison, located on a 140-acre site, will now be built in three phases with a traditional procurement process to deliver 2,200 beds.
(05/25/2010)
The government reaffirmed Norway’s commitment to promote rehabilitation over recidivism as corrections officials opened Scandinavia’s newest maximum-security prison.
(05/25/2010)
South Korea to house foreign nationals in 1,230-bed purpose-built prison.
(12/04/2009)
The efficacy of the youth justice system in Britain and adult system in France fell under scrutiny this fall following recent reports by the Council of Europe’s human rights watchdog.
(12/01/2009)
The United Kingdom government scrapped its controversial $4.8 billion plan to construct three 2,500-bed prisons and will instead build a series of 1,500-bed prisons to expand bed capacity in England and Wales.
