The prison reform agenda in Brazil is struggling. Very different systems of 'justice' are at work in Brazil. An ex-president has just been found guilty of corruption and money laundering. Could Lula going to prison be the only thing to challenge the public to think again? A thought experiment:
10 lessons on improving alternatives to prison in East Africa
Factors for successful community service in Africa
Directors of Probation and Community Service from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were joined by representatives from Malawi, Namibia, South Sudan and Zimbabwe and also from UNAFRI (the UN African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders) and the Confederation of European Probation (CEP) to discuss what contributes to successful alternatives to imprisonment.