This Paper, released by the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" in the framework of B-COMPETENT project, intends to address a specific issue arising from the national research carried on in Italy to assess the training needs of prison staff with regard to special need…

With regard to prisoners who are Foreign Nationals, the  European Prison Rules  and their updated revision of 1 July 2020 clearly state: "Staff who are to work with specific groups of prisoners - foreign nationals, women, juveniles or mentally ill prisoners, etc. - shall be…

The report, newly released by Avokati I Popullit within the EU-funded project B-COMPETENT, highlights best practices and weak spots in Albania, France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Spain Complemented by the training needs assessment of prison staff carried on by B-COMPETENT with regard to huma…

The international report just released by the EU-funded project B-COMPETENT highlights weak spots, best practices and training needs of prison staff with regard to human rights protection in multi-ethnic penitentiary contexts.   The research, elaborated by the University of Barcelon…

Penitentiary systems are among the most complex systems in a society. Although ambitiously conceived, the B-COMPETENT project does not aspire to resolve all problems and satisfy all needs of a system as complex as that.  The development of safer and more inclusive prison communities will al…

Despite the COVID-19 outbreak and the impact of the pandemic in prisons, B-COMPETENT has never quit its research about prison staff training needs regarding human rights in penitentiary settings. Our project staff delivered 2 Focus Groups via ZOOM platform in Montenegro on 31st of March and 13th…