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Sunday 21 April
6pm – 9pm EDT
Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception
Evening Event
Join us for the Welcome Reception at the Sait Halim Paşa Mansion.
Transportation will be arranged from the hotel Hilton Istanbul Kozyatagi, with departures at 17:00, 17:30, 18:00, and 18:30, and estimated travel time of 45 to 60 minutes.
Sait Halim Paşa Mansion, a historical landmark in Yeniköy, Istanbul, stands as a testament to the rich tapestry of Ottoman and Egyptian heritage. Constructed in the late 19th century and named after an Ottoman Grand Vizier, this architectural marvel has been a pivotal site throughout history. Originally owned by the Aristarhis Family and later acquired by Prince Abdulhalim Pasha, the mansion was extensively renovated to meet aristocratic tastes by architect Petraki Adamandidis. Over the years, it transitioned from a private residence to a casino, and later, a governmental venue, before undergoing restoration to its original 1860s glory. Since 2005, it has been managed privately, becoming Istanbul's premier location for various prestigious events.
Monday 22 April
Additionally, it embraces "Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)" making conclusions not only useful but also comprehensible to users. This project commits to a thorough impact assessment, including legal, ethical, and human rights considerations.
This presentation examines two use cases where automated digital decision support has been successfully implemented, leading to increased equity timely and effective program assignments, decreased recidivism (over 20%), and substantial financial savings ($70 million).
8.30am – 8.45am EDT
Welcome & Introduction
9.15am – 9.30am EDT
Opening - Setting the Scene: Digital Rehabilitation
9.30am – 10am EDT
Technology in Prisons (PID078)
Technology in Prisons (PID078)
Plenary Session
The keynote speech at the international conference on technology in corrections will explore the multifaceted role of technology within correctional facilities, tracing its evolution from primarily serving security functions to advocating for a paradigm shift towards a more holistic approach centered on rehabilitation and reintegration. It will delve into the historical context of technology deployment in prisons, emphasizing its traditional emphasis on surveillance, control, and deterrence. However, the speech will argue for a broader understanding of technology's potential, highlighting its capacity to empower inmates through digital literacy programs, streamline administrative tasks to maximize staff efficiency, and create opportunities for meaningful engagement and skill-building activities.Moreover, the speech will stress the importance of fostering connections between inmates and the outside world through digital communication channels, recognizing the pivotal role of maintaining familial ties in promoting successful reintegration and reducing recidivism rates. By facilitating access to educational resources and vocational training programs through digital platforms, prisons can become transformative spaces that equip individuals with the tools and skills necessary to lead productive lives upon release.
Furthermore, the speech will address the ethical considerations and challenges associated with integrating technology into prison environments, including concerns related to privacy, surveillance, and access to digital resources. It will emphasize the need for comprehensive policies and safeguards to ensure that technological innovations are implemented in a manner that respects the rights and dignity of incarcerated individuals while also promoting their rehabilitation and well-being.
In conclusion, the speech will advocate for a forward-thinking approach to technology in prisons—one that goes beyond mere security measures to embrace a vision of digital transformation that prioritizes rehabilitation, empowerment, and the eventual successful reintegration of inmates into society.
Speakers
Fatih Güngör
10.45am – 11.15am EDT
AI and Human Rights: Regulation of AI - To Support Digital Rehabilitation and the Role of Qualified Data (PID079)
11.15am – 12.15pm EDT
With Data as a Foundation, AI Friend or Foe? (PID049)
With Data as a Foundation, AI Friend or Foe? (PID049)
Plenary Session
Data is the ultimate foundation of all technology, business process, policy or legislation, or transformational changes with corrections. Appropriately tagged, stored, indexed, and recalled data for reporting is the basis of evidence-oriented decision-making, and is a pre-requisite to ensure success of common corrections implementations such electronic health records systems, offender management systems, and even systems as seemingly simple as commissary systems.
As jurisdictions struggle with staffing challenges and the need to be more efficient, what are the use cases that AI can facilitate to address these challenges and others? What is the elevated value proposition that could embrace a safer and more secure institution? Could an AI solution translate safety and security into less officer days missed due to injury on duty or driving down health care costs resulting from AI interventions that prevents violence, as one example? This will be explored and aligned to solutions that are already implemented in corrections or in the broader justice continuum. At the same time, how do we ensure privacy, or avoid bias in the application of AI? AI is not all upside and we need to leverage the potential eyes wide open to the formidable perceptions that surround this emerging technology.
Moderator
Jan Kleijssen
Speakers
Håkan Klarin
Terry Hackett
René Döhring
Simon Bonk
12.15pm – 12.30pm EDT
TIC Talks
1.45pm – 2.20pm EDT
Virtual Reality to Prevent Reoffending in Matters of Domestic Violence (PID013)
Virtual Reality to Prevent Reoffending in Matters of Domestic Violence (PID013)
Parallel Workshop Session
In response to the important number of convictions and repeat offenses involving domestic violence, societal consciousness raising and to the commitments made by the French public service to reduce them, the prison and probation services developed a virtual reality project in 2020, which is now in its second phase of experimentation.
The 12-minute film, shot in 360°, puts the perpetrator of domestic violence in the shoes of the perpetrator, the victim and the child co-victim. The program aims to help inmates and probationers change their perception of their own violence, to encourage them to speak out in collaboration with probation officers and psychologists in the prison's probation service, and to reinforce the probation process. It enables us to work with inmates and probationers on the cycle of violence, the different forms of violence, and to address coercive control and its components. The program is part of the rehabilitation program developed by the prison probation service.
Moderator
Marjan Lukavečki
Beyond Numbers: Integrating Expert Insights and Structured & Unstructured Data for Enhanced AI and Ml Predictive Models (PID055)
Beyond Numbers: Integrating Expert Insights and Structured & Unstructured Data for Enhanced AI and Ml Predictive Models (PID055)
Parallel Workshop Session
AI offers unprecedented opportunities for improving the existing OMS. The efficacy of AI models is contingent on the quality and structure of the data they process. We will address the limitations of recidivism prediction methodologies (based on data stored in OMS). Traditional approaches largely focus on data and statistics collected during incarceration, overlooking the insights available from post-release data. This gap in data utilization hampers the accuracy and effectiveness of recidivism predictions, a cornerstone for informed decision-making in corrections. Our discussion will pivot towards the need for innovative data-driven strategies in digitization processes and will emphasize the integration of diverse digital systems, which can provide a more comprehensive data landscape. By integrating expert inputs and utilizing both structured and unstructured data from a myriad of sources, these systems can leverage advanced AI and ML algorithms to enhance decision-making processes.
Moderator
Jan Kleijssen
Speakers
Pedro das Neves
Ricardo Adonis
Using Data in a Data Hostile Environment (PID054)
Using Data in a Data Hostile Environment (PID054)
Parallel Workshop Session
This session focuses on the importance of data in the administration, rehabilitation, and support of offenders. Data can provide valuable insights into offender behavior, program effectiveness, and other key factors that allow correctional organizations to make informed decisions. However, data also faces significant challenges in a correctional setting. These challenges include data quality, data security, and data privacy. To fully realize the benefits of data, correctional organizations must be able to overcome the risks and challenges of holistic data use. There are several advanced technologies that suggest pathways to the uniform use of data while prioritizing data security and privacy. These techniques include homomorphic encryption, distributed learning within neural networks, blockchain technology, and secure computing techniques. Despite these challenges, the benefits of data in the administration, rehabilitation, and support of offenders cannot be overstated.
Moderator
Simon Bonk
Speakers
Mike Sparling
Thomas Maguire
Challenging the Digital Evolution in an Ancient Prison (PID032)
Challenging the Digital Evolution in an Ancient Prison (PID032)
Parallel Workshop Session
As the digitisation proces in the prison of Ghent is introduced, this presentation offers the opportunity to exchange experiences and to share the obstacles and advantages this challenge offers with the network.
Moderator
Jacques Hensen
Speakers
Nancy Wijns
Sylvie Lamont
2.20pm – 2.55pm EDT
Disrupting Traditional Education Practices in Prisons: The Role of Digital Technology (PID021)
Disrupting Traditional Education Practices in Prisons: The Role of Digital Technology (PID021)
Parallel Workshop Session
The presentation explores the transformative potential of digital technology on education within correctional facilities, focusing on preparing prisoners for reintegration into an increasingly digital society. Research by the UK Ministry of Justice in 2018 found that people who had participated in education whilst in prison were significantly less likely to re-offend within 12 months of release than those who had not by 7.5% points, i.e. a reoffending rate of 32.6% from a baseline one-year reoffending rate of 40.1%.
Moderator
Marjan Lukavečki
Speakers
Patricia O’Hagan MBE
Colleen Walsh
AI Based Behaviour Analysis in the Penal System (PID005)
AI Based Behaviour Analysis in the Penal System (PID005)
Parallel Workshop Session
Discover the future of prison security with cutting-edge AI technology! Austrian prisons are taking a bold step to revolutionize safety and order behind bars.
This initiative harnesses the power of artificial intelligence, Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning (PPML), and innovative sensor technologies. The focus is on safeguarding both inmates and staff, reducing the workload of prison personnel, and enhancing privacy protection.
By utilizing 3D, thermal sensors, and "wearables", this project keeps sensitive data anonymous, ensuring a secure environment. Conventional cameras are only activated when necessary. The system is open to potential extensions, like audio and IoT devices.
Additionally, it embraces "Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)" making conclusions not only useful but also comprehensible to users. This project commits to a thorough impact assessment, including legal, ethical, and human rights considerations.
Moderator
Jan Kleijssen
Speakers
Martin Kampel PhD
The Digitalization in Senegal Prisons: The Computerization and Management System of the Penitentiary Administration (PID025)
The Digitalization in Senegal Prisons: The Computerization and Management System of the Penitentiary Administration (PID025)
Parallel Workshop Session
In today's education and training context, technology can support more individualized and person-centred approaches by providing opportunities for personalization, adaptation, and simulation. It offers all the guarantees of security and efficiency in the management of data relating to the penal population as well as prison staff. It stores and transmits digital information for the management of prisoners. The database is in client-server SQL that can contain up to 24 billion records. Each prison works in local mode and synchronization (receiving, saving, updating) with the central management is automatic.
Moderator
Simon Bonk
Speakers
2.55pm – 3.30pm EDT
The Place of Digital Technologies in the Training of Turkish Penitentiary Staff (PID020)
The Place of Digital Technologies in the Training of Turkish Penitentiary Staff (PID020)
Parallel Workshop Session
The training of Turkish penitentiary staff has been a continuous and dynamic institutional process since 2000. Despite the existence of initial steps,the digitalization process taking place in the Turkish prisons is a relatively new phenomenon. With all those transformation processes, the Turkish system has performed a big leap forward towards digitalization, since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, there are numerous training programs to improve the existing capabilities of prison staff working on digital environments and/or using digital tools in their daily work. This presentation not only aims at introducing staff training programs to the audience but also tries to share digital tools and examples existing in the Turkish training system.
Moderator
Marjan Lukavečki
Speakers
Gökhan Köseoğlu
Digital Decision Support: Improving Efficiency, Equity, and Outcomes in Programming & Resource Allocation (PID007)
Digital Decision Support: Improving Efficiency, Equity, and Outcomes in Programming & Resource Allocation (PID007)
Parallel Workshop Session
Decision Support streamlines the practical implementation of policies and procedures to secure uniform access and consistency in all agency decisions. This advancement utilizes the power of technology to significantly enhance agency decision-making, offering tailored, equitable, and person-centered recommendations for precise interventions and programming based on available agency data. Simultaneously, it has brought about substantial cost reductions, benefitting not only the incarcerated individuals, but also alleviating the financial burden on correctional agencies and taxpayers.
This presentation examines two use cases where automated digital decision support has been successfully implemented, leading to increased equity timely and effective program assignments, decreased recidivism (over 20%), and substantial financial savings ($70 million).
Moderator
Jan Kleijssen
Speakers
Sean Hosman
Marjorie Rist
An Overview of the Design and Implementation of Performance and Risk Management Dashboards in the Irish Prison Service (PID006)
An Overview of the Design and Implementation of Performance and Risk Management Dashboards in the Irish Prison Service (PID006)
Parallel Workshop Session
It is an ambition of the Irish Prison Service to be a data-driven organisation whereby our objectives, operations and processes are based upon a thorough understanding of the needs of our stakeholders and the effectiveness of our interventions. We have been designing the processes to make this ambition a reality since 2020. Leveraging our key information management systems, we have developed dashboards containing the right performance and risk metrics to facilitate smarter, faster data-driven decision-making on mission critical issues, resulting in a more efficient distribution of resources. This presentation illustrates the process behind that design and roll out process, which is rooted in the principles of user focused design and delivery. It also highlights the rich learning gained during the implementation phase on how to drive success and encourage buy-in. Finally, it outlines the next steps in terms of embedding a culture of data-driven decision making across the organisation.
Moderator
Simon Bonk
Speakers
Caroline Finn
Donna Creaven
4pm – 4.30pm EDT
Designing for Digital Rehabilitation - Guidelines, Principles and Useful Frameworks (PID010)
Designing for Digital Rehabilitation - Guidelines, Principles and Useful Frameworks (PID010)
Plenary Session
Valuable frameworks, guidelines and design principles that can help jurisdiction develop and implement digital strategies and design projects for digital rehabilitation will be shared. This work is based on recognized and proven models within the domain of ICT management, enterprise governance of IT and IT services management. This basis has been confronted by criminological and penological theories and models and further been enrich by two decades of research and practice.
Moderator
Frank Porporino Ph.D.
Speakers
Steven Van De Steene
4.30pm – 5.15pm EDT
Leveraging Technology in Prisoner Rehabilitation: Highlighted in UNICRI Report on 'Digital Rehabilitation in Prisons' (PID031)
Leveraging Technology in Prisoner Rehabilitation: Highlighted in UNICRI Report on 'Digital Rehabilitation in Prisons' (PID031)
Plenary Session
The pace of development of technology like VR and other applications to support psycho-educational and therapeutic interventions in corrections is now very rapid. The development of practice models that incorporate digital interventions, as well as policy, legal and ethical frameworks to guide and regulate their use, needs to keep pace with the levels of development of the technology itself. Recognizing this rapid emergence of ‘digital rehabilitation’ in the field of corrections, UNICRI recently commissioned an extensive international study and review of the issues. The UNICRI report on Digital Rehabilitation in Prisons is scheduled to be published in March, and will be shared at the Conference. This workshop will highlight some of the issues raised in the report regarding application of technology in psychoeducational approaches. The latest developments in several practical models such as those from Finland will be profiled, and issues to keep in mind when implementing them discussed, such as data privacy and security, quality standards and accreditation, and practice guidelines.
Moderator
Frank Porporino Ph.D.
Speakers
Dr Mana Yamamoto
Pia Puolakka
Victoria Knight PhD
Stuart Ross
5.20pm – 6.20pm EDT
Counter-Drone Solutions in Prisons - Detecting Drones Isn't the Main Challenge, the Real Issue is Bringing Them Down (PID045)
Counter-Drone Solutions in Prisons - Detecting Drones Isn't the Main Challenge, the Real Issue is Bringing Them Down (PID045)
Showcase
TrackDeep's presentation addresses the escalating challenge of illegal drone use in prisons, a pressing security issue. Traditional countermeasures like signal jamming are impractical in these settings. Our solution, refined through work with Tallinn Prison, targets the drone operator, offering a safer, more effective alternative. Leveraging advanced technologies such as machine learning and 3D landscape modeling, TrackDeep achieves exceptional precision in locating operators, significantly boosting response efficiency. Initially developed for prisons, this approach also applies to sectors like airports and energy, demonstrating our commitment to innovation in the counter-UAS industry.
Moderator
Pedro das Neves
VR for Drug Rehabilitation: Developing and Using VR Technology for Rehabilitation of Drug Users in Probation Service (PID018)
VR for Drug Rehabilitation: Developing and Using VR Technology for Rehabilitation of Drug Users in Probation Service (PID018)
Showcase
This presentation addresses developing and using virual reality technology for rehabilitation of drug users in probation services. It wil show:- Current problems and routine programmes carried out in the rehabilitation works and/or for addicted individuals in probation directorates;
- Our project and project partners;
- Aims and objectives of the project;
- Project activites;
- VRforDrug Rehabilitation Programme and pilot study;
- Execution of one of the sessions of the programme to the audience;
- Equipment required during VR application;
- Limitations and problems in our programme implementation;
- Sustainability: Our dissemination work and its outputs and participants' feedback.
Moderator
Pedro das Neves
Tuesday 23 April
Cybersecurity at the Finnish public sector, which holds sensitive data and critical infrastructure, is increasingly being targeted by different kind of attacks. At the same time, our organization has digitalized its services. Hence, the significance of preparedness, technical capabilities, the cybersecurity awareness of our staff and the management of supply chains are more important than ever before.
AIM's innovation goes further by integrating risk factor analysis. It identifies over 40 risk factors, both static and dynamic, to assist prediction of self-harm and suicide risks in real time.
This application gives key workers within prisons a further analytical tool that can be used to highlight those potentially at higher risk of suicide and self-harm through varying different methods and potentially save lives.
9am – 9.15am EDT
TIC Talks
9.15am – 9.50am EDT
Digital Transformation in the Desert: How Pima County's Jail System Has Empowered Inmates With Modern Technology (PID046)
Digital Transformation in the Desert: How Pima County's Jail System Has Empowered Inmates With Modern Technology (PID046)
Parallel Workshop Session
In the heart of the Sonoran Desert, Pima County's jail system has revolutionized inmate connectivity by introducing inmate tablets for direct access to resources and communication, all running over a modern wireless inmate network. This digital shift, led by Lt. Raymond F. Beers II and the ViaPath Technologies team, replaced analog systems and older technology with advanced tech solutions, enabling enhanced educational, legal, and reentry support. The changes have significantly increased inmate engagement and transformed daily operations, and succeeded in making digital the new normal.
Moderator
Donna Creaven
Speakers
Simultaneous Translation System in Communication with Foreign Prisoners (PID016)
Simultaneous Translation System in Communication with Foreign Prisoners (PID016)
Parallel Workshop Session
There are convicts-detainees from countries with low population and low language proficiency, such as the Faroe Islands, Myanmar and Burundi, and communication with those who speak these rare languages can be even more difficult. There are devices that successfully translate spoken conversation into target languages via digital simultaneous translation, without the need for an interpreter. Provides offline translation in 18 languages with online interlingual communication covering approximately 200 countries and regions. The units will be able to carry out their work and transactions without the need for intermediaries, eliminating the risks of translations made through another convicted prisoner.
The duties of the letter reading commission will be facilitated. A minimum of 5 devices must be present in every prison service that is stated below; security and surveillance service; psycho-social support service; education service; prison infirmary; letter-reading committee.
Moderator
Dr Marayca Lopez
Speakers
Hüseyin Şik PhD
9.15am – 10.08am EDT
Elotec EloCare: Implementation of Non-Intrusive Surveillance Systems for Life Signs in Correctional Settings in Norway (PID019)
Elotec EloCare: Implementation of Non-Intrusive Surveillance Systems for Life Signs in Correctional Settings in Norway (PID019)
Parallel Workshop Session
Generally, critical incidents in correctional settings attempts to be reduced by manual routines. In addition to this, corrective settings in Norway have over the past few years implemented Elotec EloCare for non-intrusive surveillance of presence, movement, and respiration, and it is reasonable to assume that the system is beneficial for all individuals involved as well as for institutions and societies.
Moderator
Terry Hackett
Kosovo Correctional Service Digitalization (PID030)
Kosovo Correctional Service Digitalization (PID030)
Parallel Workshop Session
This presentation explores various initiatives within the field of digital rehabilitation, ranging from video conferencing for prisoners and court hearings to the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into operational centers within the premises of Kosovo's correctional institutions.
Moderator
Steven Van De Steene
Speakers
Artan Iberhysaj
9.50am – 10.25am EDT
Turkish National Judicial Network System (UYAP) (PID044)
Turkish National Judicial Network System (UYAP) (PID044)
Parallel Workshop Session
All the Turkish National Judicial Network System is planned to be explained in the presentation and the prison system, which completes a large scale of the system, will also be mentioned intensively. Offender management system, reporting, prisoner information system, use of artificial intelligence, rehabilitation process will all be included in the presentation. All mobile and web-based applications will also be included.
Moderator
Donna Creaven
More Value Through Digitalization – Promoting Autonomy and Breaking Down Language Barriers (PID059)
More Value Through Digitalization – Promoting Autonomy and Breaking Down Language Barriers (PID059)
Parallel Workshop Session
In the digital era, information and translation services are readily accessible, yet prisons lag behind. The key is to safely introduce these services to foster normalcy within corrections. Through interviews with incarcerated persons (i.p.), the need for autonomous access to institutional information and overcoming language barriers were highlighted. To address these needs, a secure, multilingual platform was developed. Using an CMS, the intranet was designed to be intuitive, mirroring the ease of information access found outside prison walls. Established tools like DeepL were integrated for general translations, while an on-prem solution, was chosen for sensitive communications to comply with Zurich's data protection laws. Future plans include enhancing these tools and exploring new technologies for staff- i.p. communication. This step towards digital normalcy in prisons aims to create a natural u.x. and supporting the reintegration of i.p. by focusing on the principle of normalization.
Moderator
Dr Marayca Lopez
Speakers
Antonin Friberg
Alessia Knöpfel
10.08am – 11am EDT
Aps and AI - Using Technology to Revolutionize Healthcare in Mozambique's Prisons (PID051)
Aps and AI - Using Technology to Revolutionize Healthcare in Mozambique's Prisons (PID051)
Parallel Workshop Session
Health through Walls (HtW) in partnership with the Mozambiquan Prison Service has introduced two technological initiatives into the correctional system in 2023. These technologies include the use of handheld devices enabled with the "Health Matters Application" for real time wireless data capture and analysis, and the introduction of Artificial Intelligence for the detection and treatment of lung health conditions (e.g. TB).
HtW and SERNAP have introduced the new technologies, trained staff, and assessed more than 6,000 detainees.
This resulted in health system strengthening in a low resource environment is occurring due to the use of the new technologies.
In conculsion, the use of new technologies in healthcare settings in places of detention enables staff to better meet the needs of the men, women, and children in their care. The relatively cheap cost of deployment has significant public health benefits for staff, detainees, and the broader community.
Moderator
Terry Hackett
Speakers
Ivan Calder
Dr Cremilde Anli
Digital and ICT Strategy and How to Boost Digitalization by Improving Staff Digital Skills and Cybersecurity Awareness (PID015)
Digital and ICT Strategy and How to Boost Digitalization by Improving Staff Digital Skills and Cybersecurity Awareness (PID015)
Parallel Workshop Session
The presentation addresses how the Digital and ICT strategy of the Prison and Probation Services of Finland supports staff digital skills and cybersecurity awareness for the adoption of emerging technologies. The main question is how to mitigate information security and data protection risks by training staff and supporting their ICT skills.
Cybersecurity at the Finnish public sector, which holds sensitive data and critical infrastructure, is increasingly being targeted by different kind of attacks. At the same time, our organization has digitalized its services. Hence, the significance of preparedness, technical capabilities, the cybersecurity awareness of our staff and the management of supply chains are more important than ever before.
Supporting staff digital skills and cybersecurity awareness is cross-cutting all seven principles in our Digital and ICT Strategy. If our staff is not familiar with the new digital solution, the investment is not going to bear fruit.
Moderator
Steven Van De Steene
Speakers
Juho Nurmi
10.25am – 11am EDT
Revolutionising Prison Environments: The Power of Data and Technology in Saving Lives (PID042)
Revolutionising Prison Environments: The Power of Data and Technology in Saving Lives (PID042)
Parallel Workshop Session
In a world with 11 million people imprisoned, addressing mental health in prisons is paramount due to the elevated risk of suicide and self-harm. The "Alert. Intervene. Monitor" (AIM) app, born from a Serco Prisons proof of concept, Unilink’s development and now a multi-agency collaboration, could be a lifesaving tool. AIM dives deep into prisoner interactions, offering insights to help tackle vulnerabilities, especially suicide and self-harm.
AIM's innovation goes further by integrating risk factor analysis. It identifies over 40 risk factors, both static and dynamic, to assist prediction of self-harm and suicide risks in real time.
This application gives key workers within prisons a further analytical tool that can be used to highlight those potentially at higher risk of suicide and self-harm through varying different methods and potentially save lives.
Moderator
Dr Marayca Lopez
Speakers
Chris Parfitt
Michael Campbell Brown
11.30am – 12.15pm EDT
Bridging the Divide Between IT and Prison Design (PID077)
Bridging the Divide Between IT and Prison Design (PID077)
Plenary Session
A significant change in prison design and prison culture is happening all over the world due to the increasing impact of ICT-led solutions. These apply to an ever-increasing amount of applications including prison security and building management systems, alongside a broad range of rehabilitative practices.
The panel, inspired by the insights of two EuroPris expert groups (Real Estate and ICT), will explore the need to take modern ICT solutions into account when designing new prison facilities, and will examine how ICT solutions need to be tailored to an existing older prison's unique architectural and operational needs.
Our panellists, including European and global specialists, will discuss the challenges and opportunities ICT integration presents in prisons. This will include the importance of taking account of ethical and legal compliance considerations.
This panel discussion aims to highlight innovative ways of technological implementation within the prison estates, and what the modernization of prison infrastructure in the context of technological integration could look like.
Two EuroPris Expert Groups (ICT and Real Estate) are currently preparing a joint guidance paper which seeks to highlight the possibilities and challenges of this transformation. The panel will discuss the key areas of the guidance which include: (1) Strategy, concept, and culture, (2) Infrastructure and technical questions, (3) Services, users, and partners, (4) Research, and (5) Artificial Intelligence.
European states are not uniform in their use or deployment of ICT within their prisons due to disparities in economic resources, technological infrastructure, policy priorities, and legislative frameworks reflecting broader socio-economic differences. However, countries at various stages of ICT integration can learn from each other, and there should be an effort to document and extend the best practices found in different countries.
Evidence-based research regarding cost-effectiveness and other benefits of this digital development are needed to justify sufficient funding, organizational engagement, and even political interest for this development. The European and global perspectives on ICT-led prison design must be combined to advance this development as equally as possible across the world.
Moderator
Pia Puolakka
Speakers
Jacques Hensen
Mark McGoldrick
Kavan Applegate
Helena Pombares
12.15pm – 12.30pm EDT
TIC Talks
1.45pm – 2.15pm EDT
Technology Solutions Designed for Probation According to Risk Profiles (PID082)
Technology Solutions Designed for Probation According to Risk Profiles (PID082)
Sponsor Presentation
One of the key aspects to be considered in the execution processes is the identification of the inmate's procedures and their reintegration into society. Inmates undergoing probation, depending on the severity of the offense, can be monitored using various technologies. This session will examine technologies that assess inmates' risk, report their good conduct, and determine their vocational abilities or inclinations. Additionally, technologies used for monitoring and surveillance during probation periods based on risk groups will also be discussed.
Moderator
Hans Meurisse
Speakers
Pelin Yelkencioğlu
1.45pm – 2.20pm EDT
Rehabilitation Starts With More Internal Freedom (PID012)
Rehabilitation Starts With More Internal Freedom (PID012)
Parallel Workshop Session
More internal freedoms for prisoners without having to compromise on safety and security. How to achieve two apparent contradictions that are nevertheless both important. The solution is resulting in better rehabilitation, peace, order and even savings in time and employees. Where less guards make way for more rehabilitation workers.
Moderator
Hubert Unger
Speakers
Gerard Verbiest
Henk Mortier
Digital Prisons: An Oxymoron or a Necessity for Rehabilitation and Successful Reintegration of Returning Citizens? (PID028)
Digital Prisons: An Oxymoron or a Necessity for Rehabilitation and Successful Reintegration of Returning Citizens? (PID028)
Parallel Workshop Session
The fact is prisoners are being left behind, digitally speaking, and are likely to struggle with keeping up with the fast-advancing digital society when released. Current practices in prisoner rehabilitation, education/ skills/ work provisions and resettlement planning tend to be offline. Yet, this approach has been shown to narrow the scope of rehabilitation opportunities in prison particularly those that require and/ or could benefit from Information and Communications Technology e.g. education. While technology is slowly making its way into some prisons, its use tends to be for administration or communication. However, without the necessary digital literacy skills and access to ICT in prisons, scholars believe this makes former prisoners more susceptible to reoffending. So how can prisons pivot to become digital prisons? What can they do to improve digital literacy skills in prisons? This session suggests some innovative approaches to improving digital literacy skills in prison.
Speakers
Grace Famoriyo
Penality in the Cloud: The Smart Prison Paradoxes (PID065)
Penality in the Cloud: The Smart Prison Paradoxes (PID065)
Parallel Workshop Session
Many jurisdictions are focusing on digital transformation and outlining strategies for the smart prison and technology driven penalities. We argue that the data produced and used by digital technologies in this context are reciprocally constituted and that the emphasis on digital transformation shifts how penal subjects are constituted, managed, and remembered. We outline the key components of contemporary correctional digital transformation strategies and show how these changes range from platformization to investments in digital infrastructure to the automation of decision-making processes. We demonstrate how these governance logics produce a series of 'penal paradoxes' that are poised to alter penality.
Moderator
Håkan Klarin
Virtual Reality as an Intervention for Relapse Prevention of Drug Abusers (PID069)
Virtual Reality as an Intervention for Relapse Prevention of Drug Abusers (PID069)
Parallel Workshop Session
Singapore Prison Service explores Virtual Reality (VR) as a cue exposure intervention for drug abusers. The proof-of-concept, implemented with a targeted group of drug abusers, integrates VR into existing rehabilitation efforts. By immersing participants in realistic scenarios, it reinforces drug refusal and stress coping skills acquired through Psychology-Based Correctional Programmes. The presentation outlines the project's development, emphasizing insights gleaned during the proof-of-concept phase, and providing an overview of the initiative's progress and implications.
Moderator
Jan-Erik Sandlie
Speakers
Verity Er
2.15pm – 2.45pm EDT
Architect of the New Age: New Generation Technology Solutions for Institutions (PID083)
Architect of the New Age: New Generation Technology Solutions for Institutions (PID083)
Sponsor Presentation
Institutions across various sectors are experiencing unprecedented challenges and opportunities as they navigate the complexities of the digital age. To thrive in this dynamic landscape, they require innovative technological solutions that not only address current needs but also anticipate future demands. This presentation delves into the realm of new generation technology solutions tailored specifically for institutions, serving as the architects of the new age. Technological solutions such as multimedia devices that enable video calls in prisons, tablet solutions offered to prisoners and end-to-end network infrastructure are included in the presentation.
Moderator
Hans Meurisse
Speakers
İbrahim Aşan
2.20pm – 2.55pm EDT
How Much Normality Can We Enable? - A New Approach to IT Architecture in Prisons (PID058)
How Much Normality Can We Enable? - A New Approach to IT Architecture in Prisons (PID058)
Parallel Workshop Session
The digital landscape in corrections has been stagnant, with limited incarcerated persons (i.p.) access to dated technologies and visitors facing cumbersome processes. However, a paradigm shift is underway, recognizing the need for interconnected IT systems that serve not just staff and i.p. but also external stakeholders. The Zurich correctional system dives in this transition, aiming for a secure, adaptable IT infrastructure that allows for varying custody requirements and an evolving correctional system. The current infrastructure includes diverse applications such as video calls and educational tools, with a focus on expanding digital services. A pilot project has begun to equip cells with technology that provides i.p. with a range of digital resources. Future plans involve a platform that integrates various applications, leveraging different clients to create a responsive IT environment.
Moderator
Hubert Unger
Speakers
Annabelle Sersch
Jodok Senften
Eight Case Studies for Digital Skills Transition in Prison Which Effectively Promote Rehabilitation (PID060)
Eight Case Studies for Digital Skills Transition in Prison Which Effectively Promote Rehabilitation (PID060)
Parallel Workshop Session
This session will describe eight, concise real-world case studies from a range of detention settings, showing in practice how digital skills transition was optimised at every stage of digital rollout – from conception to project initiation, implementation, ramp-up and sustained systemic integration. Each case study will be followed by a user-friendly list of learning and action points, to show how each case study was challenged that prison system, alongside possible solutions identified by practitioners in our Digital Transition Working Groups. Based on these case studies, we will conclude by defining specific predicators (such as within professional development curricula, leadership, the prison environment) which make it harder to implement digital change in prison, and possible ways for policy and decision makers to identify, predict and avoid these barriers to digital progress in prison.
Speakers
Rhianon Williams
Transforming Corrections Through Digital Innovation (PID068)
Transforming Corrections Through Digital Innovation (PID068)
Parallel Workshop Session
The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) embarked on a journey to revolutionise its correctional methods through technology.
During this journey, SPS engaged over 1,000 stakeholders, including its staff, inmates and volunteers, to thoroughly assess and map the digital environment within SPS. This insightful process unveiled vital areas that require innovative solutions.
This initiative is primarily aimed at refining operational processes, boosting efficiency, and emphasising the critical role of technology in SPS. Technologies such as Data Analytics and Robotic Process Automation play a pivotal role in this transformation.
However, the journey is not without its challenges. Budget limitations pose significant obstacles to modernising existing infrastructural facilities with new technology.
Despite these challenges, SPS continually advance and adapts in the rapidly evolving digital landscape, striving to set a benchmark for the future of correctional services.
Moderator
Håkan Klarin
Speakers
Shaowei Mok
Innovation in Prison Drug Detection: Tackling Together the Rapid Evolving Prison Drug Phenomenon (PID073)
Innovation in Prison Drug Detection: Tackling Together the Rapid Evolving Prison Drug Phenomenon (PID073)
Parallel Workshop Session
The DrugDetect project aims to procure an innovative solution for the automatic detection of a large range of drugs in correctional institutions and prisons, available 24/7, does not cause delays in internal processes, not require minimal human intervention, and is GDPR compliant. Starting from a needs analysis of the partners involved, a study of the market is organised exploring whether the market can translate the needs into an innovative prison solution. Followed by several testing phases in the actual prison setting and by prison staff, the innovative solution is adapted to the unique context of and with the prison sector together, in order to tackle the rapid evolving prison drug phenomenon. This presentation focuses on sharing the project knowledge and prison experience with the use of the innovative solution by the Belgian prison administration. The project is co-funded by the COSME programme of the EU. It consists of a Consortium of Greece, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain.
Moderator
Jan-Erik Sandlie
2.55pm – 3.30pm EDT
Reshaping the Digital Landscape of Correctional Facilities (PID064)
Reshaping the Digital Landscape of Correctional Facilities (PID064)
Parallel Workshop Session
Advancements in AI-driven rehabilitation, digital communications and data security are helping to enable more efficient operations. This is pivotal in creating a corrections environment conducive to successful outcomes. By fostering meaningful connections, enhancing security measures, and optimising resource allocation, there are opportunities to reshape the future of these facilities, to enable a more efficient, secure, and digitally guided rehabilitation journey.
Moderator
Hubert Unger
Speakers
Rhys Crabb
Tech-Driven Change in Corrections: Dubai Police Correctional Institutions’ Journey Towards Sustainable Performance (PID074)
Digitization Within Irish Prison Education (PID076)
Digitization Within Irish Prison Education (PID076)
Parallel Workshop Session
City of Dublin Education and Training Board (ETB) provides education to seven prisons in Dublin city and one post-release service: Pathways. Maria Ward, Eoin Flood and Rose Kerrigan are responsible for the management of education in three of the prison schools on the Mountjoy Campus. Together they are leaders in driving digital technology within educational services to prison in partnership with the Irish Prison Service, City of Dublin ETB, SOLAS and DFHERIS. Their vision is to ensure that those in custody are equipped with digital skills in order to make responsible contributions to their communities upon release, and the starting point is learning through digital means in the prison classroom.
Moderator
Håkan Klarin
Speakers
Paving the Way to Rehabilitation by Using Technologies in the Fight Against Drug Dealing and Drug Abuse in Prisons (PID039)
Paving the Way to Rehabilitation by Using Technologies in the Fight Against Drug Dealing and Drug Abuse in Prisons (PID039)
Parallel Workshop Session
This presentation describes the use of technologies to create a prison environment that enables rehabilitation. DJI is building an integrated approach that entails drug detection technologies and knowledge building measures that take into account market developments and new types of drugs.
Moderator
Jan-Erik Sandlie
Speakers
Dr Ramona Apostol
4pm – 4.45pm EDT
Armchair Discussion: Reflections on Two Days TIC 2024
Wednesday 24 April
9am – 1.30pm EDT
Ümraniye T Type Closed Prison and Istanbul Juvenile Reformatory House (Juvenile Open Type)
