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As the ICPA’s first Prison Design and Technology Conference approaches, architect Kavan Applegate and justice planner Dr. Marayca Lopez explain why the spaces we create behind bars matter more than we think.

At the Guyana Prison Service 2026 Senior Officers’ Conference, Wynnie Testamark urged leaders to modernize, collaborate, and invest in humane, professional practice, reminding the room that the future of corrections will be secured “not by buildings alone,” but by courageous leadership.

Romania is in the middle of a significant correctional reform cycle, driven by long-standing pressure on capacity, the need to modernise infrastructure, and the imperative to meet European human-rights and rule-of-law standards

From dismantling organized crime networks to pioneering evidence-based rehabilitation—inside the bold transformation reshaping Argentina's approach to custody, security, and second chances

After three decades studying life behind bars, the Cambridge criminologist reflects on what makes prisons humane, and why most fall short. In this wide-ranging interview ahead of her keynote at the International Research on Corrections Conference, Alison discusses practical wisdom, the power of presence, and whether meaningful change is still possible in an age of overcrowding and political gridlock.

Partnership aims to enhance information sharing, research, training, and policy advocacy in the global corrections sector.

ICPA is pleased to share a new interview featuring Dr. Ivan Zinger (JD, PhD), Correctional Investigator of Canada, exploring key issues shaping the future of corrections worldwide.

After a decade of publishing research that bridges the gap between scholarship and practice, the International Corrections and Prisons Association presents a landmark collection that challenges how we think about correctional work.

Article 28: Better Than Arrival Corrections: The University as a Partner in Systemic Well-Being (ACJ20-A028) by Kevin Wright

Article 24: Is Rehabilitation a Habit of the Heart? Public Opinion as Correctional Cultural Capital (ACJ20-A024) by Francis T. Cullen and Cheryl Lero Jonson

Article 27: “What Works” Creates Constructive (Rehabilitation) Cultures! (ACJ20-A027) by Faye Taxman

Article 1: Conceptualising the Use of Authority in Prisons (ACJ20-A001) by Ben Crewe

Article 25: Punishment That Still Works? Norway’s Challenging and Changing Correctional Landscape (ACJ20-A025) by John Todd-Kvan

Article 20: Belonging, Desistance and Corrections (ACJ20-A020) by Fergus McNeill and Marguerite Schinkel

Article 7: Is the RNR Model Supposed to “Fix” Prisoners and Prisons? (ACJ20-A007) by Devon L. L. Polaschek

Article 19: Digitalising the Heart of Prison Life (ACJ20-A019) by Lorenz Pardon and Kristel Beyens

Article 3: Sensing Security, Sensing Safety (ACJ20-A003) by Kate Herrity

Article 14: Optimizing Health in Correctional Work: Evidence-Informed Feasible Upstream Solutions (ACJ20-A014) by Rosemary Ricciardelli