This presentation explores how the correctional ecosystem impacts incarcerated people’s (re)integration and desistance process. By examining how detention facilities are structured and managed, including who is responsible for healthcare, education, and labour programs, a blueprint of the correctional ecosystem in 15 European countries is presented. The comparative analysis considers factors at micro, meso, and macro levels, including socio-economic structures, which may significantly hinder an individual's desistance efforts.

The European Blueprint of the Correctional Ecosystem underscores the importance of cross-sector collaboration between justice systems and community services to meet societal needs, while preventing over-incarceration and diminishing the burden on community resources. Drawing on concrete examples, the presentation will showcase how countries can learn from each other to create more effective, sustainable and human-centered justice systems.
This work is part of the Erasmus+ RESIZE project (2025–2028): a Blueprint Alliance part of the broader LiberateSkills Pact for Skills (No. 248) initiative, aiming to tackle skills gaps in the correctional ecosystem.

Ecosystem Approach to Justice: A Blueprint for Success (PID019)

Speakers

Noa Shoshan