Exploring Best Practices: Comprehending UN Rules and Other International Recommendations on Prison Infrastructures (PID072)

9.50am – 10.20am EDT, 25 April 2024 ‐ 30 mins

Room: Ballroom

Plenary

This panel discussion will elaborate few key elements within the landscape of prison infrastructure through the United Nations (UN) Standards Minimum Rules (Nelson Mandela rules) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recommendations. In between theory and practical experiences, the discussion aims to explore the fundamental principles underlying these guidelines while highlighting their implications for ensuring humane conditions within correctional facilities worldwide. The panel will highlight the importance to keep a general overview and envisage prison infrastructures through a multidisciplinary lens to ensure that the infrastructures support prison operations and not the reverse.