Speakers
Parallel Workshops
As corrections and prison systems become increasingly complex, corruption poses a significant threat to institutional integrity, safety and security, staff professionalism, rehabilitation outcomes, and public confidence. Addressing this challenge requires more than reactive investigations and disciplinary measures. It requires a proactive, risk-informed approach that embeds integrity within everyday prison governance and management.
Drawing on the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) publication Integrity Behind Bars: A Guide on Corruption Risk Management in Prison Systems and practical insights from an international corrections expert from Hong Kong (TBC), this interactive workshop will introduce a practical framework for integrating corruption risk management into routine prison administration. The workshop will explore corruption in prison settings as a strategic organizational risk and examine approaches to identifying, assessing, and mitigating corruption vulnerabilities through structured risk assessments, governance arrangements, and process-based, people-based, and enforcement-based mitigation strategies.
The workshop will demonstrate how integrating corruption risk management into prison governance strengthens institutional integrity, transparency, accountability, and operational effectiveness while supporting the practical implementation of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules). Participants will leave with practical tools and strategies that can be adapted to strengthen integrity and governance within their own corrections and prison systems.
Muchaneta MUNDOPA serves as a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Country Office in Nigeria. With over 15 years of experience in criminal justice, penal and prison reform, and anti-corruption, she has worked across diverse national and international contexts to strengthen the rule of law, promote transparency, and advance human rights-based approaches within the criminal justice and prison settings.
A major focus of her work involves translating the UN standards and norms related to crime prevention and criminal justice, including the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules), into practical field-based technical assistance. Through her commitment to advancing the rule of law, she contributes to building resilient, fair, and inclusive justice systems that uphold human dignity and accountability.
Muchaneta holds Master’s degrees in Corruption and Governance, Law, and Development Studies, reflecting a strong multidisciplinary foundation that informs her approach to criminal justice and prison sector reform. Deeply committed to equitable and sustainable development, she is dedicated to advancing transparency, institutional integrity, and access to justice for all.