Belgium: intersecting approaches
#9 STAFF
Working in small scale forms of detention requires a different set of skills for people working in these facilities. Safeguarding security both for staff, employees and people in the neighborhood can be done through relational security. What does staff need to work in a small-scale form of detention? What does staff need to [...]
Can prisons be changed?
image ⓒ Valentin Lombardi The Changing the scale series by Prison Insider (WISH-EU consortium partner) explores experience from the field, ideas that remain on paper and the potential limits and challenges of “small-scale” detention. https://www.prison-insider.com/en/articles/transformer-la-prison?referrer=%2Fen%2Farticles%2Fchanger-d-echelle Full article: www.prison-insider.com
Norway: bridging the gap
image ⓒ Valentin Lombardi The Changing the scale series by Prison Insider (WISH-EU consortium partner) explores experience from the field, ideas that remain on paper and the potential limits and challenges of “small-scale” detention. WayBack is a non-profit organisation, whose objective is to help prisoners reintegrate into society. Prison Insider met with [...]
Is dynamic security a realistic utopia?
image ⓒ Valentin Lombardi The Changing the scale series by Prison Insider (WISH-EU consortium partner) explores experience from the field, ideas that remain on paper and the potential limits and challenges of “small-scale” detention. Dynamic security represents a new way of thinking about safety in which interpersonal relationships are fundamental. How does [...]
#8 METHODOLOGIES
What are the different methodologies that are integrated into the design of small scale forms of detention in Europe? We will discuss this with Tobias Merckle from Seehaus in Germany and Berit Johnson from Norway. There are different kind of methodologies that can be adopted as the working method in a detention house. [...]
Building bridges through education
image ⓒ Valentin Lombardi The Changing the scale series by Prison Insider (WISH-EU consortium partner) explores experience from the field, ideas that remain on paper and the potential limits and challenges of “small-scale” detention. Many initiatives are emerging as alternatives to the traditional prison, focusing on education rather than security. What is [...]
Methodology
Berit Johnsen is a Research Professor at the University College of Norwegian Correctional Service. She has been involved in research that shows the benefit of small-scaled prisons on the quality of life for both prisoners and staff. Her engagement in the RESCALED movement as a board member originates from this research. Berit [...]
#7 COMMUNITY-INTEGRATION
What are the different methodologies that are integrated into the design of small scale forms of detention in Europe? We will discuss this with Tobias Merckle from Seehaus in Germany and Berit Johnson from Norway. There are different kind of methodologies that can be adopted as the working method in a detention house. [...]
THE SMALLER THE BETTER?
Helene de Vos is Executive Director of the European RESCALED movement. After her studies in criminology, Helene became a prison researcher at the Leuven Institute of Criminology (KU Leuven). Her doctoral research focus on the normalization of living conditions in Belgian and Norwegian prisons. By spending a great deal of time in these prisons, [...]
