Penal Reform and Gender

Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Author: 
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW)

This tool on penal reform and gender provides guidance on responding to gender issues within penal systems. It aims to assist those responsible for management, policy making or reform of prisons within their own countries; international and regional actors supporting prison reform; as wel l as parliamentarians, civil society organisations and others that play a role in overseeing and monitoring prisons.

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DCAF, Penal Reform and Gender ( 2009)