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Inadequate infrastructure, increasing prison populations, harsher sentencing measures, privatisation, the increasing criminalisation of wider sections of the population, the restructuring of economies are just some of the contributors to a crisis in working conditions and prison service provision. Since 2005 EPSU has been bringing together affiliates that organise in the prison service to discuss these issues and exchange information as well as co-ordinate campaigning to highlight the extent of prison overcrowding across Europe. This section includes reports of prison service network meetings, a range of material from the 2008 day of action on prison overcrowding and other information on working conditions and prison policy.

EPSU backs Norwegian prison officers’ complaint to the Council of Europe

(Brussels 26 may 2010) At its meeting of 12 May, the EPSU prison services network discussed the complaint brought by the Union of Norwegian Correctional Services Employees, UNCSE-YS, to the Council of Europe against Norway’s correctional services for being in breach of the European Prison Rules.
The Council of Europe’s prison rules set out minimum standards on correctional services taking account of the needs of prison administrations, prisoners and prison personnel. They were last revised (...)

EPSU prison staff network to maintain pressure on prison overcrowding

(9 December 2008, Brussels), Meeting in Brussels on 4 December 2008, the EPSU prison service network gave a very positive assessment of its first coordinated trade union Action Day against prison overcrowding of 28 February.
It was agreed to maintain the pressure against prison overcrowding using the European elections 2009, in the framework of the EPSU public service pledge, and the Swedish EU presidency in the second half of 2009.
There is some scope for cooperation with the European (...)

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