Key Council of Europe Conventions and Recommendations
European Prison Rules
Council of Europe Probation Rules
European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)8 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning restorative justice in criminal matters
Other languages: BIH - ITA - LVA - Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)5 concerning Children with Imprisoned Parents
Other languages: DEU - ESP - FIN - HRV - HUN - LTU - LVA - Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)3 on the European Rules on community sanctions and measures
Other languages: BIH - ITA - LVA - Guidelines for prison and probation services regarding radicalisation and violent extremism
Other languages: LVA - Council of Europe Handbook for Prison and Probation Services regarding Radicalisation and Violent Extremism
Other languages: DEU - FIN - LVA - Guidelines regarding recruitment, selection, education, training and professional development of prison and probation staff
Other languages: BIH - LVA - Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)4 on electronic monitoring
Other languages: ARM - FIN - FRA - ITA - LVA - ROU - TUR - UKR - Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)3 concerning dangerous offenders
Other languages: FRA - ITA - LVA - Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)12 concerning foreign prisoners
Other languages: DEU - FIN - FRA - ITA - LVA - Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)5 on the European Code of Ethics for Prison Staff
Other languages: DEU - FIN - Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)11 on the European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures
Other languages: LVA - Rec. R (2006) 13 on the use of remand in custody, the conditions in which it takes place and the provision of safeguards against abuse
Other languages: DEU - FRA - GEO - ROU - RUS - UKR - Rec. R (2006) 2 on the European Prison Rules
Other languages: AZE - EST - FRA - GEO - ROU - RUS - UKR - Rec. R(2003)23 on the management of life-sentence and other long-term prisoners
Other languages: LVA - Rec. R(2003)22 concerning conditional release
Other languages: ARM - FRA - GEO - ROU - RUS - UKR - Rec. R(2003)21 concerning partnership in crime prevention
- Rec. R(2003)20 concerning new ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency and the role of juvenile justice
Other languages: LVA - Rec. R(2000)22 on improving the implementation of the European rules on community sanctions and measures
Other languages: FRA - ROU - UKR - Rec. R(2000)20 on the role of early psychosocial intervention in the prevention of criminality
- Rec. R(99)22 concerning prison overcrowding and prison population inflation
Other languages: FRA - GEO - LVA - ROU - RUS - UKR - Rec. R(99)19 concerning mediation in penal matters
Other languages: ARM - FRA - GEO - ROU - UKR - Rec. R(98)7 concerning the ethical and organisational aspects of health care in prison
- Rec. R(97)12 on staff concerned with the implementation of sanctions and measures
- Rec. R(93)6 concerning prison and criminological aspects of the control of transmissible diseases including aids and related health problems in prison
- Rec. R(92)18 concerning the practical application of the Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons
- Rec. R(92)17 concerning consistency in sentencing
- Rec. R(89)12 on education in prison
- Rec. R(88)13 concerning the practical application of the Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons
- Rec. R(84)11 concerning information about the Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons
- Rec. R(82)16 on prison leave
- Rec. R(79)14 concerning the application of the European Convention on the supervision of conditionally sentenced or conditionally released offenders