Brands of Prison Products
The provision of work programmes in prisons is one of the most effective ways to support prisoners' successful reintegration into society, providing them with income and with relevant skills to find employment and help reduce their recidivism.
Work programmes are sometimes associated with the creation of a brand of prison products, a measure that has been found useful in reducing the social stigma associated to imprisonment and in enhancing prisoners' self-esteem, while meeting consumers' demand for products that contribute to positive social goals.
Under the Doha Declaration Global Programme, UNODC has developed a Practical Guide to Creating a Brand of Prison Products to support Member States in developing or enhancing a brand of prison products or services, in full compliance with international standards and norms applicable to prison-based work programmes and prisoners' working conditions.
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Virtual High-Level Event: How brands of prison products support prisoner reintegrationUnder the Doha Declaration Global Programme, UNODC has developed a Practical Guide to Creating a Brand of Prison Products to support Member States in developing or enhancing a brand of prison products or services, in full compliance with international standards and norms applicable to prison-based work programmes and prisoners' working conditions. Event video recording |
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Guidelines on creating a brand of prison products launched by UNODC this weekThe launch coincided with a regional workshop in Doha on rehabilitation programmes in prisons, with the participation of a number of experts and prison administrators from the Middle East and North Africa region. Hosting this, the Director of Penal and Correctional Institutions of the State of Qatar, Brigadier-General Mohammed Saud Al-Otaibi, flagged the critical importance of understanding rehabilitation and its success for inmates from a business perspective, drawing on successes in his country. |
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Latin America meeting marks first move towards establishing UNODC-supported global brand of prison productsDeveloping a global brand of prison products moved a step closer to being realized this week with the bringing together of key prison administrators from across Latin America. Part of UNODC's Doha Declaration Global Programme, the event was organized to explore new and innovative approaches within the Latin American region which are being used to mitigate the social, economic and personal challenges faced by prisoners and reduce the risk of recidivism through rehabilitation. |