United Nations Standards and Norms:
- United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (The Nelson Mandela Rules) Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, German, Sinhala, Tamil, Dhivehi, Tagalog
(Preparatory work and background material on the Nelson Mandela Rules
English)
- United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders with their Commentary (The Bangkok Rules) English, French, Spanish
- United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules) English
United Nations guidance documents related to incarceration:
- United Nations System Common Position on Incarceration English NEW!
UNODC Criminal Justice Handbook Series (prison reform):
- Model Prison Act and Related Commentary based on the Nelson Mandela Rules EN NEW!
- Handbook on restorative justice programmes (2020) English (1st ed.) French, Farsi, Turkish
- Handbook of basic principles and promising practices on Alternatives to Imprisonment English, French, Spanish , Turkish
- Handbook for Prison Leaders Arabic, English, French
- Handbook on Prisoner File Management English, French, Arabic
- Handbook on Prisoners With Special Needs, Arabic, English, Spanish, Turkish
- Handbook on Women and Imprisonment English 2nd edition, Arabic 2nd edition, Russian, Turkish, Spanish
- Handbook on Strategies to Reduce Overcrowding in Prisons English, Arabic, Indonesian, Spanish, French
- HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, Treatment and Support in Prison Settings - a framework for an effective national response English
- UNODC Prison Reform Concept Note English
- Handbook on the International Transfer of Sentenced Persons English
- Introductory Handbook on the Prevention of Recidivism and the Social Reintegration of Offenders English (updated), French, Spanish, Russian (updated) , Arabic (updated), French (updated)
- Handbook on Dynamic Security and Prison Intelligence English, French, Arabic, Spanish
- Handbook on the Management of High-Risk Prisoners English, Arabic
- Handbook on the Management of Violent Extremist Prisoners and the Prevention of Radicalization to Violence in Prisons English, Arabic, French, Russian, German
- Assessing compliance with the Nelson Mandela Rules: A checklist for internal inspection mechanisms English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Russian, German, Thai
- UNODC Roadmap for the Development of Prison-based Rehabilitation Programmes English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Russian
- Handbook on Anti-Corruption Measures in Prisons English
- Treatment and Care for People with Drug Use Disorders in Contact with Criminal Justice System- Alternatives to Conviction or Punishment English
UNODC Guidance Notes and information material:
- COVID-19 Guidance Note: Emergency Releases of Prisoners EN, FR, ES NEW!
- COVID-19 Guidance Note: Infection Prevention and Control Measures in Prisons EN, FR, ES NEW!
- UNODC Position Paper on COVID-19 Preparedness and Responses in Prisons English, Portuguese
- Instructional Placards on the Nelson Mandela Rules Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish
- Brochure on the The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) English Spanish, Russian, Arabic, French, Sinhala, Tamil
- Scenario-based e-learning course on the Nelson Mandela Rules English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic , French
- Summary of Key Principles and Recommendations of the Handbook on Violent Extremist Prisoners English, Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish, German
- Training curriculum on Women and Imprisonment Version 1.0, English, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Serbian
- Afghanistan: Implementing Alternatives to Imprisonment, in line with International Standards and National Legislation English
- A Prison Evaluation Checklist for Post-Conflict Settings English
- Information note for criminal justice practitioners on non-custodial measures for women offenders English
