Researching children of prisoners in Latvia: What needs to be done?

The Republic of Latvia Ombudsman began research in 2014 on the rights of children to contact with their imprisoned parents and in it attention to the provision of the rights of children of imprisoned parents was addressed for the first time in Latvia. Until now, children who have parents in prison were not viewed as … Read more

How volunteers can make a difference

  10th March 2011 Eurochips member Exodus is a Holland-based organisation which focuses on the resocialisation and rehabilitation of ex-convicts, aiming to assist former detainees in their return to normal life, and thereby preventing a relapse into a criminal lifestyle. The organisation began its work in 1981 with a housing- and employment-programme. Over the years … Read more