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After 36 months, the Convicts Upskilling Pathways (CUP) project came to an end, the result of an international partnership coordinated by the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation and co-financed by the European Erasmus + program.  On July 14th, at the Collegio Carlo Alberto in Turin,

In the Netherlands another exchange and enrichment event between European partners of the CUP project   The agenda of the two days organized by Partner Tirantes and Vught Prison is intense. The route is visiting for a whole day the maximum security prison of Vught

Another opportunity for meetings and exchanges between the partners of the Cup Project, this time at the Thiva Women’s Prison, about 70 km from Athens. Due to the Pandemic situation it was impossible to carry out the visit to one of the three Greek prisons

The testing phase of the Cup project has begun as a confirmation of a very productive year for the European CUP Project. Despite the great difficulties of the moment, the European prisons involved in Italy, Cyprus, The Netherland and Greece have continued their mission of

The European partners of the CUP project met in Nicosia, Cyprus on the 5th and 6th October to finalize the innovative training courses that will be tested in six European prisons involved.    The Transnational meeting provided an opportunity to offer and define solid foundations

CUP partners and associates from Italy, Greece, Cyprus, The Netherlands and Portugal, and experts from Africa and Latin America came together from 29 June to 1 July 2021 for an online workshop and training event aimed at “Sharing Lessons”. The training was organised with the

This new blog series aims to document the process for developing the intellectual outputs of the project: the Make the Case Advocacy Toolkit, the Skills Development Blueprint and the Impact Evaluation Kit. CUP partners join in the conversation, telling the stories and sharing reflections about

On Friday 12 February 2021, the conference “Prison education. Family life and Civilization- a reintegration pathway” was successfully conducted online with a significant participation. The conference was organised by Epanodos and HumanRights360 within the framework of the Convicts Upskilling Pathways project, funded by Erasmus+. During

The conference “Prison education. Family life and Civilization- a reintegration pathway” will be organised on Friday, 12 February 2021 within the framework of the Convicts Upskilling Pathways project – funded by Erasmus+ – by HumanRights360 and Epanodos, the Greek members of the partnership. Interpretation will be provided in

Prisons are too often places of conflict, violence, and fear. Isolated in overcrowded and understaffed facilities, prison inmates often become embroiled in violent disputes (Kaufer et al., 2014). The limited attention given to prison violence is testimony to the societal norms regarding acceptable conditions and