Prisoners
 | West Africa – August 2020 – Key HighlightsWest Africa – June 2020 – Key Highlights (+ Version Française) |
 | Life after Boko Haram: Homecoming & HopeIn Niger, the threat of Boko Haram turned everyone’s lives upside down. Teenagers became fighters. Wives became widows. Innocent people became prisoners. So many futures—upended by years of conflict. |
| West Africa – April 2020 – Key HighlightsWest Africa – April 2020 – Key Highlights |
 | Final Evaluation – New Life, New Hope: A Social Reintegration Program in the Sahel-Maghreb Region – September 2018The two-year project New Life, New Hope: A Social Reintegration Program in the Sahel-Maghreb Region in Niger, Mali and Morocco was funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). The project sought to improve the reintegration of detainees in Niger, Mali and Morocco.The prison conditions in these countries—and, in in particular, in Niger and Mali—are generally poor and not conducive to detainee rehabilitation. The main deficiencies are the overpopulation of the prisons, as well as a lack of social, medical and legal assistance and opportunities for recreational and professional activities. Moreover, in Niger and Mali, the judicial system lacks the ability to process court cases within a reasonable time limit and to guarantee fair process conditions. Search offered various socio-professional activities for detainees, and organized training activities for employees in the jurisdictory sector. It aired awareness-raising campaigns on various TV and radio channels to foster the destigmatization of detainees in society. Finally, Search organized activities to enhance collaboration and information-sharing between the project countries. The socio-professional activities provided detainees with skills that enable them to find a job upon their release. The activities also provided detainees with meaningful ways to spend their time and promoted collaborative and peaceful relationships between the detainees. Prison management and personnel are now better prepared to provide successful reintegration programs, and have increased skills in conflict resolution, psycho-social support and inmate management. |
 | Deradicalization in Tunisian PrisonsWe are leading a pilot initiative to address the radicalization and recruitment into violent extremist groups of Tunisian prisoners. |
 | A New Life, a New Hope: our work in Moroccan prisonsOur reintegration programs for Moroccan detainees aim at decreasing recidivism and lessening the appeal of recruitment into violent extremists groups. |
 | Prison Reformation & ModernizationWe are committed to transforming the way in which staff, directors and detainees deal with conflicts inside of Moroccan prisons. Launched in October 2014 with funding from the EU, our initiative trains prison staff and directors in mediation, alternative dispute resolution techniques, international human rights standards, and nonviolent […] |