penal reform
1Penal Reform International — (commonly known as PRI) was founded in London in 1989, and has members in five continents and in over 80 countries. PRI is an international non governmental organisation working on penal and criminal justice reform worldwide. The organization s… …
2Howard League for Penal Reform — The Howard League for Penal Reform is a London based registered charity in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest penal reform organisation in the world, named after John Howard. Founded in 1866 as the Howard Association, a merger with the Penal… …
3(the) Howard League for Penal Reform — the Howard League for Penal Reform [the Howard League for Penal Reform] a British organization that since 1866 has worked to improve conditions in prisons, and to help people who are in prison or leaving it. It is named after John Howard… …
4penal — adjective 1 (only before noun) connected with the legal punishment of criminals, especially in prisons: penal reform | the penal system | penal colony/settlement (=a special area of land where prisoners are kept) | penal servitude law (=a period… …
5penal — pe|nal [ pinl ] adjective only before noun relating to the punishment of criminals: the penal system penal reform/laws a. used as a place for punishing criminals: a penal colony/institution …
6penal — UK [ˈpiːn(ə)l] / US [ˈpɪn(ə)l] adjective [only before noun] a) relating to the punishment of criminals the penal system penal reform/laws b) used as a place for punishing criminals a penal colony/institution …
7Reform of Architects Registration — was the title of a UK government consultation paper dated 19 July 1994 which was issued by the Department of the Environment. The introduction stated that in October 1993 the Government had announced that the profession and others would be… …
8Howard League for Penal Reform — a British organization that since 1866 has worked to improve conditions in prisons, and to help people who are in prison or leaving it. It is named after John Howard (1726–90), a rich Englishman who visited prisons and worked to make the public… …
9Howard League for Penal Reform — Howard League for Pe|nal Re|form, the a British organization which is against physical punishment and the death sentence, and wants change in international attitudes to punishment and imprisonment …
10Penal Laws (Ireland) — The Penal Laws in Ireland ( ga. Na Péindlíthe) refers to a series of laws imposed under British rule that sought to discriminate against Roman Catholics and Protestant dissenters in favour of the established Church of Ireland. [ T. A. Jackson,… …
