This publication provides guidance for the management of disasters associated with natural hazards either within or in the proximity of a prison, which may affect the human rights, safety and well-being of people detained or working in the prison. It offers practical solutions on how prison management can improve their efforts in DRR. The suggested measures are management and operational processes which can be introduced by prison administrators within existing budgets or with little additional cost. While the guide recognises different country contexts, taking into account location-specific challenges, including financial and resource challenges and culture and traditions of the prison system, it aims to present recommendations that can be adopted and adapted to suit any jurisdiction. The guide also draws on disaster management models developed by multilateral institutions and adapts their recommendations to the prison context to ensure consistency of practice and approach. Good practices identified found during the research have been shared for the benefit of the user of this guide and the recommendations are intended to provide guidance for the development of new or improved DRR strategies
Introduction
Purpose of
this guide
Definitions
Impact of
disasters on people in prison
International
frameworks and guidance relevant to disaster risk reduction in prisons
International
human rights standards
Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 and the Sustainable Development
Goals
Index for
risk management: INFORM 09 A guide to disaster risk reduction for prisons
Planning,
prevention and mitigation
Planning
Risk
assessment
Prevention
and mitigation
Preparedness
and response
Contingency
planning
Early
warning systems
Involving
people in prison in disaster risk reduction
Funding and
resources
Practical
response
COVID-19
implications on DRR
Recovery
Recovery
processes
Accountability
processes
Post
Disaster Needs Assessment
Conclusion
Penal Reform International (PRI)
PRI (2021). Natural hazards and prisons: Protecting human rights of people
in prison in disaster prevention, response and recovery. Penal Reform International. PRI_Natural_hazards_and_prisons_WEB.pdf (penalreform.org)
