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CEP and EuroPris Experts Meet to Tackle Issues for Foreign Nationals in Prison and Probation

Yesterday, 9th May 2023, Jana Spero, CEP Secretary General and Mirka Jakesova, CEP Policy Officer participated at EuroPris & CEP Foreign Nationals in Prison and Probation Expert Group Meeting held at EuroPris HQ in The Hague, The Netherlands. CEP was also represented by Daniel Danglades, CEP Board Member and representative of France and Osman Nazir, representative of UK.

Today Jana Spero took the stage as one of the welcome speakers at the conference on foreign nationals in prison and probation, organized by the Dutch Custodial Agency, Ministry of Justice, CEP, and European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services (EUROPRIS) expert network. We’re looking forward to two days of insightful discussions and shared perspectives on this important topic. Stay tuned for updates from the conference, taking place on May 10-11th in Stadskanaal, Ter Apel.
The members of the expert group
Jana Spero, CEP Secretary General
Daniel Danglades, CEP board member

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