The European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services (EuroPris) is a non-political organisation which brings together practitioners in the prisons’ arena with the specific intention of promoting ethical and rights-based imprisonment and exchanging information to support this agenda. Its membership is limited to the national prison authorities of the European Union. The organisation, which was formed was formed by a group of European Prison Services in early 2011, exists to improve co-operation among European Prison and Correctional Services, with the aim of enhancing public safety and security; reducing re-offending; and advancing professionalism in the prisons’ and corrections’ arena.