A/HRC/55/52 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 20 February 2024 Original: English Human Rights Council Fifty-fifth session 26 February–5 April 2024 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Current issues and good practices in prison management Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards* Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, provides an analysis of some of the most significant issues relating to prison management worldwide, including major emerging global trends, and identifies a number of good practices implemented at the national level for helping to address those issues. She considers that, while internationally agreed standards for the protection of all persons deprived of liberty exist, key gaps in those standards, as well as in their implementation, remain. The report contains a number of specific recommendations for contributing to the development of just and humane prison practices and management. * The present report was submitted to the conference services for processing after the deadline so as to include the most recent information. GE.24-01501 (E) 190224 200224