Penal Reform International (commonly known as PRI) was founded in London in 1989. It is an international nongovernmental organization working on penal and criminal justice reform worldwide. Mission PRI’s stated goal is to promote safe and secure societies where offenders are held to account, victims’ rights are recognised, sentences are proportionate and the primary purpose of prison is social rehabilitation not retribution. Its stated aims are to: • reduce the use of imprisonment, in particular through the use of non-custodial alternatives; Activities History People and governance