Ulla-Britt Klankwarth

Ulla-Britt Klankwarth has a Master’s degree in ‘Criminology and Violence Research’ from the University of Regensburg, Germany, holds a Bachelor’s degree in ‘Social Work’ and is also a trained Early Childhood Teacher. She is currently working at the German Network “Kinder von Inhaftierten (KvI)” in Nuremberg. Previously, she worked at the Institute for Addiction Research Frankfurt am Main (ISFF), and with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria, and Manila, Philippines. She is also a member of the Expert Committee on Women in Prison of the German Federal Association for the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Offenders (BAG-S). In recent years, she has co-authored publications in several high-impact academic journals, collaborating closely with colleagues on issues related to prison and health. Her primary research interests include women in prison, mothers with children in prison, prison health, and human rights in closed settings.