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Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
New Zealand: prison-grown fresh veggies feeding families in need
Fresh vegetables can be expensive at Christmas time, but needy Auckland families will be able to get some for free this year courtesy of New Zealand’s toughest prison. Boxes filled with fresh prison-grown veggies have been donated to the Salvation Army to distribute among families and individuals.
Honduras: gang fight in Honduran prison leaves at least 18 inmates dead
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - At least 18 inmates were killed and 16 wounded during a fight between rival gangs in a Honduran penitentiary on Friday, authorities said, in one of the worst recent outbreaks of prison violence in the country.
France: la prison, une épreuve aussi pour les familles (podcast)
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Ireland: case of brain-damaged man in prison "far from rare"
The Director of the Central Mental Hospital has said the case of a brain-damaged homeless man in prison is “far from rare”. Professor Harry Kennedy said there is a caseload of around 250 people in the prisons with severe mental illnesses or disorders. Yesterday, the President of the High Court, M…Nepal: Banke District Prison in sorry state
Banke District Prison in Nepalgunj sub-metropolis is in a sorry state for want of sound management and amenities. The physical infrastructure of the prison which was established in 1943, leaves much to be desired. The buildings and the walls of the prison are very old and the environment of the pri…USA: a Guantánamo Bay detainee's drawings show the brutal CIA torture he endured at a secret US-run prison in Thailand
Abu Zubaydah was captured by US forces after a gun fight in Faisalabad, Pakistan, in March 2002. US officials incorrectly believed the Saudi Arabian citizen was a member of al-Qaida and transported him to a secret US-run prison, known as a black site, in Thailand.
Belgium: la surpopulation carcérale atteint un niveau alarmant (vidéo)
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Belgium: la grève des gardiens de prison continue: "Le gouvernement a réduit le personnel de 10%"(vidéo)
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USA: quand la prison fait payer aux détenus la lecture d’ebooks dans le domaine public
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France: la surpopulation, premier facteur des violences en milieu carcéral
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France: auteurs et victimes : en prison, les violences sont interchangeables
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French






