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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.
France: opéré dans la prison d’Angers, l’ancien détenu obtient une réparation décevante
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Equator: infraestructura y reformas del periodo correísta agravaron crisis carcelaria
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United Kingdom: decline in prison safety standards and lack of staffing "seriously hampering" inmate rehabilitation, report finds
“Perfect storm” of staffing issues, increased use of psychoactive substances and crumbling infrastructure across prison estate could be jeopardising public safety, expert warns.
Mexico: autogobierno, la crisis en las cárceles
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Syria: "Palmyre", chasser les fantômes
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Serbia: prisonniers et chiens s'offrent une deuxième chance
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France: en Prison, le théâtre pour s’évader
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United States: how secret languages thrive behind bars?
On a now-private Facebook page, a prison guard in Texas casually joked last month about wanting to “gas” prisoners (throw urine or feces at them). Others in Georgia and Missouri posted about putting inmates in “the box” or “the hole” (slang for sending them to disciplinary confinement).
Indonésia: Mathias Echène détenu à Bali
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France: plongée dans la seule prison pour mineurs d'Île-de-France
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Belgium: un détenu fait condamner la Belgique devant la Cour européenne des droits de l’Homme
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Spain: catorce cárceles acogerán cursos de verano para presos y ciudadanos libres
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Brazil: 55 inmates killed in spate of prison riots
Fifty-five inmates have died in gang-related riots at four prisons in western Brazil, according to authorities. Fifteen prisoners were found dead Sunday and 40 more Monday in the city of Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas, the region’s Governor Wilson Lima said.France: le casse-tête de l’administration pénitentiaire
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Russia: inmate dies in Russia after being tortured in "De Facto Murder," asctivists say
An inmate has died in a Russian prison as a result of torture, activists have reported, in what they say was a “de facto murder.” Several leaked videos showing prisoner abuse over the past year have led to a mass outcry over torture and nationwide inspections to root out violence.France: une forte participation aux élections Européennes en prison et des résultats surprenants
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Ethiopie: l'ancien directeur d'une prison arrêté pour torture
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Venezuela: la verdad detrás de la “masacre en Acarigua”
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