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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.
Argentina: "inflación" en las cárceles, seis de cada diez presos no tienen condena firme
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Venezuela: testimonio del horror, habla un torturado en una cárcel militar chavista
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Spain: denuncian la falta de asistencia psiquiátrica en las cárceles de Castellón
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New Zealand: prison population tips over 10,000 again, but still 1500 below forecast
The prison muster has tipped over 10,000 again, but the declining trend has Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis looking to phase out double bunking and retiring “cramped horrible cells”. The current prison population, considered to be at crisis level a year ago, was at 10,039 last week - 300 higher t…Belgium: un double meurtrier prépare sa demande d'euthanasie
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Ireland: Minister expresses ‘grave concern’ over prison deaths in internal correspondence
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has expressed “grave concern” at the handling of deaths in prisons, according to internal prison service correspondence seen by the Irish Examiner. The minister’s concern followed a recent inquest in Cork which heard that CCTV footage showed that a written reco…United States of America: prison population is shrinking
In 2018, the number of prisoners hit a nine-year low. But some states are resisting the trend. The number of people in U.S. prisons fell to a nine-year low of just under 1.5 million last year, a 1.3 percent decrease, according to a report released today by the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice.Paraguay: las cárceles, una bomba a punto de explotar [vídeo]
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Belgium: la grève des gardiens de prison a coûté 3 millions
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Myanmar: prison strikes and riot following ‘unfair’ presidential pardon
Inmates at Shwebo Prison and Mopalin Labor Camp have staged demonstrations and called for a review after they were excluded from this year’s presidential pardons. The demonstrations were mainly staged by those serving their time under articles 15 and 16 of the 1993 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic S…Portugal: quiere permitir que las cabinas telefónicas y móviles en las cárceles
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Kazakhstan: troops enter prison, sparking concerns about treatment of inmates
Relatives of inmates at a prison in Kazakhstan say soldiers with service dogs entered the facility, while concerned activists and familiy members were denied entry. Relatives of inmates at Correctional Colony LA-155/14 near Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, told RFE/RL on April 24 that they saw se…
Bolivia: fiscalía resuelve la situación penal de 39 internos para descongestionar las cárceles de Tarija
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Mexico: las cárceles de SLP siguen igual que hace ocho años
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United States of America: solitary confinement worsens mental illness
Prisoners who volunteered for a mental health diversion program say promises of therapy and time out of their cells weren’t fulfilled. And Texas prison officials aren’t regularly tracking success rates — even as they ask lawmakers to fund an expansion of the program.
Ecuador: los centros de rehabilitación de Cuenca, Latacunga y Guayaquil no tienen comedores.
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Mexico: denuncias por tortura sexual contra reclusas serán llevadas ante la ONU
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Spain: el séptimo país de Europa que tiene más presos por habitante
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France: à Caen, dans la prison pionnière des transgenres
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