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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: face au coronavirus, la déflation carcérale a commencé
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Belgium: "les prisons sont au bord de l’explosion, on risque le drame"
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Greece: Covid-19, in prisons isolation is not enough
COVID-19 has forced millions of people around the globe into self-isolation and quarantine; however, millions were already living in isolation. People detained in Greek prisons are among those who must now face the pandemic with limited or no access to protective means, while living conditions in p…
Australia: prison radicalisation and deradicalisation
A number of people who have committed acts of terrorism were radicalised in prison. Examples include Richard Reid (the 2001 ‘shoe-bomber’), some individuals involved in the 2004 Madrid bombing, and the attackers who committed the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris in 2015. Studies of European and US j…
UK: the role of online visits in supporting family contact
Following discussion with families who currently have a loved one in prison, Prison Reform Trust associate Sarah Beresford reflects on the role that allowing greater use of virtual visits could play in helping people in prison and their loved ones through the Covid-19 pandemic, and beyond. “Maybe t…
South America: por qué es tan importante evitar que el coronavirus entre en las cárceles
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France: les avocats traînent la garde des Sceaux en justice
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Argentina: jueza pidió informes sobre la situación sanitaria en cárceles
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Argentina: establecen protocolo para ingreso y uso de celulares en cárceles
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Africa: penser la prison à l'heure de la pandémie de Coronavirus
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Europe: le taux d’incarcération est resté stable en 2019
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France: en 2019, ils sont morts en prison
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France: pour certaines féministes, la prison n'est pas la solution contre les agressions sexuelles
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France: de la prison au confinement, une sortie "surréaliste"
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Spain: cárceles registran 147 contagiados por coronavirus
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Estonia: prison guards to switch to five-day schedules during emergency situation
In order to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, prison guards in Estonia are switching to a 24/5 schedule beginning Saturday, under which they will work five days in a row and spend their time off after work likewise on site at the prison, the Ministry of Justice said. Experts have re…Spain: la ONU urge a liberar los presos "porque las cárceles no son seguras"
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Uruguay: el hacinamiento y la propia situación edilicia en las cárceles hacen a las personas en situación de encierro más vulnerables ante el COVID-19
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Argentina: la inquietante versión de los presos tras los motines en Santa Fe
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Spain: las cárceles, una "olla a presión"
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