
October 2015
Central America and the Caribbean
Panama
The remote island prison dubbed the Guantanamo Bay of Panama houses the country’s most dangerous prisoners, but concerns are mounting over harsh conditions and human rights violations occurring behind the prison’s impregnable walls.
Source — InSight Crime
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Georgia
The Georgian government will from next year allow the Public Defender’s Office to take pictures inside prison.
This will allow photographic evidence to be obtained in cases where there is suspicion of abuse, or when sanitary conditions are deemed questionable.
Source — Democracy & Freedom Watch
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Asia
Philippines
Twice the size of Paris, the open-air Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm offers a unique approach to reforming criminals.
Source — Al Jazeera
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Africa
Côte d’Ivoire
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — BICE
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