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April 10, 2017

South Africa's parole system to be revised

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South Africa

Acting Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Faith Muthambi on Monday announced that the department is in the process of finalising a position document for the redrafting of the country’s parole system.

April 10, 2017

United Kingdom: cuts to legal aid for prisoners ruled unlawful

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United Kingdom

Campaigners win court of appeal battle against 2013 limits introduced by Chris Grayling in three out of five categories

April 10, 2017

Régime pénitentiaire au Burkina Faso : l’Assemblée nationale adopte un projet de loi pour humaniser nos prisons

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Africa Burkina Faso

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April 9, 2017

The Uruguayan prison where inmates set up shop

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America South America Uruguay

Every weekday morning, Cesar Campo wakes up, eats a quick breakfast and heads to work in a converted warehouse where he builds tables, chairs, bookcases and anything else that clients request.

April 8, 2017

Kyrgyzstan: female convicts face harsh future

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Women Kyrgyzstan

Experts say that jailing women has far-reaching societal repercussions.

April 7, 2017

Philippines edges closer to death penalty return for serious drug offences

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Asia Drugs Philippines

Philippine lower house lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the re-imposition of capital punishment for serious drug offences on Tuesday, clearing another hurdle in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drive to use death as a deterrent against crime.

April 6, 2017

Slam // Prison Insider Ft. Cocteau mot lotov

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April 6, 2017

United States: Moore v. Texas: US Supreme Court enforces constitutional prohibition against executing intellectually disabled defendants

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America North America Death penalty United States

A recent Supreme Court judgment in the US is being hailed as a triumph by death penalty abolition advocates.

April 6, 2017

Venezuela faces prison system rife with corruption

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America South America Venezuela

Venezuela’s prisons, which are rife with violence, weapons, drugs and criminality, have been placed under a new, tightly regulated regime, says the nation’s leftist government.

April 6, 2017

Guinée : prévue pour 50 personnes, la prison de N’Zérékoré accueille actuellement plus de 300 détenus

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Africa Overcrowding Guinea

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April 5, 2017

South Africa: probe into two solitary confinement suicides in Western Cape Jail

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Discipline Suicide South Africa

Two inmates at Helderstroom Prison in Caledon, who were held in solitary confinement, have committed suicide within three months of each other.

April 5, 2017

A propos de la prison et de la récidive

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April 5, 2017

Spain: el 'motín' de los funcionarios de prisiones

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Europe Violence Spain

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April 4, 2017

Nigeria: 32 died in Lagos prison in 2016

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Africa Nigeria

6,047 inmates await trial in 2,500-capacity facility

April 4, 2017

Marcello dell'Anna (III)

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Long-term prisoners Italy

“All my best. I go back to prison the day after tomorrow. Warm greetings, Marcello”

April 4, 2017

United States: LGBT youth are disproportionately in jail

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America North America United States

A disproportionate number of queer youth, particular lesbians and bisexual girls, end up in jail or prison in the United States, according to a study released today by researchers at UCLA. Worse, those youth are considerably more likely to be raped during their time in custody.

April 4, 2017

Australia: treatment of young offenders moved to Barwon prison akin to torture, former head of youth jail education says

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Oceania Torture Violence Australia

The former chief of Victoria’s youth jail schooling system claims the State Government misled the public over the use of Barwon adult maximum security prison to jail young offenders — who he says are being treated in a manner he equates to “torture”.

April 3, 2017

What’s going on in Turkey’s prisons?

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Europe Middle East Turkey

Myriad allegations of rights violations in Turkish prisons have marked the aftermath of last year’s coup attempt as thousands of suspected putschists, political dissidents and journalists landed behind bars. In December, a senior UN official said torture seemed to have been “widespread” in the days…

April 3, 2017

Inmates hurl stones in rare riot at prison in Rwandan capital

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Africa Protest Violence Rwanda

Inmates protesting living conditions at Gasabo prison in the Rwandan capital of Kigali hurled stones over the prison’s walls on Monday, damaging nearby houses and disrupting traffic, residents and officials said.

April 3, 2017

Les Pays-Bas cherchent une utilité à leurs prisons vides

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Europe Netherlands

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April 3, 2017

United Arab Emirates: judges show leniency amid growing liberalisation of UAE justice system

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United Arab Emirates

Judges are more often choosing fines over prison terms to punish minor crimes after new laws gave them more room to be flexible.

April 3, 2017

Turquie : Les détenus kurdes dénoncent leurs conditions d’incarcération

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Europe Protest Turkey

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April 3, 2017

France : la politique pénale et carcérale française est un échec

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Europe France

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April 3, 2017

France : le Livre blanc pénitentiaire propose de réguler les entrées en prison

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Europe France

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