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December 31, 2017

UK: ‘prison works’ is an outdated concept that benefits no one

News

United Kingdom

The best community penalties reduce reoffending rates via repentance and payback.

December 31, 2017

France : suicides en prison - l’hécatombe et le silence

News

Europe Suicide France

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December 30, 2017

Argentina: cómo es un día en el sector de la cárcel de Ezeiza que aloja a los presos por corrupción

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South America Argentina

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December 28, 2017

UK: one in five female prisoners are homeless after release, data shows

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Topic Women United Kingdom

Labour attacks ‘shocking’ failure of privatised probation companies after proportion doubles in a year.

December 27, 2017

Prison food is making U.S. inmates disproportionately sick

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Health Material conditions United States

Lapses in food safety have made U.S. prisoners six times more likely to get a foodborne illness than the general population.

December 27, 2017

Mantener a cada preso en Chile tiene un costo de 724 mil pesos mensuales

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Chile

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December 27, 2017

USA: climate change meets mass incarceration: California's incarcerated firefighters

News

United States

The intersection of climate change and mass incarceration is not unique to California, but as the state experiences its deadliest and most destructive year on record for wildfires – including the second-largest in the its history – the state’s incarcerated firefighter Conservation Camp program has…

December 26, 2017

Un militant chinois des droits de l'homme condamné à 8 ans de prison

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China

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December 26, 2017

USA: Idaho inmate says he had to swallow razor blade to get proper medical care in prison

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Health United States

A man whose leg got so infected that it required amputation is suing Idaho’s prison health care contractor, Corizon Health, for alleged failure to provide medical care. Gary L. Merchant, 65, says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that it wasn’t until he swallowed a razor blade that the prison’s medical st…

December 26, 2017

Turquie : quatre jeunes Roubaisiens demandent leur transfert en France

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Europe Middle East Turkey

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December 23, 2017

Afghanistan: for more than 300 children, many older than 5, home is mother’s cellblock

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Topic Afghanistan

A survey of Afghan prisons this month by The New York Times concluded that at least 333 children are imprisoned with their mothers nationwide, according to interviews with officials at 33 of the country’s 34 provincial prisons.

December 22, 2017

France : centre de rétention administrative de Marseille - une personne retenue dans le coma

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Europe France

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December 21, 2017

France : prolongation de la détention provisoire - recours à la visioconférence et santé du détenu

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Pre-trial detention Europe Health France

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December 21, 2017

Nepal: Christmas in prison

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Asia Nepal

Renaud was incarcerated in Nepal during the holiday season. He tells us about the most surprising Christmas in his life, the one he spent in Kathmandu prison.

December 20, 2017

France : un surveillant de prison condamné à 4 mois avec sursis pour avoir frappé un détenu à Fresnes.

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Europe France

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December 20, 2017

Australia: justice for sale! The real cost of going to jail

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Oceania Australia

The Victorian Government has announced it will spend $345 million over three years on almost 500 new cells to deal with the state’s overcrowded jail system and increasing prison population. True Crime News Weekly correspondent Gary Johnston wonders whether throwing hundreds of millions of dollars i…

December 20, 2017

United States of America: prison shakedown

Testimonial

United States

“Inmates! On the floor!” 6.45am, a prison shakedown occurs. Kenneth Key, imprisoned in the USA, shares his story.

December 19, 2017

Japon : après plus de vingt ans de prison, deux condamnés à mort ont été exécutés:

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Asia Death penalty Violence Japan

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December 19, 2017

UK: conditions at Liverpool prison the worst ever inspected, says report

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Material conditions United Kingdom

Inspectors describe ‘squalid’ state of jail including rat and cockroach infestations and damp cells with exposed wiring.

December 19, 2017

Smoking ban cannot be enforced in jails, UK supreme court rules

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Justice United Kingdom

Inmate loses attempt to enforce ban in prisons after court says crown premises are exempt.

December 19, 2017

France : La vie au jour le jour dans une prison surpeuplée

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Europe Overcrowding France

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December 18, 2017

France : un jeune de 16 ans se suicide à la prison pour mineurs de Lavaur

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Europe Suicide France

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December 16, 2017

US: rethinking Rikers

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United States

New York City is trying to radically overhaul the Rikers Island. Chicago’s Cook County Jail could serve as a model. Take a look inside both jails in 360 video.

December 15, 2017

Italy: bars on the windows, laughter between the lines

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Topic Italy

An Italian nonprofit organizes soccer matches inside the country’s prisons in an effort to foster healthy relationships between inmates and their children.