December 2017
United Kingdom
The best community penalties reduce reoffending rates via repentance and payback.
Source — The Guardian
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Europe
Suicide
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Mediapart
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Argentina: cómo es un día en el sector de la cárcel de Ezeiza que aloja a los presos por corrupción
News
South America
Argentina
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — La Nacion
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Topic
Women
United Kingdom
Labour attacks ‘shocking’ failure of privatised probation companies after proportion doubles in a year.
Source — The Guardian
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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.
Source — The Atlantic
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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…
Source — Truth Out
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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…
Source — Idaho Statesman
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Europe
Middle East
Turkey
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — France 3 régions
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France : prolongation de la détention provisoire - recours à la visioconférence et santé du détenu
News
Pre-trial detention
Europe
Health
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Dalloz actualité
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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…
Source — True Crime News Weekly
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Asia
Death penalty
Violence
Japan
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Les voix du monde
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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.
Source — The Guardian
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Justice
United Kingdom
Inmate loses attempt to enforce ban in prisons after court says crown premises are exempt.
Source — The Guardian
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Europe
Overcrowding
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — La Croix
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Europe
Suicide
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — La Depeche
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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.
Source — The New York Times
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