April 2018
Europe
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Le Point
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Europe
Suicide
France
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Source — Le Monde
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Women
United States
Although boys are disproportionately represented in juvenile and criminal proceedings, girls are the fastest-growing segment of the juvenile population and are often in the system for reasons very different from boys.
A groundbreaking report released in 2015 unearthed a “sexual abuse to prison pipe…
Source — The Hill
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An overlooked tragedy
Analysis
Prison Insider's editorials
Europe
Suicide
Overcrowding
Violence
France
After Slovenia, our country has the highest rate of prison suicide in Europe. How can this be? There are numerous causes, but they can be examined by asking two questions: who is being punished? How are they being punished? The first one is a penal policy question; the second a prison policy one.
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United Kingdom
Former director-general of HM Prison Service says violence driven by ‘budget cuts, poor political decisions and frequent changes of political direction’
Source — The Independent
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United States
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Source — Libération
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Torture
Violence
United States
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Source — Libération
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Protest
Violence
Brazil
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Source — El País
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Health
Mental health
United Kingdom
Mental Health Reform says it is “deeply concerned” that some vulnerable people still live in “mini-institutions” where there is no respect for their privacy or dignity.
Source — Irish Examiner
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Europe
Alternatives
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Les Echos
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Europe
Middle East
Torture
Turkey
“Alleged torture of detainees in official custody, allegations of forced disappearance; arbitrary arrest and detention under the state of emergency of tens of thousands” are among the most significant human rights abuses of Turkey, the U.S. State Department noted in its annual Human Rights Practice…
Source — Ahval
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Europe
Violence
France
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Source — Ouest France
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Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
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Source — Diario de Xalapa
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