Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

November 30, 2018

France : ces codétenus qui "apaisent" pour prévenir le suicide

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Europe Suicide France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — L'Obs

November 30, 2018

United Kingdom : A third of prisons hold at least one transgender inmate, MoJ says

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Europe LGBTI United Kingdom

Official data shows that 114 prisoners identified as female and 19 as male

Source — The Guardian

November 29, 2018

Colombia: construyendo país, construyendo cárceles

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South America Colombia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

Source — Diario Juridico

November 29, 2018

Ireland : Cork Prison officers criticised over cell checks

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Europe Ireland

Officers at Cork Prison have been criticised over their failure to regularly inspect an inmate who was found hanging in his cell within hours of arriving in the jail.

Source — Irish Examiner

November 28, 2018

Bangladesh : Footage shows 'prison-like units' built for Rohingya on Bangladesh island

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Asia Bangladesh

Exclusive footage obtained by the Guardian has revealed the stark concrete camps being built for the Rohingya on a sediment island in Bangladesh, as part of a controversial plan to relocate hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Source — The Guardian

November 28, 2018

Saudi Arabia : "Pourquoi maintenir ces femmes en prison?"

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Women Middle East Saudi Arabia

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version

Source — Paris Match

November 28, 2018

United States. : American prisons are hell. For women, they’re even worse [video]

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Women United States

The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country–over two million. Roughly 200,000 of them are female. But existing American prisons are often ill-equipped to handle the specific needs of women and girls. Amna Nawaz talks to Andrea James, a lawyer and former federal inmate who founded the N…

Source — PBS

November 28, 2018

Guatemala : El 41% de personas lleva más de dos años en prisión preventiva

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Central America and the Caribbean Guatemala

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

Source — Repùblica

November 28, 2018

United Kingdom : The scandal of ex-prisoners released into a new life – on the streets

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Europe United Kingdom

Figures obtained by the Guardian show a 25-fold increase in rough sleeping among those who served sentences of less than six months

Source — The Guardian

November 28, 2018

Infographics

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Asia Europe Middle East Violence Turkey

We have invited the graphic designer Headwar to visualise our work. The below infographics summarise prison population figures in Turkey, and help us to understand the problems associated with incarceration. Read more

November 27, 2018

Japan: Carlos Ghosn, déjà une semaine en prison

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Asia Japan

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version

Source — Paris Match

November 26, 2018

France : un surveillant de prison filmé en train de frapper un détenu

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Europe France

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Source — Le Point

November 21, 2018

USA: should women work in men’s prisons? These women say yes

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Women United States

Since the 1970s, when women began gaining greater access to jobs within the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the number of women employed by the agency has risen to more than 10,000 — a third of its total work force — in its 122 prisons.

Source — New York Times

November 21, 2018

Saudi Arabia accused of torturing women's right-to-drive activists in prison

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Middle East Torture Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has tortured and sexually harassed women’s rights activists detained in prison, a new report alleges.

Source — Telegraph

November 20, 2018

France: une agence du travail d’intérêt général pour développer les alternatives à la prison

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Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Le Monde

November 20, 2018

France : un jury littéraire derrière les barreaux

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Culture Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

Source — Le Monde

November 20, 2018

New Zealand: who's in prison? [video]

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Oceania New Zealand

The government wants to reduce the number of people in New Zealand prisons. But why?

Source — RNZ

November 19, 2018

United States: prison inmates fight deadliest fire in California history for $1 an hour

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United States

Scores of prison inmates are engaged fighting California’s deadliest ever wildfire for just $1 an hour – a deployment campaigners say has created the potential for “exploitation and abuse”.

Source — The Independent

November 19, 2018

United Kingdom: rise in prison suicides prompts calls to tackle overcrowding

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Europe Suicide Overcrowding United Kingdom

Seventy-one inmates have killed themselves in English or Welsh jails so far this year.

Source — The Guardian

November 19, 2018

France: Paris , il touche 16 000 euros pour 4 mois de détention provisoire abusive

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Pre-trial detention Europe France

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Source — Le Point

November 19, 2018

Argentina: la masacre que no cesa ; ya son siete los muertos tras el incendio en una comisaría

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South America Violence Argentina

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Source — Resumen latinoamericano

November 19, 2018

Spain: la mayor parte de las muertes en las cárceles gallegas, vinculadas a las drogas y a los suicidios

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Europe Drugs Suicide Violence Spain

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Source — La Voz de Galicia

November 19, 2018

USA: women who work in federal prisons — How we got their story

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Women United States

Ever since journalists exposed Harvey Weinstein for his predatory behavior toward women, we’ve learned that workplace sexual harassment and even assault seem to plague every major industry, from manufacturing to the media. Perhaps it’s not surprising, then, that women who work in the male-dominated…

Source — New York Times

November 19, 2018

Equateur : Ernesto Pazmiño reconoce problemas de hacinamiento y de corrupción en las cárceles del país

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Central America and the Caribbean Ecuador

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Source — Expreso