Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

June 30, 2019

France: un nouveau plan sur la santé des détenus

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Europe Health France

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June 30, 2019

Egypt: ‘Hospitals are for the dying’, medical negligence inside Egyptian prisons

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Africa Middle East Egypt

Inside his prison cell, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh’s health has severely deteriorated. The issue is not a new one. For years, local and international rights groups have repeatedly warned that conditions in Egypt’s prisons — especially access to health care — fell far below acceptable standards.

Source — MADA MASR

June 28, 2019

India: inmates, police clash in Ludhiana Central Jail

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Asia India

A violent clash broke out between inmates and police officers at Punjab’s Ludhiana Central Jail on Thursday, leaving one inmate dead and five injured. Around half a dozen police personnel also sustained injuries.

Source — The Hindu

June 28, 2019

France: danse en milieu carcéral, “l’éveil des sensations” par Angelin Preljocaj

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Europe France

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June 28, 2019

Belgium: Lantin, des cours artistiques au sein de la prison

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Europe Belgium

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June 28, 2019

Belgium: No hope for improvement in voting system

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Europe Belgium

Most Belgian prisoners have the right to vote but few choose to exercise it. Vanessa de Greef, PhD in law at the Open University of Brussels, is studying this topic as part of her research. In her capacity as vice-president of the Belgian League for Human Rights, she took part in organising worksho… Read more

June 27, 2019

Syria: woman recalls regime torture, condition of women in prisons

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Women Middle East Material conditions Torture Syria

Thousands of women across Syria have been subjected to torture under the custody of the Syrian regime, while about 128,000 civilians remain in detention.

Source — Daily Sabah

June 27, 2019

USA: New York City’s plan to build new jails draws backlash

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North America Facilities United States

Despite corrections staff shuttling through the massive complex that houses roughly 7,800 inmates, from the outside, the jails on Rikers Island look abandoned. An eerie serenity is marred by the sounds of jet planes from neighboring LaGuardia Airport. The roars rattle around the rundown jails, them…

Source — US News

June 27, 2019

France: "Sur le terrain, c'est rocambolesque" ou la difficile mise en place du plan canicule dans les prisons

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Europe France

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June 27, 2019

Gabon: des détenus parmi les candidats au baccalauréat

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Africa Gabon

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June 26, 2019

USA: Bank of America will stop lending to private-prison firms

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North America United States

Bank of America Corp., the second-biggest U.S. bank, will stop lending to companies that run private prisons and detention centers.

Source — Bloomberg

June 26, 2019

Greece: Korydallos prison brawl highlights tension

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Europe Greece

A clash between inmates in two different wings of Korydallos Prison Tuesday left an Afghan detainee and a prison guard with injuries, while underlining the tense climate at Attica’s high-security penitentiary.

Source — Ekathimerini

June 26, 2019

Greece: greek riot police break up prison melee

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Europe Greece

Greek riot police stormed Athens’ Korydallos prison on Tuesday evening to put a stop to the widespread brawling among inmates which erupted earlier in the day.

Source — Greek Reporter

June 26, 2019

USA: the U.S. prison system can harm young brains, scientist warns

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North America United States

A teen’s brain does not magically mature into its adult form the night before someone’s 18th birthday. In fact, brain development will continue into a person’s 20s. This neural fine-tuning has serious implications for young people caught in the U.S. justice system, argues neuroscientist B.J. Casey.

Source — Science News for Students

June 26, 2019

USA : gangs ran this private prison

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North America United States

It was a prison brimming with violence, awash in weapons—and severely short on guards to patrol its cell blocks. But security-camera footage caught the action when Brad Fitch arrived in unit F at Mississippi’s Wilkinson County Correctional Facility on Jan. 31, 2018.

Source — The Marshall Project

June 26, 2019

Paraguay: ministerio de Justicia cierra dos cárceles por superpoblación de presos

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South America Facilities Overcrowding Paraguay

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June 26, 2019

Sudan: Bashir’s regime protest prison conditions

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Africa Material conditions Sudan

Members of the regime of ousted president Omar Bashir who have been jailed in the Koper Prison in Khartoum since their removal from power in April, are protesting against their prison conditions.

Source — Memo Middle East Monitor

June 26, 2019

France : l'enfer des prisons en période de canicule

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Europe France

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June 26, 2019

France : l’avenir du Genepi en suspens

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Europe France

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June 25, 2019

Argentina: peor el remedio que la enfermedad

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South America Argentina

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June 25, 2019

France: en immersion dans les unités pour détenus violents

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Europe Violence France

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June 24, 2019

USA: 100 prisoners In Shakopee wear blue to demand LGBTQ changes this pride

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North America United States

Inside Shakopee Prison last Saturday. Prisoners wore blue - the only color they can wear without getting in trouble - to protest in favor of changes demanded by LGBTQ prisoners

Source — Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee

June 24, 2019

Chad: un mort et cinq blessés dans une tentative d'évasion

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Africa Protest Violence Chad

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June 21, 2019

Paraguay: más cárceles no solucionan el hacinamiento

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South America Material conditions Paraguay

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