Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

September 29, 2021

Ecuador: un enfrentamiento entre bandas rivales en una cárcel de Ecuador deja al menos 24 muertos

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South America Discipline Violence Ecuador

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September 29, 2021

Uruguay: escándalo por reo que denunció tortura y abuso sexual en cárcel de Montevideo

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South America Torture Violence Uruguay

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September 28, 2021

Venezuela: reo muere de tuberculosis en cárcel

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South America Health Material conditions Venezuela

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September 28, 2021

Iran: Two inmates found dead in Iranian prison south of Tehran

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Middle East Iran

“A committee has been set up to probe the death of Amir-Hossein Hatami in Grand Tehran prison,” penitentiary authorities in the capital announced in a brief statement issued late Saturday. The Ghanoun newspaper said Hatami was a 22-year who worked in Tehran bazaar and had been arrested after gettin…

Source — Alarabiya

September 28, 2021

In Brazil, loved ones may be far away but remain supportive

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Women South America Social ties Brazil

On visiting days, fewer people wait in front of women’s prisons than men’s prisons, but the female prisoners have not been abandoned. Two researchers answered our questions. Read more

September 28, 2021

Malta: when it comes to prison, the statistics are very telling

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Europe Material conditions Overcrowding Malta

We have too many prisoners: 154 prisoners per 100,000 of the population. The European average is 117. In Norway it’s 63 prisoners per 100,000. We are inching closer to the countries with the largest prison populations: Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey… all countries with rubbish democratic credentials.…

Source — Time of Malta

September 27, 2021

Global prison crisis

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Africa Coronavirus Asia Europe Middle East Oceania Overcrowding

The world prison population is still increasing. How does the COVID-19 crisis differ from other ongoing or future crises? Are prison environments doomed to be in perpetual crisis? Read more

September 27, 2021

Belgium: a parent in prison

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Europe Social ties Belgium

The Relais Enfants-Parents (REP) association works to maintain the relationship between a child and their imprisoned parent. How does this mediation take place? Does it allow for in-person visits? Interview. Read more

September 27, 2021

Belgium: regular crisis and health crisis

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Coronavirus Europe Health Overcrowding Belgium

Belgian prisons, already criticised for their dilapidation and incarceration conditions, have been closed off since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. What measures have been taken to deal with the health crisis? Read more

September 27, 2021

Venezuela : L’ONU accuse le système judiciaire de violations des droits de l’homme

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South America Justice Torture Violence Venezuela

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September 23, 2021

Suisse : Anne-Catherine Menétrey-Savary, «Ce qui me révolte le plus, c'est l'enfermement sans limite et sans perspective»

Europe Switzerland

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September 16, 2021

España : el último insumiso civil entra en prisión

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Europe Spain

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September 15, 2021

Argentina: "Tu vida vale dos pastillas": amenazaron a una funcionaria que investiga a agentes del SPB

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South America Argentina

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September 15, 2021

Colombia: cárcel de Bouwer, adjudicaron obra de ampliación en $ 563 millones

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South America Facilities Colombia

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September 14, 2021

Israël : fin de cavale pour quatre des six Palestiniens évadés d'une prison israélienne

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Middle East Israel

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September 10, 2021

India: rules laid down to prevent inmate suicide in jail

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Asia Mental health Suicide India

Preventive measures could have been taken to protect former prisoners who committed suicide, said a 16-point circular sent by the director general to all jail authorities on Wednesday. According to this order, all wells inside the jail should be fenced withgrated doors and locks. The jail authorit…

Source — The Times Of India

September 10, 2021

Indonésie : l’enfer du feu dans une prison

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Asia Drugs Material conditions Facilities Indonesia

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September 9, 2021

Pakistan: implementing best practices in Sindh’s ‘correctional facilities’

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Asia Justice Material conditions Rehabilitation Pakistan

Kazi Nazir Ahmed passed the Sindh Public Service Commission Examination for the post of Deputy Superintendent of Prison and joined the service on 3rd March 1997. Since then, he has worked in several prisons (Central Prisons, District Prisons, and Women and Juvenile prisons) in the capacity of Deput…

Source — Daily Times

September 9, 2021

Belgium: “prison isn’t a place for care”

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Europe Mental health Belgium

Incarcerated people are often in worse physical and mental health than the general population. I.Care has been visiting prisons since 2015. Read more

September 7, 2021

France: a deceptive protection

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Women Europe Justice Violence France

The proliferation of surveillance systems and an increased reliance on incarceration are meant to curb violence. But what are the implications of this kind of security? Françoise Vergès is a feminist, anti-racist author. Her most recent work, entitled Une théorie féministe de la violence. Pour une… Read more

September 6, 2021

Syria: young man from eastern Ghouta dies in regime prison, after three years of detention

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Middle East Material conditions Torture Violence Syria

SOHR has documented the death of 47,496 civilians under torture in regime’s prisons since the beginning of the Syrian revolution, all documented by names: 47,094 men and young men, 339 children under the age of eighteen, and 64 women over the age of eighteen. Reliable sources have informed the Syr…

Source — Syriahr