Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

December 9, 2022

Suisse : des détenus accros à la prégabaline mettent les médecins sous pression

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Europe Health Switzerland

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December 9, 2022

Sénégal : le bracelet électronique pourra-t-il désengorger les prisons ?

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Africa Overcrowding Senegal

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December 8, 2022

Russia: Brittney Griner facing ‘terrible’ life at remote penal colony

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Asia Violence Russia

Long days are spent in forced labor, working at sewing machines, with only a short break for lunch. By nightfall, prisoners are fed dinner and allowed an hour or less of free time before going to sleep in dormitories crowded with scores of bunk beds. The routine reportedly can stretch for weeks on…

Source — Los Angeles Times

December 8, 2022

Botswana: Over 2000 Batswana imprisoned for debt since 2018

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Africa Access to legal rights Botswana

Responding to a question from the MP for Selibe-Phikwe West, Dithapelo Keorapetse, the Minister of Justice Machana Shamukuni attributed the judgement debtors to a rise in unemployment, lack of financial literacy and increased cost of living. Despite calls for a revision of the policy in the face of…

Source — The Botswana Gazette

December 8, 2022

Iran: Dire conditions in Iran’s Evin prison

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Middle East Access to legal rights Health Iran

The report indicates extremely poor health conditions in the detention center, including “dirty” bathrooms, with prison authorities refusing to give the prisoners cleaning supplies despite repeated requests. Daemi wrote that her report was based on the stories of women who had recently been release…

Source — IranWire

December 8, 2022

Japan: Death row inmates sue over 'cruel' hanging

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Asia Death penalty Japan

Japan is one of the few economically developed countries to still have the death penalty, and hanging has been its sole execution method for around 150 years. The trio at the Osaka detention centre, whose identities have not been revealed, are “seeking an injunction” against death by hanging, lawye…

Source — RTE

December 8, 2022

Luxembourg: Third prison inaugurated

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Europe Justice Luxembourg

The ‘Uerschterhaff’ prison was inaugurated with great pomp and ceremony on Wednesday. The Grand Duke, the Ministers of Justice and Public Works, the Mayor of the municipality and the Director of the Prison Administration attended the event. The facility in Sanem is to be used primarily to separate…

Source — RTL Today

December 8, 2022

Colombia: El Ministerio de Justicia anuncia un plan para reformar el sistema penitenciario en 2023

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South America Justice Colombia

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December 8, 2022

España: Terapia entre arcilla y pinceles en la prisión

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Europe Activities Rehabilitation Spain

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December 2, 2022

Egipto: continúan las muertes de detenidos en la prisión de Badr

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Middle East Violence Egypt

El número de muertes de presos políticos en el Complejo Penitenciario de Badr, en El Cairo, se ha elevado a cuatro, apenas unos meses después de la apertura del enorme complejo. Esto se debe a la muerte del detenido Hassan Diab Hassan dentro de su celda en la prisión Badr 3 debido a una negligencia…

Source — Monitor De Oriente

December 1, 2022

Mujeres en prisión: una población vulnerable

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Women Europe Justice Spain

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December 1, 2022

Argentina: El Gobierno respondió al informe sobre la situación de los detenidos en comisarías

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South America Justice Argentina

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