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February 24, 2023

Ukraine: 107 Mothers

Interview

Women Europe Social ties Ukraine

Between 2016 and 2020, filmmaker Peter Kerekes visited Odessa Prison close to 120 times to shoot the film 107 Mothers. Odessa was one of a handful of Ukrainian prisons that allow mothers to serve their sentence with their children. Interview.

February 22, 2023

Nicaragua: The country frees hundreds of political prisoners to the United States

News

Central America and the Caribbean Justice Nicaragua

The authoritarian government of Daniel Ortega handed over 222 prisoners as a way to signal a desire to restart relations with the United States, according to officials.

February 22, 2023

India: Physiotherapy centre set up in Berhampur jail

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Asia Material conditions India

A physiotherapist voluntarily provided some basic equipment to make the unit functional

February 22, 2023

India: Illiterate once, Ajmer jail inmates now write letters

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Asia Material conditions India

Ensuring that illiterate prisoners return home as educated people is the motto of this social reform programme in jails

February 22, 2023

Egypt: The country's model prison rife with abuses

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Africa Access to legal rights Torture Violence Egypt

The new prison of Badr which Egypt touted as a model for reform denies inmates healthcare

February 22, 2023

Turkey: Families call on ministry for conditional release of prisoners in provinces hit by earthquake

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Middle East Justice Material conditions Turkey

In previous major earthquakes, prisoners were allowed to participate in rescue efforts and other work in the earthquake zone

February 15, 2023

Russia: prisoners of the battlefield

Interview

Europe Violence Russia

The conflict in Ukraine also impacts the individuals incarcerated in Russia. Many of them have been recruited by the Wagner Group over the past few months to participate in the fighting. Dmitry Gurin from EPLN shared with us what they know about this recruitment campaign.

February 8, 2023

Syria: Members of ISIS escape ‘Black Prison’ after earthquake devastates area

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Middle East Facilities Syria

Some twenty former members of ISIS have escaped a prison located in Rajo in northeastern Syria after powerful earthquakes devastated the region and neighbouring Turkey.

February 8, 2023

Poland: Prisoners beaten, suffocated and waterboarded

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Europe Torture Violence Poland

Inmates at Barczewo prison have faced physical and mental torture, including beatings, suffocation and waterboarding, according to a new report.

February 8, 2023

Myanmar: Activists fight on in belly of the beast

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Asia Protest Myanmar (Burma)

Political prisoners have continued to express dissent from inside, often with violent consequences, as tensions simmer with prison officials.

February 8, 2023

Japan: Death row inmates' lawyers call for discussion on executions

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Asia Death penalty Japan

A group of lawyers representing three people on death row in Japan criticized the secrecy shrouding the country’s executions.

February 8, 2023

El Salvador: A visit to new 'mega-prison' points to severe conditions

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Central America and the Caribbean Facilities El Salvador

Conditions inside a huge new mega-prison designed to house 40,000 alleged gang members will be particularly severe.

February 7, 2023

Canada: bringing law into prisons

Interview

North America Access to legal rights Canada

Philippe Bensimon and Mélanie Martel participated in writing the book Droit carcéral et gestion des peines. What makes this tool necessary? What are the issues concerning the respect of prisoners’ rights in Canada today? Interview.

February 7, 2023

Canada : seen in the press / 2023

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North America Women Health Mental health Material conditions Overcrowding Canada

Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis. Change the language setting to French or Spanish to read other articles.

February 3, 2023

France: "a change of tactics"

Interview

Europe Justice Material conditions Facilities Overcrowding Alternatives France

In 2020, the French government was found to have violated the European Convention on Human Rights, due to demeaning detention conditions in French prisons. What is the state of affairs today? The National Human Rights Advisory Commission speaks on the issue.