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October 18, 2021

France: for moral sociology in prison

Interview

Europe Material conditions Overcrowding Violence Rehabilitation France

How can we consider prison critique? What tools can be used to adapt the role of prisons and the meaning of sentences? Is there hope for a successful outcome? Read more

October 14, 2021

France: seen in the press / 2021

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Europe France

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. Read more

October 14, 2021

United Kingdom: seen in the press / 2021

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Europe United Kingdom

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. Read more

October 14, 2021

Uruguay: Secuestro, torturas y abusos sexuales: escándalo por el caso de un recluso que denunció las terribles vejaciones que padeció en una cárcel

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South America Torture Violence Uruguay

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October 14, 2021

Estados Unidos: Nueva York trasladará mujeres y transexuales de la peligrosa cárcel de Rikers

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North America Women LGBTI United States

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October 14, 2021

Los 6 países de América Latina y el Caribe donde la cantidad de presos duplica, triplica y hasta cuadriplica la capacidad de las cárceles

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Central America and the Caribbean South America Overcrowding

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October 14, 2021

Canada: seen in the press / 2021

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North America 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. Read more

October 14, 2021

Ecuador: Papa Francisco lamenta violencia en cárcel

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South America Violence Ecuador

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October 13, 2021

Ecuador: agony of brutal prison massacre endures for bereaved relatives

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South America Protest Violence Ecuador

It was the deadliest prison riot Ecuador has ever seen, and the scale and savagery of the violence has stunned the country. But it was the third such upheaval in Ecuador this year: in July, 22 prisoners were slaughtered in the same prison; in February, 79 inmates were killed in coordinated clashes between…

Source — The Guardian

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October 13, 2021

Lithuania: converting prison into migrant reception centre

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Europe Facilities Lithuania

At least 700 people will live in the so-called Kybartai Alien Registration Centre after it was renamed in late September.The prisoners who were held there up until recently, have been relocated to other facilities around the country. The hundreds of single men who will now stay in the Kybartai prison…

Source — Euro News

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October 12, 2021

India: ‘Prison To Pride’, Yerwada Central Jail To Soon Launch Sports Training For Prisoners

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Asia Activities India

Atul Chandra Kulkarni, Additional Director General of Police and Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, informed that sports training for inmates will be started soon at Yerwada Jail.Kulkarni was speaking after inaugurating the ‘Parivartan – Prison to Pride’ campaign on the occasion…

Source — Puneka News

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October 12, 2021

Congo kinshasa : Nord-Kivu, 17 détenus libérés de la prison centrale de Butembo

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Africa Overcrowding Congo - Kinshasa

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October 12, 2021

Russie : un lanceur d’alerte dénonce un système de viols organisés en prison

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Europe Torture Violence Russia

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October 12, 2021

Venezuela: el desastre penitenciario de Venezuela

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South America Venezuela

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October 12, 2021

India: death rate up, jails to get ‘suicide watchers’

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Asia Suicide India

The Punjab Prisons is training a unique squad of “suicide watchers” as a study of suicides between 2017 and 2019 found that nearly 42 per cent of the victims died by suicide within a month of incarceration. Fifteen per cent could not last even 48 hours in jail.The squad comprising jail staff and senior…

Source — Tribune in India

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October 11, 2021

Libye : des crimes contre l’humanité auraient été commis dans les prisons et contre des migrants

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Middle East Torture Violence Libya

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October 11, 2021

A very disturbing situation

Interview

Africa Europe Middle East Torture Violence

The torture and abuse of prisoners have become commonplace over the years. How did these excesses come about? A recently published report takes up this topic. Read more

October 7, 2021

Global Prison Trends 2021

Report

Africa Coronavirus Women Asia Minors Europe Middle East Oceania Health Material conditions Overcrowding Death penalty

More than eleven million people are imprisoned around the world. Of this number, 70% are awaiting trial, a percentage that has been continuously increasing since 2000. Read more