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June 4, 2020

Afghanistan: life inside Kabul's women's prison during Covid-19

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Coronavirus Women Asia Afghanistan

Thousands of prisoners in Afghanistan have been released and pardoned as the country battles the Covid-19 pandemic. But in Kabul’s only prison facility for women, more than a hundred women, often with young children, remain behind bars. FRANCE 24 reports from Kabul. In Afghanistan’s overcrowded prisons,…

Source — France 24

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June 4, 2020

USA: solitary confinement is fueling New York's prison suicide crisis

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North America Mental health Suicide United States

On average, someone attempts suicide in one of New York State’s prisons every other day. And 43 percent of those suicide attempts occur in the state’s notorious solitary confinement units — the Special Housing Unit, or SHUs. Solitary confinement is also linked to higher rates of death by suicide, and…

Source — Solitary Watch

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June 4, 2020

USA: what women dying in prison from COVID-19 tell us about female incarceration

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Coronavirus North America Women United States

This article was originally published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Melissa Ann Horn’s name appeared over and over in court records and jail blotters in the rural Virginia county where she was born, and where she was arrested for crimes…

Source — Argus Leader

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June 4, 2020

Australia: aboriginal people in prison and out-of-home care suffering under 'punitive' Covid-19 restrictions

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Coronavirus Minors Oceania Material conditions Social ties Australia

Aboriginal people in prisons are going without soap, and children in out-of-home care are being refused contact with their families under “punitive” restrictions enforced due to Covid-19, a report released on Wednesday has said. Aboriginal people are disproportionately affected by Covid-19 policy responses…

Source — The Guardian

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June 4, 2020

Argentina: #NiUnaMenos, desde las cárceles también

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South America Women Justice Argentina

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June 4, 2020

Argentina: la Provincia firmará un convenio con Naciones Unidas para mejorar las cárceles bonaerenses

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South America Violence Rehabilitation Work Argentina

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June 4, 2020

South America: las mujeres tienen mayor riesgo de suicidio en las cárceles

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South America Women Mental health

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June 4, 2020

Argentina: el 40% de los presos en cárceles de Misiones no tiene condena

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Pre-trial detention South America Argentina

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June 4, 2020

Mexico: “salí de una cárcel para ir a otra”, testimonio de un preso liberado por la pandemia

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Health Mexico

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June 4, 2020

Latin America: como evitar brotes de coronavirus en las cárceles

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean South America Health

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June 4, 2020

Argentina: plan de continuidad pedagógica en las cárceles

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South America Minors Activities Argentina

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June 4, 2020

Latin America: la desesperación en las cárceles frente al Covid-19

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean South America Health

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June 4, 2020

Chile: la pandemia en las cárceles, riesgo de contagio de la población penal es 6 veces más alto

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Coronavirus South America Health Chile

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June 3, 2020

Russia: le mystère de la faible propagation du coronavirus dans les prisons

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Coronavirus Europe Health Russia

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June 3, 2020

France: surpopulation, personnel débordé, locaux "immondes", le triste bilan des prisons françaises en 2019

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Europe Material conditions Overcrowding Work France

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June 3, 2020

France: près de 1 000 personnalités et organisations appellent Emmanuel Macron à "une véritable politique de déflation carcérale"

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Europe Justice Overcrowding France

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