Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

April 25, 2018

France : cinquième suicide d’un détenu en trois mois dans la prison de Fleury-Mérogis

News

Europe Suicide France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 24, 2018

An overlooked tragedy

Analysis

Europe Suicide Overcrowding Violence France

After Slovenia, our country has the highest rate of prison suicide in Europe. How can this be? There are numerous causes, but they can be examined by asking two questions: who is being punished? How are they being punished? The first one is a penal policy question; the second a prison policy one.

April 20, 2018

France : le recours aux bracelets électroniques va s'intensifier

News

Europe Alternatives France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 19, 2018

France : le nombre de détenus dans les prisons bat un nouveau record

News

Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 18, 2018

France : Prison de Fleury-Mérogis. Des enquêtes ouvertes après la mort de deux détenus

News

Europe Violence France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 16, 2018

France : la prison ultrasécurisée d'Alençon prépare l'arrivée de détenus radicalisés

News

Europe Discipline Facilities France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 16, 2018

France : "ça ressemblait à une prison", témoigne un enfant albanais, passé par un centre de rétention de Moselle

News

Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 15, 2018

France : conditions de détention des terroristes, les pratiques de Fleury-Mérogis en question

News

Europe Discipline Material conditions Work France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 12, 2018

France : à la prison de Fresnes, le pouvoir de l’argent

News

Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 9, 2018

France : les Français veulent des conditions de détention plus sévères pour les détenus et moins de moyens pour les prisons

News

Europe Material conditions France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 9, 2018

Canada : plaidoyer contre les dérives des conditions de libération

News

America North America Drugs France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 9, 2018

France : demandes de visites en hausse et visiteurs de prison pas assez nombreux

News

Europe Social ties France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

April 9, 2018

France: indignity in prison

Testimonial

Europe France

Hunger strikes, violence, unsanitary conditions. Samy, incarcerated in France, tells the story of his daily life.

March 28, 2018

France: "la densité carcérale est passée de 114% à 117%" en un an

News

Europe Overcrowding France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

March 28, 2018

Comment Casanova Agamemnon est devenu le plus ancien détenu de France

News

Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

March 28, 2018

France: surpopulation, réinsertion difficile...

News

Europe Overcrowding France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version

March 7, 2018

France : hausse des placements d'enfants en rétention administrative

News

Europe Protest France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

March 5, 2018

France: la double peine d’un détenu infirme

News

Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

March 3, 2018

France: prison de Fleury-Mérogis, une crèche va ouvrir pour les enfants des femmes détenues

News

Women Europe Social ties France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

February 28, 2018

France : des "conditions indignes" au CHU de Saint-Étienne

News

Europe Health France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

February 23, 2018

France : prévention de la radicalisation, un virage à 180 degrés de la doctrine pénitentiaire

News

Europe Discipline Justice France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

February 20, 2018

France : des associations dénoncent les comparutions immédiates

News

Europe Overcrowding France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

February 18, 2018

Plus de 1 950 Algériens détenus en France

News

Africa Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

February 17, 2018

France : un jeune homme part en prison trois jours après sa majorité

News

Europe Justice France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.