Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

November 9, 2017

USA: the unique sexual harassment problem female prison workers face

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Women United States

When women report abuse from the men in their custody : “ One male captain made her so uncomfortable she avoided him. But the worst abuse came from inmates“

November 8, 2017

USA: Frackville prison’s systemic water crisis

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Material conditions United States

On September 19, 21, 24 and 27, 2017, we prisoners at Pennsylvania’s SCI-Frackville facility experienced four incidences with respect to the crisis of drinking toxic water.

November 8, 2017

USA: updates on resisting the BOP’s toxic prison in Letcher county

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United States

Last week, on September 29, 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons BOP closed the public comment period on it’s “Final Supplemental Revised Environmental Impacts Statement.”

November 8, 2017

USA: hunger strikes breaking out in jails and detention centers

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United States

In the last week, we’ve seen a successful hunger strike take place at a detention facility in Northern Oregon, and another pop off at a prison in Indiana.

October 25, 2017

États-Unis : le gouvernement Trump veut empêcher une mineure sans-papier d'avorter en détention

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United States

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

October 24, 2017

Estados Unidos : video revela abusos en cárceles de inmigración

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United States

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

October 22, 2017

USA: "You're Still in Jail"

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United States

How Electronic Monitoring Is a Shackle on the Movement for Decarceration.

October 18, 2017

USA: a long decline in executions takes a detour

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Death penalty United States

Recent court rulings and start-stop access to lethal drugs push numbers up this year.

October 17, 2017

USA: federal prisons don’t even try to rehabilitate the undocumented

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United States

The Bureau of Prisons fails to provide basic resources to undocumented prisoners.

October 14, 2017

Etats-Unis : un homme condamné par erreur a été libéré après 23 ans en prison

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United States

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

October 14, 2017

USA: California inmates help battle raging wildfires

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United States

Prisoners from the McCain inmate crew from San Diego clear brush from a road this week in Calistoga, California.

October 10, 2017

USA : violence and humiliation in Alaska

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Torture Violence United States

On September 19, 2017, the Office of the Ombudsman of Alaska (United States) released a report on a complaint filed about a 2013 incident.

September 27, 2017

USA: House Dem introduces bill to incentivize states to reduce prison populations

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North America United States

A House Democrat has introduced a criminal justice reform bill in the House would create 20$ billion to incentivize states to reduce the nation’s mass incarceration.

September 26, 2017

USA: ICE violates own policy by locking up pregnant women, complaint alleges

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Women United States

Lawyers in South Texas say they noticed the change about two months ago: More pregnant women were being held for weeks in detention centers run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

September 20, 2017

USA: after hurricane Irma, as keys recover, inmates moved to Palm Beach

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United States

More than 460 of those evacuees were inmates from the Monroe County Detention Center on Stock Island, the first island north of Key West. Those inmates, as well as dozens of jail staff, rode out the storm at the Palm Beach County Jail.

September 20, 2017

USA: prison isn’t the solution for mentally ill criminals

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Mental health United States

On Monday, I was in a criminal courtroom at the Prince George’s County District Court for a journalism assignment Monday. In front of me stood a balding man in a casual black top.

September 20, 2017

USA: inmate sues Kansas prison for "imposing christian propaganda"

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Religion United States

Shari Webber-Dunn, an inmate serving a murder charge in Kansas, said her First Amendment rights were violated by “Christian propaganda” imposed by the all-female prison.

September 20, 2017

USA: why Oklahoma’s female incarceration is so high

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Women United States

Robyn Allen saw her daughter for the first time in two years from across the yard of Oklahoma’s largest women’s prison, the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center.

September 19, 2017

USA: at Lake Placid, a hint of freedom

Testimonial

United States

Tewhan writes about Anne-Valérie’s visit…

September 14, 2017

USA: I can’t visit my sons in prison because I have unpaid traffic tickets

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United States

A mother with debts — and cancer — wonders if she’ll ever see her incarcerated children again.

September 9, 2017

USA: is there a constitutional right to cash in on the Poor?

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United States

They elect local judges in Craighead County, Arkansas, and two men decided two years ago to run for the bench there with a clear mission statement: if elected they would rein in a private probation company called The Justice Network and the local judge and prosecutor they said had countenanced its…

September 9, 2017

USA: trapped in Irma’s path

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United States

As Florida state and local officials urge South Florida residents to evacuate before Hurricane Irma makes landfall there Sunday morning, nearly 4,500 inmates inside facilities in evacuation zones have not been moved.

September 8, 2017

USA: weathering a hurricane in prison

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United States

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have prompted mass evacuations in Texas and Florida. But many Americans have been unable to flee, including huge numbers of prison inmates. The two states together are home to a quarter million incarcerated people. Texas has the largest prison population in the country, a…

September 6, 2017

USA : hurricane Harvey, forgotten prisoners

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United States

Natural disasters don’t stop at prison doors. Since August 27 , Hurricane Harvey has affected the Houston region (Texas, USA). Torrential rain has struck within a radius of 320 kilometers. Nearly 6,000 prisoners from five penal institutions have been evacuated due to the threatening flood of Brazos…