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December 1, 2020

Can prisons serve to empower women?

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Are tougher criminal penalties the solution to ending violence against women? Gwenola Ricordeau says no. Read more

November 30, 2020

France : la fin annoncée des CRP pour les auteurs de violences contre les policiers

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November 30, 2020

France : journées nationales prison 2020

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November 30, 2020

France: l’épidémie de Covid est entrée en prison

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November 20, 2020

Religion and prison: higher things

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Managing prisons (Latin America); providing spiritual care for inmates (Europe); practical support (Africa) – the role of prison chaplains varies from country to country. Read more

November 20, 2020

France : la prison, quel rôle ?

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November 20, 2020

France : "des risques de contamination par les prisonniers comme par les surveillants", l’alerte de la contrôleuse générale

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November 20, 2020

France : "ils sont surveillés de près"

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November 17, 2020

France: aumônerie musulmane en prison, décryptage d’un phénomène en croissance

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November 12, 2020

France: à la prison de la Santé, les murs ont été poussés pour isoler tous les détenus arrivants

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November 12, 2020

France: dans les prisons, le défi de la prise en charge des détenus radicalisés

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November 5, 2020

France : faim, manque d’hygiène et chantage, le calvaire des pauvres en prison

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November 3, 2020

France: en pleine crise sanitaire, le ministre de la Justice s’inquiète de la remontée de la population carcérale

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November 2, 2020

France: l’indignité des conditions de détention provisoire comme motif de mise en liberté

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October 29, 2020

France : une autre prison est possible

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October 26, 2020

France: "il y avait 33 clusters en prison au 15 octobre" contre "trois en juin", s’inquiète la nouvelle Contrôleuse générale des prisons

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October 23, 2020

France: la prison, un milieu difficile pour le travail social

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October 16, 2020

France : feu vert à la nomination de Dominique Simonnot comme Contrôleuse générale des prisons

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October 9, 2020

France: la journaliste Dominique Simonnot nommée contrôleuse générale des prisons

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October 9, 2020

France: le Conseil constitutionnel exige une loi pour faire respecter la dignité humaine en prison

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October 9, 2020

France: des kits d'hygiène féminine distribués gratuitement aux détenues de la maison d'arrêt de Nîmes

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September 30, 2020

France: dealing with helplessness

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Europe Health Mental health Work France

The incarceration of mentally ill people leaves prison staff helpless in situations that they find difficult to cope with. Training aims to remedy this. Read more

September 29, 2020

France: supervising, not banning, alcohol consumption

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“Alcohol is a legal substance, so why is its consumption permitted in society but banned in prison?” The ban on alcoholic substances even extends to hand sanitizer, despite the ongoing pandemic. Read more

September 29, 2020

France: "escaping the prison diktat"

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The number of prisoners is increasing, short sentences are numerous, the recidivism rate is high. How can the entire prison system be rethought? Read more