July 2016
Africa
Justice
Côte d’Ivoire
Le tribunal de Dimbokro, au centre de la Côte d’Ivoire, a condamné à 20 ans de prison ferme un individu pour avoir volé un cabri, a-t-on appris lundi de source judiciaire.
Le 19 juillet, Arnaud N’Guessan Bosson et deux complices ont pénétré dans la nuit dans une ferme du village d’Abigui, dans la r…
Source — Slate Afrique
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Material conditions
United States
In Kentucky, a judge was outraged after a female inmate was brought into her courtroom without pants on, having been denied access to female hygiene products for days. Advocates explain how our prison system is failing women.
Appearing in a courtroom in only your underwear is more commonly the stuf…
Source — Vice
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Asia
Overcrowding
Philippines
“Many go crazy”, said Mario Dimaculangan, the jail’s longest serving inmate. Harrowing photos have emerged showing the inhuman conditions inside prison in the Philippines. The facility, Quezon City Jail, in Manila, is home to 3,800 inmates – nearly five times more people than it was designed for.
P…
Source — The Independent
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Asia
Overcrowding
Philippines
Eye-opening images reveal the daily life of 3,800 inmates serving time behind the crowded walls of a notorious Philippines prison built for just 800.
Source — Mail Online
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South America
Paraguay
Trois pièces, salle de réunion, cuisine équipée et écran plasma…Alors que dans la plupart des prisons latino-américaines, à Tacumbu, des prisonniers dorment sur des cartons à même le sol, dans le froid, ce n’était pas le cas de Jarvis Chimenes Pavao.
Source — Nouvel Obs
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Central America and the Caribbean
Panama
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — Ellas
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Morocco
Moroccan police have crushed an escape attempt by inmates at a juvenile detention centre in Casablanca, resulting in nine detainees being injured, the prison service said on Friday.
“The Ain Sebaa rehabilitation centre was the scene of rioting” by prisoners on Thursday night, the General Directorat…
Source — Al Arabiya
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Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Très jeune, David Guzman a commencé à se droguer et à voler. Mais, après cinq ans derrière les barreaux, ce Mexicain de 34 ans, condamné pour homicide, semble apaisé lorsqu’il tatoue cette pièce en cuir qui deviendra bientôt un sac de luxe.
Dans la prison mixte de Tulancingo de Bravo, dans l’Etat d…
Source — Le Point
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Europe
France
Une lettre ouverte au président du tribunal de grande instance de Créteil, l’Agence régionale de santé saisie… Même si la prolifération de rats dans la prison de Fresnes n’est pas une nouveauté, ni un cas isolé dans les établissements pénitentiaires, celle-ci a fait l’objet de plusieurs alertes ces…
Source — Le Parisien
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Central America and the Caribbean
Guatemala
This article is not available in English. If you wish you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — Plaza Pública
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Africa
Health
Madagascar
Almost one in every two prisoners in Madagascar suffers from moderate or severe malnutrition. In 2015, more than 9,000 inmates were identified as malnourished and treated as part of an emergency food programme aiming to get this extremely vulnerable population back on their feet and prevent malnutr…
Source — ICRC
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Oceania
Violence
Australia
A “shocked and appalled” Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced there will be a royal commission into the abuse of youths in the Northern Territory corrections system following explosive revelations aired on the ABC’s Four Corners program on Monday night.
The footage, which has triggered a s…
Source — The Sunday Morning Herald
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Europe
Middle East
Torture
Violence
Turkey
L’organisation de défense des droits de l’homme Amnesty International a affirmé dimanche 24 juillet avoir réuni des «preuves crédibles» attestant de cas de torture de détenus dans des centres de détention en Turquie après la tentative de coup d’Etat du 15 juillet.
Source — Amnesty International
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Health
Canada
After seven days in solitary confinement, Brett Crane told prison staff he wanted to transform into a werewolf. As his days in “the pit” marched on, he says he saw demons, heard voices and predicted that an imminent earthquake would wipe out humanity.
Source — The Globe and Mail
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Asia
Europe
Middle East
Torture
Violence
Turkey
Amnesty International has gathered credible evidence that detainees in Turkey are being subjected to beatings and torture, including rape, in official and unofficial detention centres in the country.
Source — Amnesty International
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Health
Protest
United Kingdom
An investigation is underway after 65 prisoners signed a petition criticising the medical services at Edinburgh prison.
The inmates have alleged “serious medical neglect” and claim that a prisoner who died recently did not get the help he needed.
Source — Herald Scotland
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Middle East
Torture
Israel
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Le Courrier
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Health
Drugs
Violence
United Kingdom
A prisoner who died after apparently overdosing on prescription medicines had allegedly been ringing her cell alarm bell for more than two hours with no response, the Guardian has learned.
Source — The Guardian
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Europe
Torture
Violence
Ukraine
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch investigated in detail nine cases of arbitrary, prolonged detention of civilians by the Ukrainian authorities in informal detention sites and nine cases of arbitrary,prolonged detention of civilians by Russia-backed separatists.
This report details cases…
Source — Amnesty International
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Europe
Health
France
Les données disponibles sur la santé des détenus “sont anormalement anciennes”, regrettent d’emblée les rapporteurs de l’IGAS, après avoir décrit l’état clinique de la population carcérale telle qu’elle était analysée dans des études des années 2001 à 2004.
“Seule l’étude sur le VIH (virus du sida)…
Source — France Info
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Middle East
Death penalty
Iran
The execution spree of the Iranian authorities continues with ten executions carried out on Wednesday July 20 at Rajai Shahr Prison.
About 38 executions have been reported in Iran in the past week.
Source — Death Penalty News
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