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April 30, 2017

‘It was an invasion’: how Hungary managed to erase illlegal immigration in just a few months

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Hungary

When other countries welcomed refugees with open arms, Hungary decided it was time to eradicate illegal immigration at any cost. The country succeeded, but that success damaged relations with the European Union in the process.

April 30, 2017

L’Argentine lance un vaste chantier pour augmenter les places de prison

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South America Argentina

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April 30, 2017

Former guard reveals what life is like at a North Korean prison camp

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Asia North Korea

Lim Hye-jin described watching interned political dissenters set on fire, beheaded and shot dead en masse in collective punishment following escape attempts. Thousands of inmates in North Korean prison camps face beatings, summary executions, starvation and rape, a former guard has revealed.

April 29, 2017

En direct de l'Europe. Prisons : la détention provisoire en dernier recours

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Pre-trial detention Europe France

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April 28, 2017

Morocco: Human Rights Council debates pre-trial detention and prison overcrowding

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Overcrowding Morocco

The National Council of Human Rights (CNDH) organized on Tuesday a symposium on pre-trial detention, which leads to overcrowding in prisons.

April 28, 2017

Canada: Justice ministers craft plan to unclog court systems

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North America Justice Canada

Elimination of some minimum mandatory sentences and reform of bail system will be under review

April 28, 2017

United States: Utah to use firing squads in upcoming executions

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North America Death penalty United States

Utah will execute three inmates by firing squad for the first time since the method was reinstated in 2015 by Gov. Gary Herbert.

April 27, 2017

What it’s really like to spend time in a Canadian prison

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Canada

I was 5’9“, weighed less than 160 pounds, and I didn’t know how I was going to make it in the pen.

April 27, 2017

12 dead in Venezuelan prison clash

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South America Venezuela

An outbreak of violence between rival gangs at a prison in eastern Venezuela has left 12 dead and 11 injured, the government said Wednesday.

April 27, 2017

United States: YPEI plans inmate teaching program

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North America United States

Incarcerated people in Connecticut may soon be able to take Yale College courses for academic credit as part of the Yale Prison Education Initiative.

April 27, 2017

Au Tchad, Hissène Habré définitivement condamné à la prison à vie

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Africa Justice Chad

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April 27, 2017

United Kingdom: prison statistics reveal big rise in self-harm and assaults on staff

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Suicide United Kingdom

Latest Ministry of Justice data for England and Wales shows 38% rise in assaults on staff and 24% rise in self-harm incidents

April 27, 2017

Tanzania: President frees over 2,000 from prison, Courtesy Union Amnesty

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Tanzania

President John Magufuli yesterday pardoned 2,219 prisoners on the occasion of the 53rd Anniversary of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, marked at national level at the Jamhuri Stadium in the designated capital of Dodoma. Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Maj. Gen.

April 27, 2017

New Zealand's use of seclusion in prison lambasted

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New Zealand

New Zealand’s high use of seclusion and restraints in prisons and other facilities has been criticised in an international report on the practices.

April 27, 2017

Liberia: 'appalling' prison conditions unearthed

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Africa Material conditions Liberia

The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) has released a report on the ‘deteriorating’ conditions of prisons across the country.

April 26, 2017

Alabama inmates riot, damage jail over bad food

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Material conditions Protest United States

Seven Alabama jail inmates are facing additional charges after a riot to express their dissatisfaction with the food served at the lockup, according to AL.com.

April 26, 2017

Egypt pardons 1,118 prisoners

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Africa Middle East Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday signed a decree granting amnesty to 1,118 non- political prisoners on the anniversary of the liberation of Sinai, according to the country’s interior ministry.

April 26, 2017

Romanian Senate’s committee votes pardon for jail sentences of up to 3 years

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Justice Romania

The Romanian Senate’s legal committee yesterday approved an amendment to the pardon law that grants full pardon only to prison sentences of up to three years.

April 26, 2017

Nepal: new prison houses to be built in 17 districts

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Asia Facilities Nepal

The Department of Prison Management would replace old and earthquake-damaged prisons in 17 districts with the new ones. The construction will be undertaken in collaboration with the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction.

April 26, 2017

France : sortir de l'inflation sécuritaire

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Europe France

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April 26, 2017

New prisons to accommodate overcrowded inmates would cost Romania more than EUR 1 billion

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Facilities Overcrowding Romania

Marius Vulpe, the director of National Penitentiaries Administration (ANP), said Romania would need to build 8 modern prisons to solve the issue of prison overcrowding, News.ro reported. The new facilities could accommodate 8,000 to 8,500 inmates and would cost EUR 140 million each, resulting in to…

April 26, 2017

Myanmar: prisoners to be allowed to join in religious activities

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Asia Religion Myanmar (Burma)

The Prisons Department will allow inmates to carry out religious activities once a month starting from the new fiscal year, said the department’s deputy director from Security Section.

April 26, 2017

United Kingdom: teen's detention breached prison rules, Liz Truss admits

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Europe United Kingdom

A 16-year-old boy held in solitary confinement for four months was a victim of procedural “failings”, Liz Truss has admitted.

April 26, 2017

Romania: Europe rights court blasts Romania prison conditions

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Europe Justice Material conditions Romania

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday (25 April) took Romania to task for its dismal prison conditions, saying they could be considered inhumane and degrading.