August 2017
Death penalty
Violence
United States
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version
Source — Slate
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Violence
United States
In recent years, national discussions of criminal-justice reform have largely revolved around non-violent drug-related convictions—as illustrated by the hundreds of federal inmates that Barack Obama granted clemency to at the end of his second term.
Source — The Atlantic
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Europe
Health
France
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Source — France Info
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United States
Two additional state prisons were facing evacuation late Monday as flooding from Harvey continued to escalate the high-water emergency southwest of Houston.
Texas Department of Justice officials said rising floodwaters from the Brazos River were likely to force the relocation of an estimated 1,400…
Source — Chron
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Central America and the Caribbean
Panama
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Source — La Prensa/Panorama
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Central America and the Caribbean
Mexico
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Source — El Mundo
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Europe
Religion
Germany
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Source — La Nacion
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South America
Argentina
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Source — El Tucumano
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South America
Colombia
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Source — Colombia plural
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Central America and the Caribbean
Honduras
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Source — El Herlado
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Women
Oceania
Overcrowding
Australia
A new investigation into living conditions at the Alice Springs Women’s Correctional Facility (ASWCF) has found overcrowding has led to “at-risk” women being transferred to the men’s prison.
Source — ABC
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United Kingdom
AROUND 40 inmates at Stafford Prison are being held past their release date, an annual report has revealed.
The affected prisoners are being held on Indefinite Protection of the Public (IPP) status, which applied to around 50 inmates – 6.7 per cent of the Stafford Prison population – the Independen…
Source — Stoke Sentinel
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Central America and the Caribbean
Overcrowding
El Salvador
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Source — El Nuevo Diario
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North America
Women
Health
Mental health
Canada
“I don’t agree that it’s society’s fault”.
The Royal should never have accepted an acutely ill inmate like Marlene Carter at its Brockville Mental Health Centre as part of a contract it had with Correctional Service Canada, says retired Conservative Senator Bob Runciman
Source — Ottawa Sun
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