March 2018
Health
Mental health
United States
In America, jails and prisons have become the nation’s de facto mental healthcare providers – and the results are chilling
Source — The Guardian
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South America
Protest
Violence
Venezuela
Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses.
Source — Tribune de Genève
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Europe
Overcrowding
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Libération
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Europe
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — France Info
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Europe
Overcrowding
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version
Source — France Info
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North America
United States
This story is the seventh in Truthout’s “Visions of 2018” series, in which activist leaders answer the question: “What would you like to see created, built, imagined or begun this year?” Each piece will focus on a bold idea for transformation, to give us fuel as the year moves forward.
Source — Truth Out
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South America
Violence
Venezuela
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — Una Ventana a la Libertad
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Colombia
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — Equipo Jurídico Pueblos
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Central America and the Caribbean
El Salvador
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — La Prensa
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South America
Venezuela
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — Semana
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Health
Overcrowding
United Kingdom
Campaigners say “appalling” death toll in HMP Leeds a “direct result” of severe overcrowding as inspectors reveal 1,127 men are held against certified normal capacity of 669.
Source — The Independent
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Africa
Justice
Zimbabwe
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — Uniradio informa
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Culture
United States
Tickets are now on sale for the public to tour the historic Iowa State Penitentiary over the weekend of April 14-15.
Source — WQAD
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USA: a new lawsuit might finally help S.C. inmates with Hepatitis C get the treatment they need
News
Health
United States
A 2017 study by researchers from Emory University found that one in seven state inmates might be infected with Hepatitis C. The journal Health Affairs conducted a survey that found that less than one percent of infected inmates were treated in 2015, according to the 41 states that reported data.
Source — Charleston city paper
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