July 2018
Europe
Ukraine
KIEV: Around 20 men are crammed into the foul-smelling cell, where cockroaches wander across the walls and barred windows.
Source — The Time of India
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Chile: overcrowded cells with no water and ill treatment
Analysis
Report
South America
Health
Overcrowding
Chile
Many prisons do not have running access to drinking water 24h/day, a dramatic situation in Chili.
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Social ties
United States
Securus Technologies’s attempt to merge with a competitor would let a company known for price-gouging inmates become larger and even more powerful.
Source — Washington monthly
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Dominican Republic
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — Hoy
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South America
Uruguay
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — El Observador
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Argentina: "La cárcel de Gualeguaychú no se puede sostener, hay que dejarla de lado”manifestó Romero
News
South America
Argentina
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — Maxima online
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South America
Torture
Uruguay
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
Source — El pais
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Women
United States
About 4,000 inmates each week fight wildfires alongside civilian firefighters. That number includes approximately 250 women.
Source — Workers World
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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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United Kingdom
Fears over rocketing temperatures and poor ventilation.
Source — Huffington Post
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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 French version.
Source — Libération
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Oceania
Australia
Five inmates on the run and another five captured after breakout at Greenough prison.
Source — The Guardian
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Asia
Europe
Russia
A prison guard in western Russia’s Bryansk region has been detained on suspicion of suffocating an inmate to death by binding his face with a piece of cloth.
Source — RadioFreeEurope / RadioLiberty
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Asia
Europe
Torture
Russia
Six prison employees have been arrested and at least 17 fired following the release of a 2017 video showing a detainee being tortured at a prison outside Moscow.
Source — The Moscow Times
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Asia
Indonesia
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Orange Actu
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