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What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? Here is an overview. — Update 31/03/20
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Cyprus
The cabinet is on Tuesday expected to approve a series of measures to cut down on overcrowding a the Nicosia central prisons to curb any spread of the coronavirus.
The issue was the main topic of discussion during a meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and justice minister Giorgos Savvides on…
Source — Cyprus mail
Read more Belgium: "Jamais je n'ai vécu pire situation", témoigne un détenu
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France: "Ce que j'ai fait ne mérite pas que je crève ici !"
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Luxembourg
The prison has not yet recorded a case of coronavirus. The management hopes to keep it that way as many inmates suffer from health issues.
Prison visits will be reduced to a minimum from 16 March onward. Prison officials explained in a statement that there will not be more than 25 visits a week. A maximum…
Source — RTL
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Bosnia-Herzegovina: convicts of Zenica prison sewed over 2,000 protective masks in only two days
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
In just two days, the convicts of the Zenica Correctional Institution sewed close to 1,500 protective masks to make available to those in need.
As Klix.ba news portal has learned, ten convicts have worked hard over the past two days to sew as many masks as they plan to donate to the Government of the…
Source — Sarajevo Times
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Albania
The government of Albania plans to temporarily release hundreds of prisoners convicted of lesser crimes and some who are elderly and suffering from chronic diseases that can make them vulnerable.
Justice Minister Etilda Gjonaj said on Tuesday that about 600 prisoners are expected to be released from…
Source — Balkan Insight
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Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s most populous state North-Rhine Westphalia plans to release as many as 1,000 prisoners in order to free up cells to be used as quarantine rooms out of concern that coronavirus could spread unchecked in jails, its justice minister said.
The plan, first reported by Focus magazine,…
Source — Reuters
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Spain
THE prisoner had underlying chronic illnesses and was serving time at the Estremera prison in Madrid.
A Latin American woman of 78 years of age has been the first prisoner to die in Spain due to the coronavirus, after she was evacuated on March 20 to the Arganda del Rey Hospital in Madrid. Furthermore,…
Source — EuroWeekly
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Malta
The government should consider setting up temporary prisons to ease overcrowding at Corradino prison and the related risk of the spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus, the shadow minister for home affairs said on Thursday.
Beppe Fenech Adami said the prison authorities should segregate elderly prisoners and…
Source — Times Malta
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Portugal
Prisoners of all kinds – held on remand awaiting trial – are set to be released in the coming weeks because the courts have gone into basic paralysis.
The trend has already started.
A couple of weeks ago, the trial of dozens of Hells Angels was ‘post-poned indefinitely’ as defendants – many of which…
Source — Portugal Resident
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Greece
The government has drafted a plan foreseeing the early release of up to 1,500 inmates in a bid to ease congestion in Greek prisons and lessen the chances of transmission of the coronavirus.
The measure, which would be introduced by means of a legislative act that does not require parliamentary approval,…
Source — ekathimerini
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The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells.
What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31/03/20
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Australia
Violence against women is rarely out of the news in Australia. We are now ten years into the National Action Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women (2010-2022), but there is still a long way to go.
Our research shows this is particularly true for women who have been to prison. The considerable challenges…
Source — The conversation
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United Kingdom
CONCERNS have been raised about the level of self-harming in a “overcrowded’ North-East prison, to a new report looking at life behind bars.
Durham’s Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) says while there had been significant decreases in the use of force at HMP Durham, from 612 in 2018 to 469 in 2019,…
Source — The Northern Echo
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How should we treat convicted criminals? This is a matter of continuing public debate, and varies enormously across countries. Even within the so-called developed world, there are wide variations. The US, for example, imprisons more people per capita (over 700 per 100,000) than any other country in the…
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This story was published in partnership with Southerly for our Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their…
Source — Scalawag
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As advocates urge prisons and jails to slow the spread of COVID-19 by releasing as many incarcerated people as possible, it’s more important than ever to understand how many people are locked up across the country, where, and why. The Prison Policy Initiative’s new edition of Mass Incarceration: The…
Source — Prison Policy
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With stories of tragic deaths, riots, audacious escapes, drug-fuelled violence and chronic staff shortages increasingly prevalent across the prison system, and the former head of the service claiming that the current crisis will take years to sort out, it might seem a strange time to call for more fruit…
Source — The Guardian
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The segregation of a jail’s transgender women prisoners for “long periods” has been noted as a concern by a watchdog.
The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) also had “serious concerns” about the lack of rehabilitation courses, and of women facing homelessness on release from HMP Eastwood Park.
It praised…
Source — BBC
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United States
By now, most people paying attention to the U.S. criminal justice system have heard about problems with the overuse and misuse of local jails. Chief among these problems are the serious, even deadly, harms caused by even brief periods of jail detention. But one problem has escaped the attention of the…
Source — Prison Policy
Read more France: confinement en prison, la contrôleure générale Adeline Hazan demande des libérations anticipées
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France: la justice confrontée à un afflux de demandes de libération de détenus en raison de la crise du coronavirus
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Spain: el síndrome de abstinencia agita las cárceles
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