Material conditions
France: place for security
Interview
Europe
Justice
Material conditions
Overcrowding
France
The increase in resources allocated to the prison administration is mainly focused on creating new prison places, to the detriment of reintegration. Organisations are outraged by this.
Burkina Faso: Humiliation of LGBTQI+ Prisoners
Testimonial
Africa
LGBTQI
Material conditions
Torture
Violence
Burkina Faso
LGBTQI+ prisoners are sometimes deprived of food and water while incarcerated.
Africa
Health
Material conditions
Suicide
Overcrowding
Congo - Kinshasa
The Congolese Prison Observatory published a report in December 2019. It reported six deaths and one suicide attempt that year within this prison.
Coronavirus
Asia
Health
Material conditions
Myanmar (Burma)
Former detainee says dismal conditions led to rare protest by prisoners and lingering trauma after release.
Myanmar : Insein, le visage carcéral de la junte birmane
News
Asia
Foreign prisoners
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Myanmar (Burma)
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Rejection of LGBTQI+ people in Burkina Faso
Testimonial
Africa
Pre-trial detention
LGBTQI
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Violence
Burkina Faso
Karel tells us about detention conditions in Ouagadougou’s central police station and the treatment of incarcerated LGBTQI+ individuals.
France: for moral sociology in prison
Interview
Europe
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Violence
Rehabilitation
France
How can we consider prison critique? What tools can be used to adapt the role of prisons and the meaning of sentences? Is there hope for a successful outcome?
Africa
Access to legal rights
Justice
Material conditions
South Africa
Derrick Thulani Ndlovu discusses South Africa’s justice system and prison conditions with Danielle Louw, of Ndifuna Ukwazi (‘Dare to know’), a social justice activism group based in Cape Town.
Global Prison Trends 2021
Report
Africa
Coronavirus
Women
Asia
Europe
Minors
Middle East
Oceania
Health
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Death penalty
More than eleven million people are imprisoned around the world. Of this number, 70% are awaiting trial, a percentage that has been continuously increasing since 2000.
Venezuela: reo muere de tuberculosis en cárcel
News
South America
Health
Material conditions
Venezuela
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Indonésie : l’enfer du feu dans une prison
News
Asia
Drugs
Material conditions
Facilities
Indonesia
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Asia
Justice
Material conditions
Rehabilitation
Pakistan
Interview with the IG Prison Sindh, Kazi Nazir Ahmed.
Middle East
Material conditions
Torture
Violence
Syria
Sources have reported that a young man from Arbin city in eastern Ghouta in Rif Dimashq died under torture in Sednaya military prison, known as the “Slaughterhouse”, after he was detained for nearly three years.
República Dominicana: prisiones afirma recintos están abiertos para supervisión de legisladores
News
Central America and the Caribbean
Material conditions
Facilities
Dominican Republic
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Argentina: ratas, comida podrida y heridos de “guerra”: las imágenes del abandono en las cárceles de la provincia de Buenos Aires
News
South America
Health
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Torture
Violence
Argentina
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
España: la Comunitat tendrá el mayor psiquiátrico penitenciario de España, con 500 internos
News
Europe
Mental health
Material conditions
Facilities
Spain
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
United States: addressing the structural inequalities underlying a failing prison health system
Analysis
Opinion
North America
Mental health
Drugs
Material conditions
Suicide
United States
ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Homer Venters is a physician and epidemiologist working at the intersection of incarceration, health and human rights…
Africa
Women
Minors
Material conditions
Social ties
Kenya
Thirty years after the adoption of the charter, we still have a long way to go in accelerating the implementation of Agenda 2040: fostering an Africa fit for children.
Africa: informal governance and healthcare access in prison
Analysis
Opinion
Africa
Discipline
Health
Mental health
Material conditions
Facilities
Overcrowding
ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Carole Berrih, a lawyer specialising in public law, focuses on the role of prisoners in the maintenance of order in N…
Africa: health beyond epidemics
Analysis
Opinion
Africa
Coronavirus
Health
Material conditions
ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Frédéric Le Marcis focuses on epidemic responses in prison environment in different African countries.
Pre-trial detention
Asia
Material conditions
Protest
Torture
Myanmar (Burma)
Relatives of seven young detainees say they are at risk since being separated and placed in cells with hardened criminals.
Culture
Justice
Mental health
Material conditions
Netherlands
ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Michiel van de Wolf discusses the Dutch approach for dealing with those considered as mentally disordered offenders.
