Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

May 21, 2019

France: ces détenues ont voté à l'intérieur de leur prison pour la première fois

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Europe France

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May 21, 2019

United States: miscarriages, a baby born in a cell, inadequate services for disabilities

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America North America United States

Women miscarrying due to a lack of proper health care, a woman giving birth alone in a cell, and deaf inmates not getting interpretation services during doctor visits.

May 21, 2019

Canada: new course trains yoga instructors to teach in Canadian prisons

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America North America Canada

Hot yoga, prenatal yoga, yoga in the park: Since coming to the West, the increasingly popular practice of yoga has taken a kaleidoscopic number of forms. Now a new training course in Vancouver is helping it flourish in another arena: prisons.

May 21, 2019

Europe: augmentation des condamnations à des peines alternatives à la prison

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Europe

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May 21, 2019

United Kingdom: government’s probation policy driving up prison population and trapping offenders in cycle of crime

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Europe United Kingdom

The government’s flagship probation policy is driving up the prison population and trapping people in an endless cycle of low-level offending, a report has suggested.

May 20, 2019

Kenya: mothers in prison deserve better conditions to bring up children

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Africa Material conditions Social ties Kenya

The Kenya Prisons Service has allowed children under four years to accompany their mothers to prison, where they are accorded relatively proper care.

May 17, 2019

United Kingdom: order published to reduce ineffective short term prison sentences

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Europe United Kingdom

An order has been published to extend the presumption against short prison sentences from three months to a year, in an attempt to break the cycle of reoffending.

May 17, 2019

United Kingdom: inmates at Armley prison are looking after chickens and a mushroom farm

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Europe United Kingdom

Inmates at HMP Leeds are also being taught how to cook Asian food as part of an activity programme.

May 17, 2019

United States: let prison inmates vote

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America North America United States

Should Americans caught up in the justice system be stripped of their right to vote?

May 16, 2019

La Cruz Roja visita cárceles de Nicaragua para saber de "presos políticos"

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America Central America and the Caribbean Nicaragua

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May 16, 2019

Australia: babies and toddlers are living with their mums in prison, we need to look after them better

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Oceania Australia

Women are going to prison at a higher rate than ever in Australia. Our tough sentencing policies sent women to prison at twice the rate of England and Wales in 2018.

May 14, 2019

United States: who's legally responsible for prison and jail suicides?

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America North America Suicide United States

Lawsuits used to be a path to prison reform, but they’re now an uphill battle for prisoners and their families.

May 14, 2019

France: le ministère de la Justice ne donnera plus chaque mois le nombre de détenus dans les prisons françaises

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Europe France

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May 14, 2019

Belgium: l’Etat condamné à indemniser des détenus radicalisés

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Asia Europe Discipline Justice Facilities Belgium

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May 14, 2019

Colombia: el fracaso de las políticas del garrote

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America South America Colombia

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May 13, 2019

France: vétusté et violences, la visite surprise d'Esther Benbassa à la prison pour mineurs de Porcheville

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Europe Violence France

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May 13, 2019

Romania: wiretapping, secret service control and dire prison conditions, scrutiny of Romania justice system as the country hosts the EU Summit

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Europe Justice Romania

Jean-Claude Juncker, the head of the European Commission, says Romania, which currently holds the European Union’s rotating presidency, must make further efforts to fully reach European standards on the rule of law. Mr Juncker’s comments were directed at the political wrangling in Romania over the…

May 13, 2019

France: une activité apiculture pour les détenus de la prison

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Europe France

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May 13, 2019

United States: the Democratic debate over letting people in prison vote, explained

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America North America United States

Bernie Sanders sparked a debate over prisoners voting rights. But most of the public and most Democrats aren’t on board.

May 13, 2019

Mexico: Exigen ONG´s garantizar integridad y seguridad de mujeres en cárceles

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America Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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May 13, 2019

France: une étude scientifique remet en cause l’intérêt de la prison dans la prévention des violences

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Europe Violence France

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May 11, 2019

Peru: fashion show for Mother's Day in Peru prison

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America South America Peru

Mothers in a prison in Peru’s capital Lima celebrated Mother’s Day on Friday with a fashion show of items designed and created by female inmates.

May 10, 2019

United States: texas Senate passes bill to end the shackling of pregnant women in prison

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America North America Women United States

The bill addresses many of the conditions of the state’s incarcerated women. It would also require the department to offer up to 10 free feminine hygiene products to women each day.

May 10, 2019

Lebanon’s interior minister pushes for prison reform amid calls for radical change

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Middle East Lebanon

During an interview with the Lebanese paper L’Orient-Le Jour on Feb. 22, new Minister of Interior Raya al-Hassan stated that reforming Lebanon’s overcrowded and abuse-ridden prison system is high on her agenda.