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December 9, 2017

The end of American prison visits: jails end face-to-face contact – and families suffer

News

Justice Social ties United States

It’s been described as ‘Skype for the jailed’ and is being sold as safer and more convenient. But it begs the question: are in-person visits a human right?

November 28, 2017

German court rules against overpricing phone calls for prisoners

News

Justice Social ties Germany

Germany’s constitutional court ruled on Tuesday against overpricing phone calls made by prison inmates, saying that disregarding the economic interests of prisoners violates their constitutional right to rehabilitation.

October 18, 2017

South Africa: economy of visiting

Testimonial

Social ties South Africa

Derrick Thulani Ndlovu was sentenced to 18 years in prison in South Africa. He tells us, through his memories of visits, how prisoners and loved ones, on each side of the bars, see confinement.

September 20, 2017

Prison stories // Andrew Aitchison

Portfolio

Europe Material conditions Social ties Work United Kingdom

The everyday lives of inmates, guards and visitors.

August 17, 2017

France : bientôt des téléphones "bridés" en prison ?

News

Europe Social ties France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

August 2, 2017

Radio and prison

Investigations

Culture Europe Activities Social ties

They get life on the outside to come inside – radio broadcasts for and by detainees and their families. The fundamentals are often the same: anybody can call in to relay a message to a brother, a daughter, a friend in prison, or simply to express support. So, through the walls pass words of hope, o…

June 27, 2017

USA: jails are replacing visits with video chats and families are devastated

News

Social ties United States

Governor Brown approved the state’s 2017 budget along with a measure that stops jails from continuing to replace in-person visitation with video calling and gives inmate families their first hour of video visitations each week for free.

May 22, 2017

Thinking Allowed: Russian prison visitors - prison boundaries

News

Asia Europe Social ties Russia

Relatives of Russian Prisoners: Judith Pallot , Professor of the Human Geography of Russia at the University of Oxford talks to Laurie Taylor about her research into the experiences of the wives, mothers, girlfriends, daughters who, as relatives of Russia’s three-quarters of a million prisoners, ar…

May 15, 2017

Trinidad and Tobago: "Allow children to visit parents in prison"

News

Social ties Trinidad & Tobago

Opposition Member of Parliament for Barataria Dr Fuad Khan intends introducing a motion in the Lower House of Parliament to discuss and treat with the issue of children left to grow up without their imprisoned parents.

April 25, 2017

Israeli prison allows homosexual conjugal visit for first time

News

Middle East Social ties Israel

Tarlan Hankishayev, jailed for falsely incriminating suspect in a 2009 gay youth club shooting, wins long fight for rights

March 29, 2017

France : travail, famille, ennui — comment passer le temps en prison

News

Europe Social ties France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

March 22, 2017

USA: how prison visitation cuts devastate families

News

Social ties United States

Buried in the New York state budget is a proposal to cut weekday visits for over 20,000 inmates. For families of incarcerated people, this could mean barely having any real contact with their loved ones.

February 1, 2017

Canada: conjugal visits increase success of prisoner rehabilitation

News

North America Social ties Canada

It looks like a normal three-bedroom family home. A ceiling fan whirrs over a pair of sofas in the living room. The hallway shelves carry a pile of bed sheets. A refrigerator hums quietly in the kitchen as sunlight peaks in through a curtained window.

December 14, 2016

France : Devenir visiteur de prison

News

Europe Social ties France

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November 22, 2016

France : Les visiteurs de prison sensibilisent l'opinion publique à la vie carcérale

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Europe Social ties France

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September 22, 2016

Sénégal : visite guidée dans les dédales de la prison de Rebeuss

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Africa Social ties Senegal

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