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Hearing — 8/12
Inside Outside
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South America
Women
Asia
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Long-term prisoners
Each month, the photographer Bertrand Gaudillère creates an image or chooses one from his archives. Prison Insider sends it to a dozen participants, prisoners around the world.They are in Argentina, in the United States of America, in France, in Switzerland, in Guatemala, in Ukraine, in Colombia, i…
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Minors
Discipline
United States
On any given day, over 48,000 youth in the United States are confined in facilities away from home as a result of juvenile justice or criminal justice involvement. Most are held in restrictive, correctional-style facilities, and thousands are held without even having had a trial.
Coronavirus: Prison Fever / 2021
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Africa
Coronavirus
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Central America and the Caribbean
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Middle East
Oceania
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The virus has not stopped at prison gates. 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 31/12/2021
North America
Foreign prisoners
Justice
United States
Jamaican citizens account for more than half the total number of Caribbean citizens now incarcerated in United States (US) prisons.
USA: Trump makes the most important anti-hunger programm harder to access for people leaving prison
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North America
Access to legal rights
Justice
Health
United States
Under a new rule announced yesterday, the Trump administration expects to slash 688,000 from the rolls of people receiving short-term food assistance.
North America
Torture
United States
Abu Zubaydah was captured by US forces after a gun fight in Faisalabad, Pakistan, in March 2002. US officials incorrectly believed the Saudi Arabian citizen was a member of al-Qaida and transported him to a secret US-run prison, known as a black site, in Thailand.
USA: quand la prison fait payer aux détenus la lecture d’ebooks dans le domaine public
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Culture
North America
United States
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
USA: les exécutions fédérales ne reprendront pas dans l’immédiat
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North America
Death penalty
United States
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
North America
Health
United States
Despite years of recommendations focusing on problems in the Delaware Department of Correction’s healthcare system, a report issued Thursday by the state’s largest private healthcare provider found that many have not been addressed.
Take a recommendation from the Pew Charitable Trusts in 2017 that…
North America
Social ties
United States
Phone calls to family are vital to inmates’ morale and relationships, but many can’t afford the high rates and fees.
USA: "Capitalisme carcéral" : la prison du futur sera partout
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North America
United States
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Sight — 7/12
Inside Outside
North America
South America
Women
Asia
Europe
Long-term prisoners
Each month, the photographer Bertrand Gaudillère creates an image or chooses one from his archives. Prison Insider sends it to a dozen participants, prisoners around the world.They are in Argentina, in the United States of America, in France, in Switzerland, in Guatemala, in Ukraine, in Colombia, i…
Canada: une cour ontarienne entendra une contestation judiciaire
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Canada
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