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October 31, 2018

Este año han muerto 118 presos en las cárceles de Haití por hacinamiento

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Haiti

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October 31, 2018

United kingdom: prison sentences for women of less than a year should be abolished, say mps and peers

News

Women Europe United Kingdom

“It would save lives and reduce crime.”

October 31, 2018

New Zealand: imprisoned minorities

Interview

Oceania New Zealand

The New Zealand prison population has doubled in the last 15 years. Prison Insider published the figures in January 2017, in New Zealand’s country-profile, and cautioned that the record number of 10,000 prisoners was about to be surpassed and as predicted, this number was reached in June 2018. Tani…

October 30, 2018

Canada: drugs in jails, ministry says it doesn't keep track of overdoses and naloxone use

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North America Drugs Canada

Ontario’s corrections ministry says it does not track the number of opioid overdoses in its jails, even though prisoners have died and staff are routinely treating inmates for overdoses.

October 30, 2018

France: prison de Fleury-Mérogis, quinze morts en neuf mois

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Europe Violence France

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October 30, 2018

France: la prison de Toul s'adapte à ses détenus vieillissants

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Europe France

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October 30, 2018

Belgium: la probation, alternative à la prison de plus en plus utilisée, c'est quoi exactement?

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Europe Belgium

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October 30, 2018

South Africa: inside Leeuwop maximum security prison [video]

News

South Africa

Take a tour with EWN as we go inside one of Johannesburg’s maximum security facilities and speak to inmates Kobus Pretorius and Nhlanhla Mlambo on their life behind bars.

October 30, 2018

Canary Islands: la moda Retopía revoluciona la prisión de Tahíche

News

Canary Islands

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October 29, 2018

France: un téléphone fixe par cellule, une bonne idée ?

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Europe Social ties France

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October 29, 2018

France: le ministère de la Justice coupe les ponts avec le Genepi

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Europe France

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October 29, 2018

France: "mon client n’est pas en état de comprendre quoi que ce soit"

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Europe France

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October 29, 2018

Belgium: prison d'Andenne, le Conseil d'Etat donne raison aux détenus

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Europe Belgium

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October 29, 2018

Puerto Rico: this for-profit prison moves inmates 1,800 miles from home

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Puerto Rico

As private prisons proliferate, more prisoners are being transferred to facilities where companies have excess capacity. For government clients, it can save money and relieve overcrowding. For prisoners, it means being locked up hundreds or thousands of miles from family, friends and legal counsel.

October 29, 2018

USA: prisons are using video visitation as punishment

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Social ties United States

While the technology has its uses in the criminal justice system, it’s no substitute for in-person contact. Recently, a feel-good video circulated on Twitter. “Orleans Parish Inmates Get Surprise Visit From Family for Good Behavior” showed incarcerated fathers holding their newborns for the first t…

October 29, 2018

USA: attorneys want all NC prison inmates tested for hepatitis C

News

Health United States

Attorneys for a trio of North Carolina inmates with hepatitis C are trying to change how the state deals with the virus in its prison system.

October 29, 2018

France: la sortie de prison [audio]

News

Europe France

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October 29, 2018

La place de l’aveu dans la détention provisoire

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Pre-trial detention France

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October 28, 2018

France: la justice lost in translation

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Europe France

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October 28, 2018

France: Nicole Belloubet confirme sur RTL la prime versée aux surveillants de prison non-grévistes

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Europe France

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October 26, 2018

France : Européennes, il y aura une urne dans chaque prison pour les détenus, assure Belloubet

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Europe France

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October 25, 2018

Switzerland: dans l’enfer de l’incertitude carcérale

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Europe Switzerland

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October 25, 2018

France: près de 70.714 personnes incarcérées, un nouveau record

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Europe France

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October 25, 2018

France: de moins en moins de malades psychiatriques échappent à la prison

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Europe Health Mental health France

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