Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

January 8, 2018

France : dans l'enfer de la prison de Fresnes

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Europe France

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January 6, 2018

Chile: más de 250 presos inician huelga de hambre en la cárcel de Punta Arenas

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Chile

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January 5, 2018

France : Erdogan à l'Elysée, un invité qui ne fait pas l'unanimité

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Europe France

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January 4, 2018

France : téléphones en prison - la politique carcérale de Macron décroche

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Europe Justice Social ties France

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January 4, 2018

Israel: Israel Offers African Migrants a Choice: Ticket Out or Jail

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Middle East Israel

Israel is offering a stark choice to tens of thousands of African migrants in the country: Agree to leave voluntarily by the end of March, with a plane ticket and a grant of $3,500, or face possible incarceration.

January 3, 2018

France : en prison, le mitard pour lutter contre les portables

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Europe Justice France

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January 3, 2018

Ethiopia frees all political prisoners and closes notorious Maekelawi jail in surprise decision

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Africa Ethiopia

Ethiopians were quick to respond, even with social media sites currently blocked.

January 3, 2018

Francia: instalarán teléfonos fijos en las celdas de las cárceles

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Europe Social ties France

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January 3, 2018

L'enfer des prisons égyptiennes pour les détenus gays et trans

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Africa Middle East LGBTQI Violence Egypt

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January 3, 2018

US: Can New York shut down its most notorious jail?

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United States

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has vowed to close Rikers Island, the city’s infamous jail. Critics worry it won’t happen. But he just gave them reason to hope.

January 3, 2018

República Dominicana: padre Manuel Ruiz propone modelo de cárceles sin muros

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Dominican Republic

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January 2, 2018

Gangs au Brésil : les prisons toujours sous emprise

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South America Violence Brazil

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January 2, 2018

Alemania: huyen dos presos de una cárcel de Berlín, mientras sigue la búsqueda de otros cuatro

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Germany

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January 2, 2018

Brésil : une mutinerie dans une prison fait au moins neuf morts

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South America Protest Violence Brazil

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January 2, 2018

Une centaine de prisonniers en fuite après une mutinerie au Brésil

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South America Protest Violence Brazil

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January 1, 2018

España: piden "responsabilidades" por el suicidio del inmigrante en la cárcel de Archidona

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Suicide Spain

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January 1, 2018

USA: the wall of love outside a jail

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Topic United States

The signs are clustered at one end of the low-slung warehouse that faces the detention center, on 29th Street. There is no formal system behind the effort, no Facebook group.

January 1, 2018

Brasil : motín en cárcel de Goiás deja 9 muertos y 14 heridos

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Violence Brazil

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December 31, 2017

UK: ‘prison works’ is an outdated concept that benefits no one

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United Kingdom

The best community penalties reduce reoffending rates via repentance and payback.

December 31, 2017

France : suicides en prison - l’hécatombe et le silence

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Europe Suicide France

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December 30, 2017

Argentina: cómo es un día en el sector de la cárcel de Ezeiza que aloja a los presos por corrupción

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South America Argentina

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December 28, 2017

UK: one in five female prisoners are homeless after release, data shows

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Topic Women United Kingdom

Labour attacks ‘shocking’ failure of privatised probation companies after proportion doubles in a year.

December 27, 2017

Prison food is making U.S. inmates disproportionately sick

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Health Material conditions United States

Lapses in food safety have made U.S. prisoners six times more likely to get a foodborne illness than the general population.

December 27, 2017

Mantener a cada preso en Chile tiene un costo de 724 mil pesos mensuales

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Chile

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