Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

September 14, 2020

France : à quand un nouveau contrôleur général des lieux de privation de liberté ?

News

Europe Access to legal rights Justice France

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September 7, 2020

Tunisia: prisons reforms through international influence

Interview

Africa Access to legal rights Justice Protest Rehabilitation Tunisia

Better conditions of imprisonment, effective prison administration and security: a new face for Tunisian prisons. Yasmine Bouagga, sociologist, answers our questions.

July 30, 2020

European Prison Rules: “progressing the conversation”

Interview

Europe Discipline Justice Material conditions Torture

All prison conditions across Europe are not equivalent. However, the European Prison Rules formulate guidelines to ensure the protection of prisoners’ rights. Are these rules respected? What does their recent revision imply?

July 29, 2020

Colombia: Corte Constitucional avala sin muchos cambios el decreto de cárceles

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South America Access to legal rights Justice Colombia

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July 29, 2020

France : Lutte contre le terrorisme, les bons et mauvais points de la Cour des comptes pour la justice

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Europe Justice France

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July 29, 2020

USA: prison population falls sharply as pandemic disrupts justice system

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Coronavirus North America Justice United States

State and federal head counts have dropped 8%, largely because prisons are not accepting new inmates and many courts are closed.

July 27, 2020

Egypt: le personnel de santé harcelé et emprisonné

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Africa Coronavirus Middle East Justice Health Egypt

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July 22, 2020

Iran: Regime seeks pressure on dissidents, minorities through executions

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Middle East Justice Death penalty Iran

The executions were described by Amnesty International as “an alarming escalation in use of the death penalty against protesters, dissidents and members of minority groups in Iran.”

July 22, 2020

United States: Hundreds denied parole as Alabama’s COVID-19 crisis worsens

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Coronavirus North America Justice Overcrowding Alternatives United States

White people in Alabama prisons were 2.6 times more likely to be paroled than Black people during the month of June, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

July 22, 2020

Netherlands: A bigger market for electronic ankle monitors

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Coronavirus North America Europe Justice Alternatives Netherlands

Corrections centers are stocking up on electronic monitors as they release prisoners due to Covid-19.

July 15, 2020

USA: federal executions can restart after supreme court declines a case

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North America Justice Death penalty United States

The move clears the way for the executions of four men in the coming months after a 17-year gap during which no inmate on death row for federal crimes was put to death.

July 15, 2020

USA: JAY-Z, Yo Gotti, and team ROC file lawsuit over Mississippi prison conditions

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Coronavirus North America Justice Health Material conditions

The class action complaint details subpar hygiene protocols, lack of proper healthcare, and more at Mississippi State Penitentiary Parchman

July 15, 2020

Cuba: Humiliation non-stop

Testimonial

Central America and the Caribbean Foreign prisoners Access to legal rights Justice Health Material conditions Torture Cuba

Jacques was arrested in February 2017 by the Cuban criminal justice system and was immediately incarcerated in a state owned highly secured prison, held incommunicado for 48 days. Her daughter became fatherless overnight. He was transferred to France in September 2019. He narrates to Prison Insider…

July 1, 2020

À Hong Kong, la nouvelle loi sécuritaire prévoit la prison à vie

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Asia Justice China

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June 24, 2020

France: le bracelet électronique pour les ex-détenus terroristes, une mesure votée par les députés

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Europe Justice France

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June 24, 2020

Uruguay: cárcel de máxima seguridad, del “Compromiso por el País” a la propuesta del Gobierno

News

South America Justice Uruguay

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June 17, 2020

USA: les spectaculaires progrès de New York contre l’incarcération massive des Noirs

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North America Justice United States

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June 17, 2020

France: "J’étais directrice pénitentiaire d’insertion et de probation, j’ai démissionné. Voilà pourquoi"

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Europe Justice Rehabilitation Work France

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June 17, 2020

France: le logement, casse-tête des aménagements de peines de prison

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Coronavirus Europe Justice France

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June 17, 2020

France: terrorisme, la majorité veut développer la justice préventive

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Europe Justice France

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June 17, 2020

Venezuela: al menos 1.410 reclusos han sido puestos en libertad desde el inicio de la cuarentena

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Coronavirus South America Justice Health Venezuela

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June 11, 2020

France: première évaluation des impacts de la crise covid sur la justice et la prison

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Coronavirus Europe Justice France

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June 4, 2020

Argentina: #NiUnaMenos, desde las cárceles también

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South America Women Justice Argentina

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June 3, 2020

France: près de 1 000 personnalités et organisations appellent Emmanuel Macron à "une véritable politique de déflation carcérale"

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Europe Justice Overcrowding France

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