Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

May 27, 2019

USA: a San Quentin prison culinary program and its restaurant-ready inmates

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America North America United States

The scent of brown butter and toasted pine nuts wafts from the H Unit kitchen of the oldest prison in California, where eight inmates are learning to make gnocchi. Outside, the building is surrounded by guards and razor wire. But inside save for the knives chained to the work stations this could be…

May 27, 2019

Nicaragua: gobierno afirma que 142 opositores y periodistas guardan prisión

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America Central America and the Caribbean Nicaragua

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May 26, 2019

United States: why are so many people dying in US prisons and jails?

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America North America United States

The number of Americans dying while incarcerated has surged while the US prison population has increased by 500% over the last 40 years.

May 25, 2019

Venezuela: au moins 29 prisonniers tués lors d’une intervention des forces spéciales

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America South America Venezuela

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May 25, 2019

United States: it looks like any other graduation except these graduates earned their degrees in prison

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America North America United States

There was pomp and circumstance. There were caps and gowns. Proud family members sat in the audience.

May 24, 2019

Human rights in the Argentine criminal system

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America South America Access to legal rights Argentina

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May 24, 2019

Brazil: la Fashion Week entre en prison à Sao Paulo

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America South America Drugs Activities Rehabilitation Brazil

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May 23, 2019

United States: Florida pushes back in prison hepatitis legal battle

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America North America United States

Last month, Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker expanded the number of inmates ordered to receive potentially expensive care, following up on a previous order that mandated the state properly treat inmates with the virus.

May 21, 2019

United States: miscarriages, a baby born in a cell, inadequate services for disabilities

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America North America United States

Women miscarrying due to a lack of proper health care, a woman giving birth alone in a cell, and deaf inmates not getting interpretation services during doctor visits.

May 21, 2019

Canada: new course trains yoga instructors to teach in Canadian prisons

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America North America Canada

Hot yoga, prenatal yoga, yoga in the park: Since coming to the West, the increasingly popular practice of yoga has taken a kaleidoscopic number of forms. Now a new training course in Vancouver is helping it flourish in another arena: prisons.

May 17, 2019

United States: let prison inmates vote

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America North America United States

Should Americans caught up in the justice system be stripped of their right to vote?

May 16, 2019

La Cruz Roja visita cárceles de Nicaragua para saber de "presos políticos"

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America Central America and the Caribbean Nicaragua

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May 14, 2019

United States: who's legally responsible for prison and jail suicides?

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America North America Suicide United States

Lawsuits used to be a path to prison reform, but they’re now an uphill battle for prisoners and their families.

May 14, 2019

Colombia: el fracaso de las políticas del garrote

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America South America Colombia

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May 13, 2019

United States: the Democratic debate over letting people in prison vote, explained

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America North America United States

Bernie Sanders sparked a debate over prisoners voting rights. But most of the public and most Democrats aren’t on board.

May 13, 2019

Mexico: Exigen ONG´s garantizar integridad y seguridad de mujeres en cárceles

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America Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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May 11, 2019

Peru: fashion show for Mother's Day in Peru prison

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America South America Peru

Mothers in a prison in Peru’s capital Lima celebrated Mother’s Day on Friday with a fashion show of items designed and created by female inmates.

May 10, 2019

United States: texas Senate passes bill to end the shackling of pregnant women in prison

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America North America Women United States

The bill addresses many of the conditions of the state’s incarcerated women. It would also require the department to offer up to 10 free feminine hygiene products to women each day.

May 10, 2019

Venezuela : situation inhumaine pour les personnes arrêtées arbitrairement

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America South America Torture Venezuela

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May 10, 2019

Mexico: uso excesivo de prisión preventiva

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America Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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May 9, 2019

Death penalty: global trends

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Africa America North America Asia Death penalty Violence

Reduction of 30% in the number of executions, decrease in the number of countries having recourse to the executions: human rights organisation Amnesty international publishes its 2018 report on recourse to the death penalty.

May 6, 2019

United States: "a culture of cruelty"

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America North America United States

Protesters gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Friday afternoon, demanding the firing of Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan, and saying that the state’s prison system has a “culture of cruelty.”

May 3, 2019

United States: penalties make life after prison difficult in Tennessee

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America North America United States

With each criminal conviction, the state of Tennessee matter of factly tells the defendants how long they will spend behind bars. Hidden from view, in the fine print, is a long list of additional penalties attached to these convictions.

April 29, 2019

United States: treated like "animals", lockdown at prison over guard shortage entering 4th month

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America North America United States

Roughly 1,800 of the 3,000 inmates at the South Mississippi prison in Leaksville are locked in their cells 23 hours a day and haven’t been allowed visitors in at least three months.