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November 13, 2018

Ahmad // 2 // Along the way...

Testimonial

Afghanistan

Walls and borders. Ahmad left Afghanistan on the 7th of November, 2015. His journey brought him to prison. This is his story.

November 12, 2018

United-Kingdom: 'Signs of improvement' at 'worst' prison

News

Europe United Kingdom

A troubled prison that was taken over by the government is showing early signs of improvement, inspectors say. HMP Birmingham was removed from the control of G4S in August after it was said to be in a “state of crisis”. The Independent Monitoring Board said conditions inside the jail had been “squa…

November 11, 2018

Paraguay: el abuso de la prisión preventiva provoca hacinamiento en las cárceles

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America South America Paraguay

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November 11, 2018

Angola : plus de 600 guinéens détenus à la prison de Trinta… [audio]

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Africa Angola

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November 11, 2018

France: soignants en psychiatrie, le « règne de l’absurde » ?

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Europe Mental health France

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November 11, 2018

Morocco & Western Sahara: la huelga de hambre, única opción de los presos políticos

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Africa Morocco

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November 11, 2018

Argentine : grave problema, hacinamiento y superpoblación en cárceles y comisarías

News

America South America Overcrowding Argentina

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November 11, 2018

Argentina: el presidente de la Corte Suprema aseguró que no se debe detener a las personas que están en juicio

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America South America Argentina

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November 11, 2018

Spain: el narcotráfico, causa del 30% de los ingresos en prisión acordados en Galicia en 2017

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Europe Spain

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November 10, 2018

United States: to lower prison health costs, Maryland serves healthy food

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Health Material conditions United States

Not long after taking over as warden of the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup, Margaret M. Chippendale noticed a sizable problem: Women were leaving the system a lot heavier than when they arrived.

November 10, 2018

Ireland: prison service defends luxuries in new violence reduction unit for country's most dangerous inmates

News

Europe Violence Ireland

“If they don’t experience some normality in prison how are they going to behave normally outside?”

November 9, 2018

France: "La prison n’est pas la solution idéale"

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Europe France

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November 8, 2018

Colombia: cárceles de Antioquia, las más hacinadas

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Overcrowding Colombia

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November 8, 2018

France: détenu passé à tabac à Strasbourg, trois surveillants en garde à vue

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Europe France

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November 7, 2018

United Kingdom: children in prison aren’t coping - but nobody seems to care

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Europe United Kingdom

Most young people in English jails feel isolated and take drugs to deal with stress, grief and anger – it’s a ticking time-bomb.

November 7, 2018

Argentina: el 70% de las mujeres detenidas en cárceles federales no tiene condena

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America South America Argentina

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November 7, 2018

Italy: imagine a colourful prison...

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Europe Italy

Marco has been imprisoned for 16 years. He tells Prison Insider about a typical day as an inmate in Rebibbia prison, close to Rome.

November 7, 2018

Bolivia: unos 5.000 internos en cárceles recibieron indulto humanitario

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Bolivia

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November 6, 2018

United Kingdom: government reveals second new prison in England to be privately run

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Europe Facilities United Kingdom

Two new jails announced by the government are to be privately run, it has emerged, as the role of profit-making prisons comes under increased scrutiny after the crisis at the formerly G4S-operated HMP Birmingham.

November 6, 2018

Spain: COOO alerta del riesgo de privatización de las cárceles españolas

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Europe Spain

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November 5, 2018

France: face aux tarifs téléphoniques trop élevés, un détenu saisit le Conseil d'État

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Europe France

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November 5, 2018

Canada: Length of solitary stays increasing in Ontario prisons

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America North America Discipline Canada

Five years after Ontario vowed to curtail its use of solitary confinement, average inmate stays in segregation cells have grown longer, with one prisoner in Ottawa remaining in isolation for at least 835 days, according to newly released provincial data.

November 5, 2018

Australia: Inside one of most productive prisons and the program turning inmates' lives around

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Oceania Australia

Walking into the Cadell low-security prison north-east of Adelaide, visitors instantly notice the atmosphere is unlike the usual grim portrayal of life in custody. Instead, there is a great sense of hope.

November 4, 2018

United Kingdom: A la prison de Birmingham, la faillite d’une gestion privée

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Europe Drugs Material conditions Facilities Violence United Kingdom

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