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February 5, 2018

Maroc : près de 150 médecins de prison s’initient aux bonnes pratiques internationales en matière de conditions de détention

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Africa Health Morocco

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February 5, 2018

Babies behind bars: children struggle in Turkish prisons

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Turkey

Turkish police arrested Hatice Kaman 19 days after she gave birth to her son, Akif, on charges of overseeing a matchmaking service for followers of Fethullah Gülen, the reclusive U.S.-based Turkish preacher blamed for masterminding the failed coup of July, 2016.

February 4, 2018

Georgia: first-hand report / hunger strike in GA prison

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United States

The following letter from an inmate who writes that they have started a hunger strike in a Georgia Prison was originally published by the Atlanta Anarchist Black Cross.

February 3, 2018

Maroc : "le colis refusé", une lettre ouverte de Marie-Jo Fressard au Ministre de la Justice du Maroc

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Africa Protest Morocco

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February 2, 2018

Polish President signs bill giving jail time for implicating Poland in the Holocaust

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Europe Poland

Poland’s President Andrzej Duda announced Tuesday that he would sign a controversial Holocaust bill which has sparked tensions with Israel, the U.S. and Ukraine

February 2, 2018

La CEDH condamne la France pour l’expulsion d’un Algérien

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Africa Europe Justice France

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February 1, 2018

Libya prison mates hit the road to curb Gambian migration

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Africa Libya

ESSAU, Gambia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting in their dusty schoolyard in rural Gambia, the students shook with laughter as they watched a skit about a naive migrant embarking on the treacherous journey across Africa to Europe.

February 1, 2018

USA: "Bio Warfare" - How prisons help the spread of hepatitis C behind bars

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Health United States

Anarchist prisoner Noah “Kado” Coffin offers some observations about the conditions that allow the spread of Hepatitis C behind bars, and the Texas prison system’s indifference to the disease.

January 31, 2018

UK: probation Prisoner stabbed to death at Wormwood Scrubs in London

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United Kingdom

Incident follows concerns over high levels of violence at prison including attacks on staff.

January 31, 2018

UK: collapsed trial woman says she gave birth "alone" in prison

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United Kingdom

A woman held in custody for more than 13 months before her trial collapsed has told the BBC she hopes someone will be punished for the failures which led to her giving birth in prison.

January 30, 2018

USA: women's prison populations in 35 states 'worse than men's' study says

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America North America Women United States

In a few states, women’s prison populations have even grown enough to counteract reductions in the men’s population.

January 30, 2018

France : (VIDEO) Bernard Bolze - "C’est la politique pénale qui fabrique la détention, pas la délinquance."

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Europe Overcrowding France

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January 29, 2018

France : "Les prisons étouffent ? Il faut leur donner de l'air"

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Europe France

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January 29, 2018

France : des nouvelles des prisons - que se passe-t-il derrière les barreaux?

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Europe France

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January 29, 2018

Belgique : Nicola Cohen invité de l'émission "Au bout du jour"

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Europe Belgium

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January 28, 2018

Puerto Rico: cárceles de mujeres tendrán área recreativa para hijos de reclusas

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Puerto Rico

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January 28, 2018

España: el PSOE denuncia que los accidentes laborales en cárceles se han incrementado un 30% con Rajoy

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Spain

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January 28, 2018

Uruguay: ANEP nota mejora en la educación carcelaria

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America South America Uruguay

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January 28, 2018

Argentina: nació en la cárcel, fue "pibe chorro" y llegó al Gran Rex - "Estuve la mitad de mi vida encerrado"

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America South America Argentina

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January 27, 2018

Cárceles bonaerenses: la calesita del hacinamiento

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Argentina

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January 26, 2018

Doing time in a Colombian prison

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Colombia

Appalling conditions, drugs and overpopulation plague Colombian prisons, prevent successful reintegration and induce relapses into criminal behaviour. A recent operation revealing that many scams are done from behind the bars, shows that current prisons are far from just being corrective institutio…

January 26, 2018

France : prisons - le syndicat majoritaire signe le projet d’accord présenté par le gouvernement

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Europe France

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January 25, 2018

France : "Aucune douche depuis 9 jours" - un détenu dépose un recours pour dénoncer les conséquences du mouvement des gardiens

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Europe France

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January 25, 2018

Maroc : les ONG en viennent à regretter Hassan II

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Africa Morocco

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