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September 5, 2018

Canada: why prisoners are participating in the US Prison Strike

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America North America Protest Canada

Much of the US prison system’s distinguishing features — massive racial disparities, the exploitation of prisoners’ labor by private firms, overcrowding, brutality, and much more — are the same in Canada.

September 5, 2018

France : les maux de la prison

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Europe France

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September 5, 2018

USA: a mega-merger in the prison phone industry is in the FCC's hands

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Social ties United States

Securus has had more than its share of negative headlines. In the past few years, the company, which provides technology services to prisons and jails, has been slammed by inmates’ families who say they’re charged outrageous prices to phone loved ones.

September 5, 2018

Belgique : chaque prison devra se doter d'un organe de concertation dès mi-septembre

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Europe Belgium

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September 5, 2018

South Africa: inmates claim harsh conditions in super-maximum prison

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Material conditions South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal Correctional Services authorities have dismissed claims of inhumane conditions at the country’s only super-maximum prison in Ebongweni, Kokstad.

September 4, 2018

Chequea: las cárceles están sobrepobladas

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Overcrowding Czechia

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September 4, 2018

Cuba: niegan atención médica a reo con tuberculosis en una prisión de La Habana

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America Central America and the Caribbean Health Cuba

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September 1, 2018

Argentina: advierten sobre desigualdad de género en cárceles

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America South America Justice Argentina

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August 30, 2018

United States of America: going around in circles

Testimonial

United States

Nate is sentenced to life in prison and is incarcerated in a maximum security facility. He describes, for Prison Insider, his daily life.

August 30, 2018

Brazil: pressed against the bars, waiting for tomorrow

Testimonial

America South America Brazil

The night has fallen, everyone is asleep. Almost everyone. Samuel, imprisoned in Brazil, describes a day.

August 27, 2018

Turkey: former NATO officer speaks of torture after failed coup

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Europe Torture Turkey

More than 150,000 civil servants were purged after Turkey’s 2016 failed coup. Officers at NATO bases were ordered back and many were jailed.

August 27, 2018

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returns to Iran's Evin prison after three-day release

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Middle East Iran

British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has returned to Iran’s Evin prison after a three-day release period that ended Sunday. Her husband Richard Ratcliffe had been hopeful this would mark the beginning of the end of her ordeal.

August 26, 2018

Mexico y Estados Unidos: de madres solteras y cárcel

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America Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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August 24, 2018

France : les détenus mettent de la couleur en prison

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Europe France

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August 24, 2018

Brasil: el gobierno mantiene presos a travestis en cárceles para hombres

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Brazil

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August 23, 2018

États-Unis : le maintien à tout prix de la peine de mort en Floride assombrit l'image de l'"état ensoleillé"

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Death penalty Violence United States

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August 22, 2018

États-Unis : "esclavage", "zones de guerre"... Des détenus se mettent en grève

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United States

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August 22, 2018

Saudi Arabia seeks 'unprecedented' death penalty for woman activist

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a female activist for the first time.

August 22, 2018

France : en Corse, le détenu disparu de la "prison ouverte" de Casabianda retrouvé mort

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Europe Violence France

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August 22, 2018

USA: inside a radical experiment to transform the lives of incarcerated women

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Women United States

A new prison unit aims to reduce recidivism in Connecticut. But can it become the standard nationwide?

August 22, 2018

Nepal: strong resemblance to the past

Analysis Report

Our correspondent in Nepal, Advocacy Forum, issued his last report entitled “Torture of juveniles in Nepal : a continuing challenge”.

August 21, 2018

Jailed filmmaker Oleg Sentsov on day 100 of Russia hunger strike

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Asia Europe Russia

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov on Tuesday entered day 100 of his hunger strike, as he languishes in a Russian Arctic prison on terror charges with little hope of release.

August 21, 2018

France : face à la "bataille perdue" du portable en prison, l'ambitieux chantier de la chancellerie

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Europe France

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August 21, 2018

USA: the Nationwide Prison Strike, why it’s happening and what it means for ending mass incarceration

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United States

Brutal treatment from corrections officers, deteriorating prison conditions, and incredibly long, punitive sentences had led to a condition of hopelessness in South Carolina’s prisons.A decision was made: It was time to launch a national prison strike to raise awareness around the brutality of mass…