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December 20, 2017

Australia: justice for sale! The real cost of going to jail

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Oceania Australia

The Victorian Government has announced it will spend $345 million over three years on almost 500 new cells to deal with the state’s overcrowded jail system and increasing prison population. True Crime News Weekly correspondent Gary Johnston wonders whether throwing hundreds of millions of dollars i…

December 19, 2017

Japon : après plus de vingt ans de prison, deux condamnés à mort ont été exécutés:

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Asia Death penalty Violence Japan

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December 19, 2017

UK: conditions at Liverpool prison the worst ever inspected, says report

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Material conditions United Kingdom

Inspectors describe ‘squalid’ state of jail including rat and cockroach infestations and damp cells with exposed wiring.

December 19, 2017

Smoking ban cannot be enforced in jails, UK supreme court rules

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Justice United Kingdom

Inmate loses attempt to enforce ban in prisons after court says crown premises are exempt.

December 19, 2017

France : La vie au jour le jour dans une prison surpeuplée

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Europe Overcrowding France

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December 18, 2017

France : un jeune de 16 ans se suicide à la prison pour mineurs de Lavaur

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Europe Suicide France

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December 16, 2017

US: rethinking Rikers

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United States

New York City is trying to radically overhaul the Rikers Island. Chicago’s Cook County Jail could serve as a model. Take a look inside both jails in 360 video.

December 15, 2017

Italy: bars on the windows, laughter between the lines

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Topic Italy

An Italian nonprofit organizes soccer matches inside the country’s prisons in an effort to foster healthy relationships between inmates and their children.

December 14, 2017

Salvador : 30 ans de prison pour une fausse couche

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America Central America and the Caribbean Justice El Salvador

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December 14, 2017

France : incendie et tentative d'évasion au centre de rétention de Vincennes

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Europe Protest France

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December 14, 2017

Kenyian supreme court declares mandatory death penalty unconstitutional

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Justice Kenya

The mandatory death penalty violates fundamental human rights, rules the Supreme Court of Kenya today in a historic judgment that will affect thousands of prisoners.

December 13, 2017

France : la prison de la Santé sera surpeuplée dès sa réouverture en juin

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Europe Health Overcrowding France

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December 13, 2017

France : inciter à lire en prison - surveiller sans censurer

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Europe France

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December 13, 2017

República Dominicana: gobierno construirá cuatro cárceles con la multa impuesta a Odebrecht

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Dominican Republic

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December 12, 2017

España: antidisturbios en las cárceles

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Spain

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December 12, 2017

France : 11 choses que vous devriez savoir sur les discriminations que subissent les femmes en prison

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Women Europe France

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December 12, 2017

Las cárceles de Corea del Norte son peores que las nazis, dicen jueces internacionales

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Asia North Korea

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December 12, 2017

República Dominicana: hacinamiento y fugas en cárceles

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Dominican Republic

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December 11, 2017

España: una cárcel de 25 millones de personas

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Spain

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December 11, 2017

France : pourquoi BuzzFeed fait une semaine de la prison

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Europe France

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December 9, 2017

The end of American prison visits: jails end face-to-face contact – and families suffer

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Justice Social ties United States

It’s been described as ‘Skype for the jailed’ and is being sold as safer and more convenient. But it begs the question: are in-person visits a human right?

December 8, 2017

France : la Parisienne Libérée: "Prison dedans, prison dehors"

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Europe France

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December 6, 2017

South Africa: why we should care about inhumane prison conditions?

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Material conditions South Africa

On the anniversary this week of Sonke Gender Justice and Lawyers for Human Rights’ Pollsmoor overcrowding court victory, we should remember why the state of our prisons matter – and consider what we should be doing to improve conditions.

December 6, 2017

Australia: why it’s so hard to start a new life after prison

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Oceania Australia

For many former prisoners, getting out of jail is the first step in a long and difficult journey of ‘starting afresh’.