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August 6, 2018

Thailand: prisoners get help to go straight

News

Asia Thailand

New scheme gives assistance to ex-convicts to break cycle of reoffending .

August 6, 2018

Sharp rise in the number of prisoners in England and Wales

Analysis Report

Europe Justice Overcrowding

The prison population has risen by 77% in the past thirty years. It comes as the result of an increasing use of custodial measures.

August 5, 2018

Deteriorating health of detainees in Turkish prisons highlighted in human rights report

News

Health Turkey

According to data provided by Turkey’s Human Rights Association (İHD), there are at least 1,154 ailing inmates, 402 of whom have serious ailments, in Turkish prisons, Deutsche Welle (DW) Turkish service reported on Saturday.

August 3, 2018

Russian ex-prisoners speak out over torture after leaked video

News

Asia Europe Torture Russia

Alexander Zarechnev is one of a growing number of Russians to break their silence over violence and torture in Russian prisons after a widely shared video of guards beating an inmate shocked the country.

July 31, 2018

Poland arrest warrant case highlights broader issues

News

Poland

The EU Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled Ireland was allowed to take into account Polish judicial independence before extraditing suspects.

July 31, 2018

France: intimacy inside four walls

Testimonial

Women Europe Social ties France

Celine’s partner is serving a sentence of ten years. After months of visits in the regular visitation rooms, permission for a nine-hour stay is granted. Céline tells the story.

July 31, 2018

Ukraine's decrepit prisons languish despite promised reform

News

Europe Ukraine

KIEV: Around 20 men are crammed into the foul-smelling cell, where cockroaches wander across the walls and barred windows.

July 31, 2018

Belgique : mini-prisons, le projet de Koen Geens se précise

News

Europe Belgium

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

July 31, 2018

Chile: overcrowded cells with no water and ill treatment

Analysis Report

America South America Health Overcrowding Chile

Many prisons do not have running access to drinking water 24h/day, a dramatic situation in Chili.

July 30, 2018

USA: a prison phone giant’s ploy to further exploit inmates

News

Social ties United States

Securus Technologies’s attempt to merge with a competitor would let a company known for price-gouging inmates become larger and even more powerful.

July 30, 2018

República Dominicana: las cárceles del irrespeto

News

Dominican Republic

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

July 30, 2018

Uruguay: en la nueva cárcel de Punta de Rieles "hubo mucho ausentismo laboral"

News

America South America Uruguay

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

July 30, 2018

España: el gobierno contacta ya con las cárceles de la Comunidad para acercar presos de ETA

News

Spain

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

July 29, 2018

Argentina: "La cárcel de Gualeguaychú no se puede sostener, hay que dejarla de lado”manifestó Romero

News

America South America Argentina

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

July 29, 2018

Uruguay: palo, tortura y hambre en la "cárcel modelo"

News

America South America Torture Uruguay

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

July 29, 2018

USA: in battle for freedom, women inmates fight blazes

News

Women United States

About 4,000 inmates each week fight wildfires alongside civilian firefighters. That number includes approximately 250 women.

July 27, 2018

Denmark introduces prison intelligence service

News

Denmark

Increasingly tense conditions related to the presence of gang members in Denmark’s prisons have resulted in the introduction of a new intelligence agency.

July 27, 2018

Lithuania: UN committee calls on the country to investigate CIA prison suspicions, ensure LGBTI rights

News

LGBTQI Lithuania

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has called on Lithuania to fully investigate suspicions that a secret CIA prison operated in Lithuania.

July 26, 2018

France : nouveau record dans les prisons françaises avec 70.710 personnes incarcérées au 1er juillet

News

Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

July 25, 2018

France : comment la prison s'adapte à ses vieux détenus

News

Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

July 25, 2018

UK: prison tensions risk boiling over as heatwave hits 'oven-like' jails

News

United Kingdom

Fears over rocketing temperatures and poor ventilation.

July 25, 2018

El Salvador : tricot et peinture en prison pour des ex-membres de gangs repentis

News

America Central America and the Caribbean El Salvador

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

July 25, 2018

Western Australia prison escape prompts warnings for residents to lock doors

News

Oceania Australia

Five inmates on the run and another five captured after breakout at Greenough prison.

July 24, 2018

Russia: guard accused of suffocating inmate to death

News

Asia Europe Russia

A prison guard in western Russia’s Bryansk region has been detained on suspicion of suffocating an inmate to death by binding his face with a piece of cloth.