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July 24, 2018

Russia: rare witness to horror of Stalin's Gulag prisons dies

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Asia Europe Russia

A rare survivor of the harshest Stalin-era labour camps has died aged 89 in Russia’s far east.

July 23, 2018

Indonesia: search on for two dozen inmates after Indonesia prison break

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Asia Indonesia

Indonesian authorities are searching for two dozen inmates who escaped from a prison by sawing through the iron bars of a ventilation window, police said Monday (Jul 23).

July 23, 2018

Six arrested in wake of leaked Russian prison torture video

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Asia Europe Torture Russia

Six prison employees have been arrested and at least 17 fired following the release of a 2017 video showing a detainee being tortured at a prison outside Moscow.

July 23, 2018

Indonésie : de luxueuses cellules de prison en échange de pots-de-vin

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Asia Indonesia

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July 23, 2018

Italy: a government plan for harsher prison conditions

Analysis Opinion

Europe Mental health Italy

Only vendetta and no justice in the Five Star Movement - Lega’s governing contract for Italy

July 22, 2018

USA: reforming solitary confinement at an infamous California prison

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Discipline United States

Oprah Winfrey visits Pelican Bay State Prison where she reports on conditions in the “SHU” isolation unit and on a nationwide reform movement that is reducing the use of solitary confinement.

July 21, 2018

Monde : au moins 1200 français sont détenus à l’étranger

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France

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July 19, 2018

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée : prison de Romana, une lueur d'espoir en enfer

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Africa Papua New Guinea

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July 19, 2018

Morocco: one year after, the Saharawi Gdeim Izik political prisoners are still subject to inhuman treatments

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Africa Morocco

19 of the original 24 Saharawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik Group remain in prison, with sentences that range from 20 years to life imprisonment and continue to be victims of torture, ill treatment and intentional medical neglect by the Moroccan authorities.

July 19, 2018

Suisse la prison de Thoune renonce à détenir des migrants de moins de 15 ans

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Europe Switzerland

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July 17, 2018

USA: Portland prisoners' Spice use 'risks health of officers

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Health United States

Prison officers claim their health is being put at risk by inmates using psychoactive substances.

July 17, 2018

Suisse : trois détenus se sont échappés de la prison de Favra

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Europe Switzerland

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July 17, 2018

Burundi : plus de 9 mille détenus dans 11 prisons

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Africa Burundi

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July 16, 2018

Tanzania president says prisoners should be kicked and made to work 'day and night'

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Africa Work Tanzania

Souce - The Guardian John Magufuli says underemployment of inmates leads to drug use and homosexuality

July 15, 2018

Venezuela: Varela sobre las cárceles, "la población penal no está armada"

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America South America Overcrowding Venezuela

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July 15, 2018

Uruguay: avanza la construcción de un nuevo pabellón en la cárcel de Paraná

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America South America Facilities Uruguay

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July 15, 2018

Argentina: confirman que el preso transgénero no desea ir a una cárcel de mujeres

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America South America LGBTQI Argentina

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July 15, 2018

México: vivir con una enfermedad mental en la cárcel

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America Central America and the Caribbean Mental health Mexico

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July 14, 2018

USA: innocent until proven guilty, but only if you can pay

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United States

How America’s bail system traps poor people in jail. “I did something stupid, and something I shouldn’t have done” are the first words of Bill Peyser’s tale of how he ended up getting arrested and jailed for the first time in his life at the age of 73.

July 12, 2018

Violence on the rise in Sweden's nearly-full prisons

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Europe Violence Sweden

Sweden’s prisons are nearing capacity and as a result both violence against correctional workers and the presence of illegal weapons are on the rise, according to a report by broadcaster SVT.

July 12, 2018

UK: Welsh prisons are much harsher than England’s on opioid treatment

News

United Kingdom

The difference is putting inmates’ lives at risk

July 12, 2018

En Suisse, l'évasion n'est pas condamnée : "on ne peut leur reprocher de vouloir vivre en liberté"

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Europe Switzerland

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July 12, 2018

Yemen : Amnistía teme “crímenes de guerra” en cárceles de EAU

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Middle East Yemen

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July 12, 2018

USA: a day in the life of a prisoner

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United States

“We aren’t deadbeats — our days are, in fact, incredibly full.”