Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

November 3, 2017

Costa Rica : candidatos presidenciales debatieron en cárcel

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America Central America and the Caribbean Costa Rica

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November 2, 2017

UK: up to 100 prisoners on short sentences to be given right to vote

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United Kingdom

Change in rules will apply to offenders out on temporary release licence and aims to end 12-year dispute with Strasbourg court.

October 31, 2017

Ukraine: monitoring visit in Lviv prison

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Europe Ukraine

On October 4th, 2017. Prison Insider’s correspondent, Ukraine Without Torture, together with employees from the Secretariat of the Ombudsman undertook a monitoring visit of the Lychakiv correctional center (No. 30). The center is located in the Lviv Oblast (West Ukraine) and holds about 600 prisone…

October 29, 2017

Uruguay : una cárcel, mil incógnitas

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America South America Uruguay

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October 27, 2017

France : un stage de citoyenneté comme alternative à la prison

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Europe France

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October 27, 2017

Uruguay : ONU - menores presos están como los de Libia

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America South America Uruguay

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October 25, 2017

France : Louis Perego, un homme de paroles

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Europe France

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October 25, 2017

États-Unis : le gouvernement Trump veut empêcher une mineure sans-papier d'avorter en détention

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United States

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October 25, 2017

Argentina : más de 900 presos de distintas cárceles bonaerenses participaron de un torneo de ajedrez

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America South America Argentina

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October 24, 2017

Urugay : qué es la libertad condicional y por qué ya no se concederá

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Uruguay

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October 24, 2017

Estados Unidos : video revela abusos en cárceles de inmigración

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United States

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October 22, 2017

Elecciones 2017 : las madres de la cárcel de Ezeiza que votaron junto a sus hijos

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Argentina

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October 22, 2017

Bolivia : jueza decide no enviar a la cárcel a los 14 cocaleros detenidos en La Asunta

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Bolivia

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October 22, 2017

UK: prison officers to get body-worn cameras in £3m jail safety boost

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United Kingdom

Officers welcome MoJ’s new measures for England and Wales, including trial of incapacitant spray, but say nothing can replace correct staffing levels.

October 22, 2017

USA: "You're Still in Jail"

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United States

How Electronic Monitoring Is a Shackle on the Movement for Decarceration.

October 20, 2017

Mosquée occupée à Poitiers : un an de prison avec sursis requis contre des identitaires

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France

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October 19, 2017

UK: HMP Winchester inmate who died had asked staff about suicide methods

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Suicide United Kingdom

Sean Plumstead’s remarks to staff member – who had not had compulsory self-harm training – were not reported, inquest hears.

October 18, 2017

France : un surveillant accusé de viol par un détenu mis en examen pour violences aggravées

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Europe Violence France

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October 18, 2017

USA: a long decline in executions takes a detour

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Death penalty United States

Recent court rulings and start-stop access to lethal drugs push numbers up this year.

October 18, 2017

France : un détenu se suicide le soir de son incarcération

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Europe Suicide France

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October 17, 2017

USA: federal prisons don’t even try to rehabilitate the undocumented

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United States

The Bureau of Prisons fails to provide basic resources to undocumented prisoners.

October 16, 2017

Liberia : special judiciary task force to review cases of pre-trial detainees

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Africa Justice Liberia

Monrovia – Pre-trial detainees in detention centers in Montserrado and Margibi Counties are to have their cases reviewed.

October 15, 2017

España : el control a presos yihadistas en las cárceles se triplica en tres años

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Spain

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October 15, 2017

Colombia : es el único restaurante del mundo ubicado en el interior de una cárcel y dicen que es un éxito

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Colombia

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