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October 14, 2017

Etats-Unis : un homme condamné par erreur a été libéré après 23 ans en prison

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United States

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October 14, 2017

Honduras : Hernández anuncia cierre de otra cárcel como parte de reforma penitenciaria

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America Central America and the Caribbean Honduras

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October 14, 2017

Colombia : inversión nacional de 300.000 millones de pesos para descongestionar las cárceles del país

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Colombia

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October 14, 2017

USA: California inmates help battle raging wildfires

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United States

Prisoners from the McCain inmate crew from San Diego clear brush from a road this week in Calistoga, California.

October 13, 2017

Homosexuales y travestis ganan su espacio en las cárceles brasileñas

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Brazil

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October 13, 2017

Cárceles en Latinoamérica y la crisis de seguridad regional

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Brazil

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October 12, 2017

México : la violencia se dispara en las cárceles de El Bronco

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America Central America and the Caribbean Violence Mexico

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October 12, 2017

UK: four dead in four weeks at Nottingham prison

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United Kingdom

Four inmates have died at Nottingham Prison in the past four weeks, the BBC has learned.

October 11, 2017

España : el tratamiento para la hepatitis C llega con retraso a las cárceles

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Spain

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October 11, 2017

South Africa: justice at last for reformed prisoner whose dream new life was destroyed in a heartbeat

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South Africa

Thanks to an electronic monitoring device that went missing, Dineo Kgatle spent 26 months behind bars for doing nothing wrong. In a ruling that could see a precedent-setting damages claim, his arrest and incarceration have been declared unlawful.

October 11, 2017

UK: inadequate stats on mental health are failing prisoners

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Health Mental health United Kingdom

The last reliable data on prevalence of offender mental health problems is from 1998, when the prison population was about half what it is today.

October 11, 2017

Mexique : 13 morts dans une prison

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America Central America and the Caribbean Violence Mexico

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October 10, 2017

USA : violence and humiliation in Alaska

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Torture Violence United States

On September 19, 2017, the Office of the Ombudsman of Alaska (United States) released a report on a complaint filed about a 2013 incident.

October 9, 2017

France : un projet d'attentat déjoué à la prison de Fresnes

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Europe France

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October 9, 2017

Emprisonnés en Tunisie pour un baiser : "On ne nous laisse même pas l'amour et l'eau fraîche"

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Africa Material conditions Tunisia

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October 8, 2017

Turquie : jusqu’à 15 ans de prison requis pour 11 militants des droits de l’homme

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Europe Turkey

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October 6, 2017

Colombia : hay 450 reclusos del ELN en las cárceles

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Colombia

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October 5, 2017

India: women denied jail benefits HC asks why

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Women Asia India

Why are women prisoners in Tihar Jail being denied the benefit of semi-open and open prisons, the Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the jail authorities.

October 3, 2017

Argentina : autorizan a los presos a instalar piletas de lona en las cárceles

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America South America Argentina

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October 3, 2017

Togo: protesters abused in police custody

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Africa Togo

The group of Associations against impunity in Togo (CACIT) denounces police brutality and the human-rights abuses of protesters

October 3, 2017

Spain: dos funcionarios condenados por hacer proposiciones sexuales a internas en Brieva

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Europe Spain

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October 2, 2017

Kenya: gender-sensitive approach to non-custodial sentences

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Africa Kenya

“Going to prison would have been a big problem as I have lots of people who depend on me.”

October 2, 2017

Mexico : disminuye finalmente el hacinamiento en las cárceles de Tijuana

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America Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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October 2, 2017

Guatemala : diputados debatirán este martes proyecto prohíbe celulares en cárceles

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America Central America and the Caribbean Middle East Guatemala

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