April 13, 2017 Turkey: le journaliste allemand Deniz Yücel se marie en prison News Europe Middle East Turkey This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 13, 2017 Kenya: president signs new anti-torture law News Africa Justice Torture Kenya Mistreatment of Kenya’s Muslim Somali community detailed in report last year by human rights commission
April 13, 2017 United Kingdom: prisons no longer place for punishment, ministers say News Justice United Kingdom Prisons are no longer places for punishment, ministers have said after the phrase was excluded from the first legal definition of the purpose of jails.
April 12, 2017 First penitentiary forum takes place in Kyrgyzstan News Kyrgyzstan Penal Reform International (PRI), Kyrgyzstan’s State Service of Execution of Punishments and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) last month jointly organised the country’s first international Penitentiary Forum.
April 12, 2017 5 inmates die in prison riot in Brazil; 17 wounded News Brazil Five inmates have died in a prison riot Tuesday in the central-western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, authorities said.
April 12, 2017 Some Arab governments are rethinking harsh cannabis laws News “When we think about our future, our dreams, we have nothing,” says a young man in Sidi Bouzid.
April 12, 2017 Russia: more than 100 gay men 'sent to prison camps' in Chechnya News Asia Europe Russia Abuses allegedly included mean being taken outside and beaten several times a day, having their hands electrocuted and being forced to sit on bottles
April 12, 2017 France : le quinquennat Hollande vu des prisons News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 12, 2017 Cyprus: over 50 inmates pardoned and released for Easter News Cyprus Fifty-three prison inmates were released on Wednesday after receiving presidential pardons.
April 12, 2017 Colombia: la alarmante situación de las cárceles colombianas News South America Colombia This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
April 12, 2017 Tchad : le massacre prémédité des prisonniers tués hier ? News Africa Violence Chad This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 11, 2017 Pakistan: 'Depoliticisation of police is a must for effective criminal justice system' News Asia Pakistan Depoliticisation of the police is a must for effective working of the criminal justice system in Pakistan.
April 11, 2017 United States: official says hunger strike over at South Mississippi prison News North America United States The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced Tuesday that a hunger strike at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution at Leakesville has ended, as the prison system continues to push a crackdown on contraband there and elsewhere.
April 11, 2017 La peine de mort recule de 37 % depuis 2015 News Death penalty Violence This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 11, 2017 France: furious prison guards clash with police outside infamous jail News Europe Protest France France 24 Police firing tear gas have clashed with prison guards protesting working conditions in a notorious prison south of Paris. The incidents Monday night at the sprawling Fleury-Merogis prison come after a few hundred workers blocked the entrance and set tires on fire to call attention to con…
April 11, 2017 Indonesia: prison population jumped by 12,000 in two months News Asia Overcrowding Indonesia The number of prisoners being held in Indonesia increased by 12,000 within two months this year, raising concerns about unresolved prison overcrowding problems.
April 11, 2017 France : surpopulation en prison, les derniers chiffres News Europe Overcrowding France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 11, 2017 Indonesia: House to deliberate alternative forms of punishment in Criminal Code News Asia Justice Indonesia The House of Representatives’ working committee for the amendment of the Criminal Code (KUHP) is looking into alternative forms of punishment in addition to imprisonment.
April 11, 2017 France : prisons, la réclusion à la peine News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 10, 2017 United States: New York raises age of criminal responsibility in 'lightning rod' reform News North America United States Polarizing bill approved in state budget to stop charging 16- and 17-year-olds as adults, sparing teens of criminal records: ‘I lost some years of my life back there’
April 10, 2017 Bénin: mouvements d’humeur de prisonnier à la prison civile de Natitingou News Africa Benin This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 10, 2017 France : "au feu, la pénit’ brûle" : à Fleury-Mérogis, les surveillants en colère bloquent la prison News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 10, 2017 South Africa's parole system to be revised News South Africa Acting Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Faith Muthambi on Monday announced that the department is in the process of finalising a position document for the redrafting of the country’s parole system.
April 10, 2017 United Kingdom: cuts to legal aid for prisoners ruled unlawful News United Kingdom Campaigners win court of appeal battle against 2013 limits introduced by Chris Grayling in three out of five categories
