April 10, 2017 Régime pénitentiaire au Burkina Faso : l’Assemblée nationale adopte un projet de loi pour humaniser nos prisons News Africa Burkina Faso This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 9, 2017 The Uruguayan prison where inmates set up shop News South America Uruguay Every weekday morning, Cesar Campo wakes up, eats a quick breakfast and heads to work in a converted warehouse where he builds tables, chairs, bookcases and anything else that clients request.
April 8, 2017 Kyrgyzstan: female convicts face harsh future News Women Kyrgyzstan Experts say that jailing women has far-reaching societal repercussions.
April 7, 2017 Philippines edges closer to death penalty return for serious drug offences News Asia Drugs Philippines Philippine lower house lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the re-imposition of capital punishment for serious drug offences on Tuesday, clearing another hurdle in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drive to use death as a deterrent against crime.
April 6, 2017 United States: Moore v. Texas: US Supreme Court enforces constitutional prohibition against executing intellectually disabled defendants News North America Death penalty United States A recent Supreme Court judgment in the US is being hailed as a triumph by death penalty abolition advocates.
April 6, 2017 Venezuela faces prison system rife with corruption News South America Venezuela Venezuela’s prisons, which are rife with violence, weapons, drugs and criminality, have been placed under a new, tightly regulated regime, says the nation’s leftist government.
April 6, 2017 Guinée : prévue pour 50 personnes, la prison de N’Zérékoré accueille actuellement plus de 300 détenus News Africa Overcrowding Guinea This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 5, 2017 South Africa: probe into two solitary confinement suicides in Western Cape Jail News Discipline Suicide South Africa Two inmates at Helderstroom Prison in Caledon, who were held in solitary confinement, have committed suicide within three months of each other.
April 5, 2017 A propos de la prison et de la récidive News This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 5, 2017 Spain: el 'motín' de los funcionarios de prisiones News Europe Violence Spain This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
April 4, 2017 Nigeria: 32 died in Lagos prison in 2016 News Africa Nigeria 6,047 inmates await trial in 2,500-capacity facility
April 4, 2017 United States: LGBT youth are disproportionately in jail News North America United States A disproportionate number of queer youth, particular lesbians and bisexual girls, end up in jail or prison in the United States, according to a study released today by researchers at UCLA. Worse, those youth are considerably more likely to be raped during their time in custody.
April 4, 2017 Australia: treatment of young offenders moved to Barwon prison akin to torture, former head of youth jail education says News Oceania Torture Violence Australia The former chief of Victoria’s youth jail schooling system claims the State Government misled the public over the use of Barwon adult maximum security prison to jail young offenders — who he says are being treated in a manner he equates to “torture”.
April 3, 2017 What’s going on in Turkey’s prisons? News Europe Middle East Turkey Myriad allegations of rights violations in Turkish prisons have marked the aftermath of last year’s coup attempt as thousands of suspected putschists, political dissidents and journalists landed behind bars. In December, a senior UN official said torture seemed to have been “widespread” in the days…
April 3, 2017 Inmates hurl stones in rare riot at prison in Rwandan capital News Africa Protest Violence Rwanda Inmates protesting living conditions at Gasabo prison in the Rwandan capital of Kigali hurled stones over the prison’s walls on Monday, damaging nearby houses and disrupting traffic, residents and officials said.
April 3, 2017 Les Pays-Bas cherchent une utilité à leurs prisons vides News Europe Netherlands This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 3, 2017 United Arab Emirates: judges show leniency amid growing liberalisation of UAE justice system News United Arab Emirates Judges are more often choosing fines over prison terms to punish minor crimes after new laws gave them more room to be flexible.
April 3, 2017 Turquie : Les détenus kurdes dénoncent leurs conditions d’incarcération News Europe Protest Turkey This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 3, 2017 France : la politique pénale et carcérale française est un échec News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 3, 2017 France : le Livre blanc pénitentiaire propose de réguler les entrées en prison News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 3, 2017 Thailand: yoga knows no prison News Asia Thailand Women inmates find a different form of release while waiting for the gates to open Dozens of female prisoners slowly stretch their limbs during a relaxing yoga class at Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison. “I feel calm listening to the instructor’s voice, and as my muscles unwind, my heart lifts,”…
April 3, 2017 French prison chief quits ahead of report News France The head of France’s prison service has quit, the justice ministry has announced, two days ahead of a report on the country’s problem-plagued penitentiaries.
April 2, 2017 France : le directeur de l'administration pénitentiaire démissionne News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 2, 2017 USA: no license plates here, using art to transcend prison walls News Culture United States More than most artists, the men who gather twice a week for mural class in the B Facility are accustomed to darkness. But the scene they are creating — a tropical rain forest — requires color and light, elements in short supply at Salinas Valley State Prison. “I don’t have much of a legacy,” Jeffre…
