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August 14, 2017

Nigeria: Lagos CJ frees 62 juvenile offenders, 67 inmates with disabilities from prison

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Africa Nigeria

No fewer than 62 juvenile offenders, 67 inmates with disabilities held at Kirikiri Female prisons and Kirikiri Medium Prisons, Lagos, were on Monday released on the orders of the State Chief Judge, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade.

August 14, 2017

Hong Kong imprisons more women per capita than any other country

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Women Hong Kong SAR China

One-fifth of Hong Kong’s prison population is female, the highest proportion of any major country in the world. Activists say local laws are stacked against women, in particular foreign women.

August 14, 2017

Samoa: weekend parole “common sense law” claims Prison Minister

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Samoa

The Minister of Prison and Correction Services, Tialavea Tionisio Hunt has defended the weekend parole programme for prisoners claiming it is “common sense law.”

August 11, 2017

Cambodia: Justice Ministry studying alternatives to prison for some inmates

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Asia Cambodia

At the urging of the U.N.’s human rights envoy to Cambodia, the Justice Ministry on Thursday said it was studying the feasibility of a pilot program that would help ease the burden on the country’s overcrowded prisons by creating alternatives to jail.

August 10, 2017

USA: no child deserves a life sentence. But try telling prosecutors that

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Long-term prisoners United States

In 2012, the Supreme Court took a step toward righting a terrible wrong by banning mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for children.

August 9, 2017

Venezuela: Urosa rechaza el encarcelamiento de los alcaldes opositores

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America South America Venezuela

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August 8, 2017

USA: defendants kept in the dark about evidence, until it’s too late

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United States

New York is one of 10 states where prosecutors can wait until just before trial to share evidence, which critics say is unfair. But a new bill could change the rules.

August 7, 2017

El Salvador: las impactantes fotos de la prisión donde se encuentran los integrantes de la pandilla más peligrosa del mundo

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America Central America and the Caribbean El Salvador

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August 6, 2017

España : varios miles de personas participan en la marcha en recuerdo de Del Hoyo

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Spain

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August 6, 2017

RDC : 8 prisonniers meurent de faim en un mois à la prison centrale de Tshikapa

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Africa Congo - Kinshasa

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August 6, 2017

Guatemala prison clash leaves one dead, five injured

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America Central America and the Caribbean Violence Guatemala

One prisoner died and five were injured in a clash involving some 50 inmates in Guatemala, state prison authorities said.

August 5, 2017

Pandillas y narcos controlan cárceles en Guatemala

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America Central America and the Caribbean Guatemala

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August 5, 2017

Ce que j’ai vu dans les prisons iraniennes

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Middle East Iran

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August 4, 2017

La Turquie, "plus grande prison au monde pour les journalistes"

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Europe Turkey

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August 4, 2017

UK: prisons in crisis due to ‘perverse’ government overhaul

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Europe Drugs Overcrowding Violence United Kingdom

The president of the Prison Governors Association (PGA) has said prisons in England and Wales are in crisis due to a “perverse” government overhaul and a “toxic mix” of pressures.

August 4, 2017

Canada's legally innocent prisoners are dying in jail

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America North America Canada

Nearly 270 people have died in Canadian provincial jails over the past five years. Two-thirds of them were legally innocent.

August 3, 2017

Romania could introduce electronic monitoring to reduce prison overcrowding

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Overcrowding Romania

Romania’s Justice Ministry considers introducing electronic monitoring for convicts to reduce overcrowding in prisons, said justice minister Tudorel Toader yesterday, quoted by Mediafax.

August 3, 2017

Belgique : l’enfer de la prison de Saint-Gilles vu par un détenu

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Europe Belgium

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August 1, 2017

República Dominicana: motín deja ocho heridos en cárcel de La Vega

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Violence Dominican Republic

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August 1, 2017

Venezuela: condena internacional por encarcelamiento de líderes opositores

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America South America Venezuela

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August 1, 2017

Mexico: opacidad carcelaria

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America Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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July 24, 2017

How the gulag lives on in Russia's prison economy

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Asia Europe Russia

In Russia, running a prison is a business, Olga Romanova writes for the Carnegie Center.

July 24, 2017

How the gulag Llves on in Russia's prison economy

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Asia Europe Russia

In Russia, running a prison is a business. The Soviet gulag may have transformed into Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), but its essence arguably is unchanged. With 434 prisoners per 100,000 people, Russia has the highest incarceration rate in Europe. It’s 143 in the UK, 101 in France, a…

July 23, 2017

España: falta de personal en las cárceles españolas pese a su masificación

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Spain

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