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June 15, 2017

Indonesia : behind prison walls [video]

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Asia Indonesia

For the first time ever a film crew was granted full access to Kerobokan jail, which sits in the centre of Bali’s tourist mecca. Foreign Correspondent meets five prisoners who call the space inside these walls home.

June 15, 2017

Seeing red.

Violence France

Riots, mutinies, and hostage-takings follow each other without any explanation being provided for the motivations that led to their commission. A soft litany serves to quietly introduce a basic idea: prisoners should keep quiet and stay right where they are; preferably longer than expected. They ha…

June 14, 2017

India: prison riot: 350 inmates fight inside Dum Dum jail

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Asia India

KOLKATA: Around 350 inmates of Dum Dum Central Jail divided themselves into two groups of undertrials and convicts and fought a pitched battle on the jail premises since Tuesday morning. The violence -unprecedented in the recent history of the jail -left at least 13 people injured.

June 14, 2017

Israel: see inside Israel's only female prison

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Women Middle East Israel

In Israel, there are around 25,000 men in prison. Some 14,000 of these are convicted on criminal charges. The rest are incarcerated on security-related charges – and are mostly Palestinian. In comparison, there are just 200 women in prison in the Holy Land. And they’re all in one place – Neve Tirza…

June 14, 2017

United Kingdom: youth prison deemed 'unsafe' less than two years after staff accused of physical abusing children

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United Kingdom

A youth prison that came under fire last year after allegations that staff had physically abused young offenders has been rated inadequate by inspectors. Medway Secure Training Centre, which was previously run by G4S but was taken over by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) last July, h…

June 14, 2017

Bénin : une nouvelle prison moderne mise en service à Abomey

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Africa Benin

*This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

June 14, 2017

RDC : évasion à la prison de Beni, une quarantaine d’évadés récupérés

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Africa Protest Congo - Kinshasa

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

June 14, 2017

South Africa: no solution for 'scary' staff shortages at prisons

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South Africa

Port Elizabeth – St Albans Prison in the Eastern Cape will not see a solution any time soon as far as staff shortages are concerned, an issue which aids the wheeling and dealings of gangsterism within prison walls.

June 14, 2017

Malaysia: some 33,500 convicts in prison because of drug abuse

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Drugs Malaysia

Some 33,500 of the 59,600 convicts in prisons in this country are because of drug offences and they represent 56 per cent of the total number of prison inmates nationwide. Director of Inmate Management of the Prison Department, SAC Nordin Muhamad said of the total, 71.3 percent of those in prison a…

June 14, 2017

South Africa: no solution for 'scary' staff shortages at prisons

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South Africa

St Albans Prison in the Eastern Cape will not see a solution any time soon as far as staff shortages are concerned, an issue which aids the wheeling and dealings of gangsterism within prison walls.

June 13, 2017

New Zealand: alcohol and drug court pilot gains an extension after early results

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Drugs New Zealand

A pilot of a special court that diverts offenders with alcohol and drug dependency from prison into treatment has been extended. Justice Minister Amy Adams said initial analysis showed the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court reduced the likelihood of reoffending by about 15 per cent in the short…

June 13, 2017

Captured childhood

Portfolio

Africa Pre-trial detention Minors Madagascar

More than one million children are imprisoned throughout the world, according to UNICEF. In Madagascar, a large majority of them are yet to be judged. Pierre Duvert captures their everyday life.

June 13, 2017

USA: the private-prison industry has one big client that no one talks about

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United States

The largest jail system in the United States has no buildings of its own. Instead, it’s a shadowy complex of agreements that tucks detainees in wherever there’s available space. It has swelled substantially over the past two decades, and it is likely to grow further.

June 13, 2017

Three charts on: Australia’s booming prison population

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Oceania Australia

The prison population in Australia is at its highest-ever recorded level. Over the past decade, the number and rate of people imprisoned across all Australian states and territories has risen rapidly.

June 12, 2017

Chile takes historic step on National Preventive Mechanism

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Pre-trial detention Chile

During APT’s visit to Chile on 29 and 30 May, President Bachelet signed the bill to establish an effective and independent National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) for Chile. The long-awaited bill was sent to Congress on 29 May and is currently being examined by both the Commissions of Human Rights and…

June 12, 2017

Pakistan: 'Facebook blasphemer' given death penalty

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Asia Pakistan

Taimoor Raza was convicted after allegedly posting remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, his wives and companions within the site’s comments. The public prosecutor involved said he believed it was the first time the death penalty had been awarded in a case related to social media. Human rights campai…

June 12, 2017

Why the new Justice Secretary needs to care about prison education

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United States

This week the Rt Hon David Lidington MP took up responsibility for for the tens of thousands of men and women in our prisons. The aftershocks from the General Election will leave MPs and Ministers wrestling with major political decisions facing the country, but the new Justice Secretary cannot affo…

June 12, 2017

USA: with Sessions’ sentencing change, it’s time to end secrecy around private prisons

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United States

Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced new guidelines that will result in a significant increase in the prison population, directing federal prosecutors to seek the toughest penalties possible for nonviolent defendants. Those prisoners will have to be incarcerated somewhere, which is per…

June 12, 2017

Forgotten prisoners

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Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention Health Material conditions Overcrowding Haiti

Prisoners are waiting. Most of them will never be judged because their files are missing. Many will die. Seyi Rhodes is a journalist. He comments some pictures he has shot.

June 12, 2017

Terror behind bars: damning report on treatment of homosexuals in Jamaica prisons

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Jamaica

Jamaica has long been regarded as a homophobic country, and now a damning report on HIV/AIDS in the country’s prisons has unearthed some alarming problems. According to a new report, Barriers Behind Bars, inmates who have been identified as lesbian or gay are being unfairly treated. The report prep…

June 11, 2017

Peru: out of prison, but stuck in Peru

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South America Peru

Foreigners released from prison in Peru aren’t always free to leave the country; it takes them more than six months to get their exit-papers and leaves them prone to more problems. Jurriaan van Eerten reports from Lima.

June 11, 2017

Democratic Republic of Congo: 11 dead and 900 escape in jail attack

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Africa Congo - Kinshasa

Eleven people were killed and more than 900 inmates have escaped after unidentified assailants attacked a jail in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive east, an official said. “The Kangwayi prison in Beni was attacked at 3:30 pm by assailants whose identity is not yet known,” Julien Paluku, go…

June 11, 2017

Australia: first ever planned prison unit built specifically to keep terrorists in isolation

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Oceania Discipline Facilities Australia

In an effort to prevent the spread of radical Islamic ideology, Australia is to build a prison facility which will isolate militants from other inmates. The unit, named ‘Supermax II’, will be a part of Goulburn’s high-security Supermax prison and would house 54 inmates, said the Premier of New Sout…

June 11, 2017

Out of prison, but stuck in Peru

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South America Peru

Foreigners released from prison in Peru aren’t always free to leave the country; it takes them more than six months to get their exit-papers and leaves them prone to more problems. Jurriaan van Eerten reports from Lima.