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January 28, 2017

Inside tracks: life at the UK’s prison radio station

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Culture United Kingdom

Every week, more than 75% of prisoners tune in to National Prison Radio. We meet the team at Brixton and Styal prisons and learn just how important the station is to this most captive of audiences

January 27, 2017

Canada : job training program for inmates stuck in the past, says prison watchdog

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North America Canada

Teaching inmates to build office chairs and sew isn’t preparing those incarcerated in federal institutions for the modern job market, says Canada’s prison watchdog.

January 27, 2017

USA: why we exclude prisoners from the unemployment rate

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United States

It gives an incomplete picture of the economy, but it’s tradition. rlier this week, in response to the presidential press secretary’s fumbling of what seemed like a straightforward question, we investigated how various unemployment rates are defined and calculated. Economists wring their hands over…

January 27, 2017

European commission criticises Romania over prisoner pardon plan

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Europe Overcrowding Romania

Move to free thousands of criminals could hinder fight against corruption and undermine rule of law, officials warn

January 27, 2017

Haïti : le RNDDH dénombre, en 1 an, 71 morts au pénitencier national

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Central America and the Caribbean Health Violence Haiti

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January 26, 2017

UK : prison suicides in England and Wales reach record high

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Suicide United Kingdom

Ministry of Justice figures show 119 inmates killed themselves last year, and assaults and self-harm also rose. A record 119 people killed themselves in prisons in England and Wales in 2016 – an increase of 29 (32%) on the previous year, according to Ministry of Justice figures. The record number o…

January 26, 2017

France : il volait et violentait les détenus, prison ferme pour un officier pénitentiaire

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Europe Violence France

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January 26, 2017

Over 201,000 inmates in Turkish prisons

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Turkey

There are over 201,000 convicts and people under arrest in Turkish prisons, according to figures released by the Justice Ministry.

January 26, 2017

UK: Dartmoor Prison, an insider's story

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United Kingdom

The prison system is in crisis, with riots, drug abuse and record levels of suicide. But what is life really like for the 85,000 prisoners in our jails? Jessica Berens was writer-in-residence at HMP Dartmoor for three years and has the inside story.

January 26, 2017

United Kingdom: record number of prison inmates killed themselves in England and Wales in 2016

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United Kingdom

A record number of people killed themselves in prisons in England and Wales in 2016, official figures show.

January 25, 2017

United States: following the money of mass incarceration

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North America United States

The cost of imprisonment — including who benefits and who pays — is a major part of the national discussion around criminal justice policy. But prisons and jails are just one piece of the criminal justice system and the amount of media and policy attention that the various players get is not necess…

January 25, 2017

United Kingdom: Minister of Justice launches inquiry after record number of prison suicides in 2016

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Suicide United Kingdom

Review to look into mental health history of fatalities in England and Wales as number of self-inflicted deaths rises to 113

January 25, 2017

Kuwait hangs seven prisoners, including royal family member

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Middle East Kuwait

Kuwait has hanged seven prisoners, including a member of the royal family and a woman convicted of killing more than 40 people, the first death sentences carried out in several years in the oil-rich emirate.

January 25, 2017

Elderly inmate's death highlights lack of aging strategy in Canada's prisons

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North America Canada

“If people are sufficiently senile that they can’t remember the nature of their crime, what’s the point?”

January 24, 2017

Britain’s prison suicide crisis: ‘There’s no political will. Dead prisoners do not win votes’

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Health Suicide United Kingdom

Almost 10 prisoners a month kill themselves in UK jails, with much of the blame placed on neglect and costcutting. That is what led to the death of Dean Saunders, according to his family – and a jury has agreed.

January 24, 2017

Le travail dans les prisons doit servir à bien plus qu'à la réinsertion

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France

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January 24, 2017

Kenya: prisons are full of young and poor petty offenders, report indicates

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Africa Kenya

More than 75 per cent of prisoners are aged between 18 and 35, with a majority of them being petty offenders.

January 24, 2017

United States: white women are going to prison at a higher rate than ever before

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North America Women United States

Mass incarceration of women was one of the important issues highlighted by the Women’s March on Washington.

January 24, 2017

Australia: prison guard hurt in 'serious' incident with inmate at Canberra jail

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Oceania Australia

Police are investigating what a union official has described as a “serious” incident at Canberra’s jail, which left at least one prison guard injured. Few details have been released about the incident, but it is believed the guard was hurt by a detainee at the Alexander Maconochie Centre on January…

January 23, 2017

Sierra Leone: a library for Pademba Road Prison

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Africa Culture Sierra Leone

Well, it has taken 7 years, but today I am happy to say that I have finally delivered on the promises I made so rashly back in 2010.

January 23, 2017

Australia: prison scandal, crackdown exposes crooked jail guards

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Oceania Australia

Almost one prison guard a week has been sacked or has quit before they were forced out as part of a crackdown on corruption and serious misconduct inside WA jails. Figures provided by the Department of Corrective Services show 25 guards lost their jobs in the first six months of this financial year…

January 23, 2017

Le Burundi débute la libération de 2.500 détenus pour désengorger ses prisons

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Africa Burundi

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January 23, 2017

Spain: Does Barcelona needs a prison for pre-trial detainees?

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Pre-trial detention Europe Spain

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January 23, 2017

Burundi frees prisoners, but rights groups cautious

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Africa Burundi

Burundi began Monday releasing a quarter of its jail population under a mass presidential pardon, but prisoners’ rights groups voiced concern they were just making room for more political inmates.