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December 15, 2016

Canada : un mort au cours d'une mutinerie

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North America Protest Violence Canada

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December 15, 2016

UK : privatisation of probation service has left public at greater risk – report

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United Kingdom

Chief inspector of probation says some offenders not seen for months and some lost in the system entirely. The public have been left more at risk by the privatisation of the probation service with some offenders not seen for weeks or months and others lost in the system altogether, according to an…

December 15, 2016

USA : How to cut the prison population, save $18 billion a year and keep America safe

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United States

A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice concludes that “unnecessary incarceration” — imprisoning people for low-level offenses and keeping them there for years — is ruining hundreds of thousands of lives, wasting billions of dollars and having little effect on public safety.

December 15, 2016

France : la carte des prisons de France

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Europe France

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December 15, 2016

USA : more prisoners die of old age behind bars

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Health United States

As the number of older prisoners soars, more inmates are dying in prison of diseases that afflict the elderly, new data from the Department of Justice show. A total of 3,483 inmates died in state prisons and 444 in federal prisons in 2014, the highest numbers on record since the bureau started coun…

December 14, 2016

France : Après les inondations, la surpopulation à la prison de Saran

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Europe Overcrowding France

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December 14, 2016

Burundi : les enfants, premières victimes de la crise

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Africa Burundi

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December 14, 2016

Philippines : Prisons and rehab overcrowding

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Asia Overcrowding Philippines

As death toll rises, Philippine prisons and drug rehab centres fill to capacity as many try to avoid the same fate.

December 14, 2016

France : Devenir visiteur de prison

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Europe Social ties France

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December 14, 2016

France : Rats, promiscuité, délabrement, la miséreuse prison de Fresnes

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Europe France

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December 13, 2016

France : Prison d'Angers, le oui unanime des élus

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Europe France

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December 13, 2016

Canada : La liste des travaux à réaliser à la prison Leclerc est longue

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North America Canada

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December 13, 2016

Turquie : Plus de cent journalistes emprisonnés

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Europe Turkey

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December 13, 2016

France : Lire pour sortir de prison

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Europe France

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December 12, 2016

Israël et territoires palestiniens occupés : Palestinian teenager sentenced to 13 years in prison

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Middle East Israel

Palestinian teenager Nurhan Awad was sentenced on Wednesday to 13-and-a-half years in prison for allegedly stabbing an Israeli man in Jerusalem last year.

December 12, 2016

USA : Welcome to Stewart Detention Center, the Black Hole of America's Immigration System

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United States

Stewart, one of the most remote immigration detention centers in the country. Stewart has become an essential moneymaker for the area. In 2012, it provided 20 percent of the county’s revenue, money generated from the roughly 1,700 beds that are filled with men waiting to find out whether they’ll be…

December 12, 2016

Algérie : Le journaliste algérien Mohamed Tamalt meurt en prison

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Africa Algeria

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December 12, 2016

New Zealand : Christmas behind bars - what our inmates will eat on December 25

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New Zealand

There will be no trimmings, treats or trifle for the 10,000-odd prisoners behind bars this Christmas. The Department of Corrections has today released details of the Christmas Day menu for the inmates at its 18 prisons across the country.

December 9, 2016

France : "La prison n'est pas un angle mort de la démocratie"

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Europe Violence France

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December 8, 2016

Turquie : Asli Erdogan. Une plume pour briser la pierre

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Europe Turkey

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December 8, 2016

Turquie : Selahattin Demirtas, l’assoiffé de justice

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Europe Turkey

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December 8, 2016

Turquie : Fingen Yüksekdag. La résistance dans les veines

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Europe Turkey

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December 8, 2016

UK : Prison Reform Trust report claims overcrowded jails 'more likely' to fail

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Overcrowding United Kingdom

The most overcrowded prisons in England and Wales are twice as likely to be rated as failing, a new report claims. According to the Prisons Reform Trust, nearly two thirds of prisons are overfull, with jails holding more than 10,000 inmates than they were built to.

December 8, 2016

Turquie : Selma Irmak, « La prison est notre seconde adresse »

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Europe Turkey

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