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October 25, 2017

France : Louis Perego, un homme de paroles

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Europe France

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October 24, 2017

Urugay : qué es la libertad condicional y por qué ya no se concederá

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Uruguay

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October 24, 2017

Estados Unidos : video revela abusos en cárceles de inmigración

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United States

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October 22, 2017

Elecciones 2017 : las madres de la cárcel de Ezeiza que votaron junto a sus hijos

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Argentina

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October 22, 2017

Bolivia : jueza decide no enviar a la cárcel a los 14 cocaleros detenidos en La Asunta

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Bolivia

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October 22, 2017

UK: prison officers to get body-worn cameras in £3m jail safety boost

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United Kingdom

Officers welcome MoJ’s new measures for England and Wales, including trial of incapacitant spray, but say nothing can replace correct staffing levels.

October 22, 2017

USA: "You're Still in Jail"

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United States

How Electronic Monitoring Is a Shackle on the Movement for Decarceration.

October 20, 2017

Mosquée occupée à Poitiers : un an de prison avec sursis requis contre des identitaires

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France

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October 19, 2017

UK: HMP Winchester inmate who died had asked staff about suicide methods

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Suicide United Kingdom

Sean Plumstead’s remarks to staff member – who had not had compulsory self-harm training – were not reported, inquest hears.

October 18, 2017

France : un surveillant accusé de viol par un détenu mis en examen pour violences aggravées

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Europe Violence France

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October 18, 2017

South Africa: economy of visiting

Testimonial

Social ties South Africa

Derrick Thulani Ndlovu was sentenced to 18 years in prison in South Africa. He tells us, through his memories of visits, how prisoners and loved ones, on each side of the bars, see confinement.

October 18, 2017

Cinema in prison

Portfolio

Africa Culture Tunisia

Four Tunisian prisons host screenings at a film festival. Augustin Le Gall, a photojournalist, brings back a sample of the wind of freedom that blew into Borj Erroumi prison.

October 18, 2017

USA: a long decline in executions takes a detour

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Death penalty United States

Recent court rulings and start-stop access to lethal drugs push numbers up this year.

October 18, 2017

France : un détenu se suicide le soir de son incarcération

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Europe Suicide France

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October 17, 2017

USA: federal prisons don’t even try to rehabilitate the undocumented

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United States

The Bureau of Prisons fails to provide basic resources to undocumented prisoners.

October 16, 2017

Liberia : special judiciary task force to review cases of pre-trial detainees

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Africa Justice Liberia

Monrovia – Pre-trial detainees in detention centers in Montserrado and Margibi Counties are to have their cases reviewed.

October 15, 2017

España : el control a presos yihadistas en las cárceles se triplica en tres años

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Spain

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October 15, 2017

Colombia : es el único restaurante del mundo ubicado en el interior de una cárcel y dicen que es un éxito

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Colombia

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October 14, 2017

Etats-Unis : un homme condamné par erreur a été libéré après 23 ans en prison

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United States

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October 14, 2017

Honduras : Hernández anuncia cierre de otra cárcel como parte de reforma penitenciaria

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America Central America and the Caribbean Honduras

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October 14, 2017

Colombia : inversión nacional de 300.000 millones de pesos para descongestionar las cárceles del país

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Colombia

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October 14, 2017

USA: California inmates help battle raging wildfires

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United States

Prisoners from the McCain inmate crew from San Diego clear brush from a road this week in Calistoga, California.

October 13, 2017

Homosexuales y travestis ganan su espacio en las cárceles brasileñas

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Brazil

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October 13, 2017

Cárceles en Latinoamérica y la crisis de seguridad regional

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Brazil

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