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Story Of Earl Reinhardt
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North America
Long-term prisoners
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Rehabilitation
United States
Sarah Bones meets Earl, who has spent the past 50 of his 75 years behind bars.
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Mental health
United States
In America, jails and prisons have become the nation’s de facto mental healthcare providers – and the results are chilling
Source — The Guardian
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Health
Overcrowding
United Kingdom
Campaigners say “appalling” death toll in HMP Leeds a “direct result” of severe overcrowding as inspectors reveal 1,127 men are held against certified normal capacity of 669.
Source — The Independent
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USA: a new lawsuit might finally help S.C. inmates with Hepatitis C get the treatment they need
News
Health
United States
A 2017 study by researchers from Emory University found that one in seven state inmates might be infected with Hepatitis C. The journal Health Affairs conducted a survey that found that less than one percent of infected inmates were treated in 2015, according to the 41 states that reported data.
Source — Charleston city paper
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Belarus
In Belarus, people are locked up to wean them off alcohol. These are strange places where time seems to have stopped after the fall of Soviet Union.
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The Franklin Masacre Survivors
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South America
Health
Protest
Violence
Venezuela
Carlos Hernandez photographed the men who survived Franklin Masacre’s reign over the General Penitentiary of Venezuela.
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Europe
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France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Libération
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Health
Material conditions
United States
Lapses in food safety have made U.S. prisoners six times more likely to get a foodborne illness than the general population.
Source — The Atlantic
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Health
United States
A man whose leg got so infected that it required amputation is suing Idaho’s prison health care contractor, Corizon Health, for alleged failure to provide medical care.
Gary L. Merchant, 65, says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that it wasn’t until he swallowed a razor blade that the prison’s medical st…
Source — Idaho Statesman
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France : prolongation de la détention provisoire - recours à la visioconférence et santé du détenu
News
Pre-trial detention
Europe
Health
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Dalloz actualité
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Europe
Health
Overcrowding
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Buzzfeed
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South America
Health
Torture
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Uruguay
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Health
United States
Reaching inside the jails to break the cycle of homeless arrests
Source — Los Angeles Times
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Health
Mental health
United Kingdom
Report by Justice suggests introduction of specialist prosecutors and a change to the defence of insanity.
Source — The Guardian
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Alarming prison conditions of political prisoners in Morocco
Analysis
Report
Africa
Health
Violence
Morocco
A short report sheds light on alarming prison conditions of political prisoners in Morocco.
Nineteen prisoners were separated and sent in 7 different prisons thoughout Morocco.
Since their transfer almost all prisoners entered a hunger strike in protest against the conditions they are currently hel…
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Health
Mental health
United Kingdom
The last reliable data on prevalence of offender mental health problems is from 1998, when the prison population was about half what it is today.
Source — The Guardian
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Europe
Health
France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — France Info
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North America
Women
Health
Mental health
Canada
“I don’t agree that it’s society’s fault”.
The Royal should never have accepted an acutely ill inmate like Marlene Carter at its Brockville Mental Health Centre as part of a contract it had with Correctional Service Canada, says retired Conservative Senator Bob Runciman
Source — Ottawa Sun
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