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February 7, 2017

Up to 13,000 secretly hanged in Syrian jail, says Amnesty

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Middle East Syria

Thousands of other opponents of Assad died from torture and starvation at Saydnaya prison, witness reports suggest. As many as 13,000 opponents of Bashar al-Assad were secretly hanged in one of Syria’s most infamous prisons in the first five years of the country’s civil war as part of an exterminat…

February 7, 2017

Syrie : l'horrible prison de Saidnaya

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Middle East Syria

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February 6, 2017

Guinée : les administrateurs de prison formés à mieux gérer les dossiers des détenus

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Africa Guinea

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February 6, 2017

The global state of harm reduction in prisons: inadequate, unreliable and unlawful

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Drugs

In this expert blog, Gen Sander of Harm Reduction International states that the global state of harm reduction in prisons is inadequate, unreliable, and unlawful. She argues that the provision of good-quality and accessible harm reduction, both inside and outside of prisons, is a legally binding hu…

February 5, 2017

États-Unis : Washington renonce aux prisons secrètes

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United States

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February 5, 2017

USA: Trump's executive orders could drastically expand family detention centers

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Death penalty United States

To hear President Donald Trump and his advisors talk about the US southern border, a person would get the impression that the Obama administration had rolled out the red carpet to welcome anyone and everyone who wanted to enter the country. Echoing a statement Trump made often on the campaign trail…

February 4, 2017

UN condemns poor prison conditions in Tunisia

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Justice Material conditions Tunisia

The living conditions in Tunisian prisons are horrible. Ben Emmerson, UN rapporteur on human rights and the fight against terrorism sounded the alarm during a meeting with Tunisian officials on Friday. He began by criticising widespread overcrowding in prisons across the country.

February 4, 2017

United Kingdom: New law to help prisoners after release used once in a year

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United Kingdom

The law aims to help offenders access services such as housing, healthcare and addiction support.

February 3, 2017

Life at Brazilian prison where 'the state has lost control'

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Brazil

For nearly two years, guards didn’t dare enter the cell blocks at the Alcacuz prison in northeastern Brazil. And with good reason. Only about a dozen at a time are supposed to watch some 1,500 inmates, whose gangs are supplied through tunnels that let them bring in guns, knives, cellphones and just…

February 2, 2017

Myanmar: three prisons to double their inmate capacity

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Asia Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar is expanding its prison capacity in an effort to relieve chronic overcrowding pressures. New wings are set to double the size of three facilities, a prisons department official said.

February 2, 2017

Honduras: where chaos reigns. Inside the San Pedro Sula prison

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America Central America and the Caribbean Honduras

In San Pedro Sula’s jailhouse, chaos reigns. The inmates, trapped in their collective misery, battle for control over every inch of their tight quarters. Farm animals and guard dogs roam free and feed off scraps, which can include a human heart. Every day is visitors’ day, and the economy bustles w…

February 1, 2017

Canada: conjugal visits increase success of prisoner rehabilitation

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America North America Social ties Canada

It looks like a normal three-bedroom family home. A ceiling fan whirrs over a pair of sofas in the living room. The hallway shelves carry a pile of bed sheets. A refrigerator hums quietly in the kitchen as sunlight peaks in through a curtained window.

February 1, 2017

Chile: Riot in one of the most dangerous prisons in the country leaves 40 inmates wounded

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America South America Protest Violence Chile

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February 1, 2017

USA : Donald Trump nomme Neil Gorsuch comme juge à la Cour suprême, un conservateur qui va plaire aux pro-peine de mort

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Violence United States

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February 1, 2017

UK: Exeter prison struggling with drugs and rising violence, say inspectors

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Drugs Violence United Kingdom

Assault and self-harm figures at Devon jail are revealed as justice secretary prepares to publish prison reform bill. Prison inspectors have warned that the situation at Exeter jail is “fragile”, with drugs thrown over the wall on a daily basis and only 29 officers on duty for 490 prisoners.

February 1, 2017

Chaos pénitentiaire au Brésil

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America South America Drugs Brazil

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January 31, 2017

Brasil: Así es la vida de los poderosos presos de "Lava Jato" en cárceles de Brasil

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Brazil

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January 31, 2017

Cameroun : la "vie abominable" d'un détenu de la prison centrale de Yaoundé

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Africa Cameroon

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January 31, 2017

UK: prison suicides and how to stop them

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Suicide United Kingdom

Once upon a time, in 2013, in England and Wales, there were 76 people known to have died by suicide in prison. This was a higher rate of such deaths than in the general population. It concerned everyone who tried to make prisons safe. We have evidence of a higher than average rate of mental disorde…

January 31, 2017

Who is really in control of Brazil’s prisons?

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Brazil

Prisoners in Brazil have outnumbered prison staff by the hundreds. The legitimacy of the Brazilian prison system has come in for deep scrutiny following a series of violent encounters between rival gangs in the north of the country.

January 31, 2017

Nigeria: 47,229 awaiting trial in our prisons, says Osinbajo

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Africa Nigeria

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, monday lamented the delay in the country’s justice administration, which he said was the reason 47,229 detainees “are still awaiting trial in the prisons.”

January 31, 2017

United States: number of U.S. prisoners serving life sentences has quadrupled

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America North America Long-term prisoners United States

The number of U.S. prisoners serving life sentences has more than quadrupled over the past three decades, and those eligible for parole are waiting longer to be released, according to a report released Tuesday.

January 31, 2017

Saudi Arabia: over 5,000 detained in intelligence prisons

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Saudi Arabia

The number of detainees in intelligence prisons all over the Kingdom has reached 5,094, the Interior Ministry announced. The ministry said 4,257 of the detainees were Saudis and the rest belonged to 40 nationalities.

January 31, 2017

United Kingdom: jails unsafe and 'full of drugs', says Chief Inspector of Prisons

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Drugs United Kingdom

Peter Clarke said recommendations made on the back of inspections appear to ‘fall on deaf ears’ in some instances