February 15, 2017 Thailand: behind the wall, a look at conditions in Thailand’s prisons after the coup News Asia Justice Thailand Thailand’s prison population has steadily increased over the years and the country has the dubious distinction of having the largest prison population and the highest incarceration rate among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states.
February 14, 2017 Singapore: number of repeat offenders remains low and stable News Asia Singapore The number of former prison inmates who break the law again within two years of their release has remained low and stable, the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) said on Tuesday (Feb 14).
February 13, 2017 Philippine bid to jail nine-year-olds is 'a great child violation', Unicef says News Asia Philippines Duterte’s allies have been pushing to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to nine.
February 13, 2017 Russia orders prison inmate on hunger strike to pay his own medical costs News Asia Europe Russia Rusia has ordered a prisoner to pay his own medical costs after he went on hunger strike over jail conditions, his lawyer said today, a move that could curb protests against poor treatment of convicts.
February 10, 2017 Japan: justice chief targets Juvenile Law so 18-year-olds can be charged as adults News Asia Justice Japan Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda has consulted an advisory panel about the possibility of lowering the age of criminal adulthood to 18 from 20, a move critics claim could deprive 18- and 19-year-old offenders of the rehabilitation opportunities guaranteed by the Juvenile Law.
February 10, 2017 Japan: justice chief targets Juvenile Law so 18-year-olds can be charged as adults News Asia Japan Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda has consulted an advisory panel about the possibility of lowering the age of criminal adulthood to 18 from 20, a move critics claim could deprive 18- and 19-year-old offenders of the rehabilitation opportunities guaranteed by the Juvenile Law.
February 8, 2017 Taiwan’s first solar power prison News Asia Taiwan Taiwan’s first renewable energy prison is set to begin generating power this year, with an estimated capacity of one million kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year.
February 2, 2017 Myanmar: three prisons to double their inmate capacity News 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.
January 31, 2017 Cambodia: drug campaign nets 1,000 News Asia Drugs Cambodia More than 1,000 people have been arrested in the first dozen days of the government’s drug crackdown, in what critics have labelled a heavy-handed campaign that could have unintended consequences.
January 31, 2017 Guerre antidrogue aux Philippines : possible crime contre l'humanité News Asia Drugs Philippines This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 30, 2017 Thailand separates LGBT inmates, considers segregated prison News Asia Thailand Theerayut Charoenpakdee was terrified when police stopped her outside a mall in Pattaya, a Thai resort famous for its sordid nightlife. A urine test on the spot revealed meth coursing through her veins.
January 19, 2017 Nepal: new bill proposes open jail News Asia Justice Nepal A parliamentary panel is close to finalizing a bill on sentencing, which envisions an open jail system for the first time in the country.
January 15, 2017 Japon : pour les vieux détenus, la prison est un refuge News Asia Japan This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 13, 2017 Nepal: 11 prisoners die within 5 months this year due to lack of treatment News Asia Nepal At least 11 prisoners have died within 5 months of this fiscal year due to lack of proper medical treatment and government hospitals failing to provide free treatments of the inmates.
January 10, 2017 USA : president Obama’s parting reminders on criminal justice reform News Asia United States Last week, President Obama surprised criminal justice reformers with an article in the Harvard Law Review on The President’s Role in Advancing Criminal Justice Reform. While the President spends more of the article summarizing his efforts to reform the criminal justice system than sharing an analys…
January 6, 2017 Chine : Enfermé vingt-trois jours dans une prison secrète, il livre un récit glaçant News Asia China Sorry, this article is not available in English. You can consult the French version.
January 4, 2017 More than 150 inmates escape in Philippine prison break News Asia Philippines More than 150 inmates have escaped from a south Philippines prison after gunmen launched an attack. The authorities suspect the gunmen are linked to Islamist separatist groups. Around 100 armed men stormed the jail and engaged in a shoot-out with guards, as prisoners fled in the chaos. A guard and…
January 3, 2017 China : A human rights activist, a secret prison and a tale from Xi Jinping's new China News Asia China Peter Dahlin spent 23 days in a ‘black prison’ in Beijing, where he says he was deprived of sleep and questioned with a ‘communication enhancement’ machine. Here he tells the story of his incarceration and expulsion from the People’s Republic
January 2, 2017 India: video evidence of corruption in various jails in Maharashtra News Asia India The Anti-Corruption Bureau is in possession of video evidence of corruption in various jails in Maharashtra. The clips were submitted by a person who was not allowed to meet his relative lodged in Thane Jail until he paid a bribe to the jail staffers. Taken aback by the demand for the bribe, scienc…
December 14, 2016 Philippines : Prisons and rehab overcrowding News 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 5, 2016 Des activistes philippins entament une grève de la faim en solidarité avec les prisonniers politiques News Asia Philippines In support of the campaign calling for the release of political prisoners in the Philippines, activists launched a solidarity fast — a protest that was staged in conjunction with the political prisoners themselves, and with their relatives. The fast began on December 3, 2016 and will last until Hum…
November 28, 2016 Japan : Asahikawa prison revamped for elderly inmates News Asia Japan Should prison facilities be friendly to aging inmates or remain punitively hard for criminals? It is a question that was faced by Asahikawa Prison in Hokkaido, which was remodeled and reopened earlier this year. The three-story, reinforced concrete building has about 500 private cells, each equippe…
November 25, 2016 Cambodge : Deux ex-dirigeants khmers rouges condamnés définitivement à la prison à vie News Asia Cambodia Sorry, this article is not available in English. You can consult the French version.
November 23, 2016 Philippines : Ici, les détenus ne sont pas derrière les barreaux News Asia Philippines Sorry, this article is not available in English. You consult the French version.