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April 19, 2017

United States: prisons and jails are forcing inmates to pay a small fortune just to see a doctor

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America North America Health United States

The fees are designed to discourage inmates from seeking care, which could have dangerous consequences.

April 18, 2017

United States: does solitary confinement make inmates more likely to reoffend?

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America North America Discipline United States

As a teenager, Adam Brulotte relished the attention he received from getting into fights at parties. When he was 18 years old, he was arrested for burglary and aggravated assault after punching a man and breaking his jaw in seven places.

April 18, 2017

Por qué más de mil presos palestinos están en huelga de hambre en las cárceles de Israel

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Middle East Protest Israel

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April 18, 2017

United States: after solitary

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Discipline United States

When Kenny Moore was convicted of aggravated assault, burglary and theft and sent to Maine State Prison at age 18, he expected to serve an 18-month sentence. But after a series of fights and disruptive behavior, he was sent to solitary confinement, where his disruptive behavior only worsened. All i…

April 18, 2017

UNODC to send drug policy advisor to work with Philippine gov't

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Asia Drugs Philippines

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, announced on Monday (17/04) that it will soon post a dedicated drug policy adviser to work with the Philippine government to enact alternative approaches in combating rising narcotics use in the country.

April 17, 2017

United States: innovative prison programs boost opportunities for female inmates

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America North America Women United States

For five years, inmates haven’t even had the opportunity to obtain high school equivalency diplomas at the Lackawanna County Prison in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The GED program was scrapped during a county budgeting crisis in 2012 and has yet to be reinstated.

April 17, 2017

Plus de 1.000 Palestiniens détenus par Israël en grève de la faim

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Middle East Protest Israel

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April 17, 2017

Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel go on hunger strike

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Middle East Israel

Thousands of prisoners expected to join rights protest led by Marwan Barghouti that has significant political backing

April 17, 2017

New Zealand: sensible sentencing trust: prisoner reoffending a Māori problem

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New Zealand

The Sensible Sentencing Trust says Māori are to blame for the high rate of prisoner reoffending, not Corrections or the justice system.

April 17, 2017

34 Tunisiens y sont détenus : voyage au cœur de la prison italienne de Rebibia

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Africa Europe Italy

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April 17, 2017

Tunisie : des bracelets électroniques au lieu de la prison

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Africa Alternatives Tunisia

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April 16, 2017

Why we are on hunger strike in Israel’s prisons

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Middle East Israel

Having spent the last 15 years in an Israeli prison, I have been both a witness to and a victim of Israel’s illegal system of mass arbitrary arrests and ill-treatment of Palestinian prisoners. After exhausting all other options, I decided there was no choice but to resist these abuses by going on a…

April 15, 2017

Another 45 days: the endless uncertainty of pretrial detention in Egyptian prisons

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Africa Middle East Egypt

Sabry has spent 2 years in prison on terrorism charges pending trial. His detention should legally end ‪on April 16, but will he get out ?

April 14, 2017

Sénégal : législatives, "Khalifa Sall peut mener sa campagne depuis sa prison", selon son avocat (Interview)

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Africa Senegal

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April 13, 2017

France : prisons, un débat verrouillé

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Europe France

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April 13, 2017

Chad: attack on prisoner convoy kills 10

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Violence Chad

At least 10 people were killed in Chad in an attack against a convoy carrying prisoners, security sources have said.

April 13, 2017

Singapore to roll out 'prisons without guards' concept to beat manpower crunch

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Asia Singapore

Prisons service says it will use technology to free officers from guard duties.

April 13, 2017

United States : des prisonniers bidouillent des PC et piratent le réseau de la prison

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United States

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April 13, 2017

Turkey: le journaliste allemand Deniz Yücel se marie en prison

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Europe Middle East Turkey

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April 13, 2017

Kenya: president signs new anti-torture law

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Africa Justice Torture Kenya

Mistreatment of Kenya’s Muslim Somali community detailed in report last year by human rights commission

April 13, 2017

United Kingdom: prisons no longer place for punishment, ministers say

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Justice United Kingdom

Prisons are no longer places for punishment, ministers have said after the phrase was excluded from the first legal definition of the purpose of jails.

April 12, 2017

First penitentiary forum takes place in Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan

Penal Reform International (PRI), Kyrgyzstan’s State Service of Execution of Punishments and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) last month jointly organised the country’s first international Penitentiary Forum.

April 12, 2017

5 inmates die in prison riot in Brazil; 17 wounded

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Brazil

Five inmates have died in a prison riot Tuesday in the central-western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, authorities said.

April 12, 2017

Some Arab governments are rethinking harsh cannabis laws

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“When we think about our future, our dreams, we have nothing,” says a young man in Sidi Bouzid.