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Canada: why Covid-19 shows it’s time to consider prison abolition

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There are five federal prisons for women in Canada, none of which are in Newfoundland. For women from the province facing a federal sentence, this usually means they will serve their time in the Nova Institution for Women (Nova) in Truro, Nova Scotia. Being a province away from their communities means… Read more
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Argentina: cárceles solidarias, presas hicieron y donaron 180 pelucas para pacientes oncológicos

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Arabia Saudí: líderes del G20, no se dejen engañar. Las verdaderas agentes del cambio están en la cárcel

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Thailand: activists protest against human rights violations in women’s prison

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The group, led by Ploy Dechwongsa and Kornkanok Khumta, held up signs saying “unchain political prisoners” and “this is all they can do to us” in front of the Central Women Correctional Institution. They also read a statement calling for the Department of Corrections to follow the International Covenant…

Source — Prachatai

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United States: California law is step forward but fails to guarantee safety for trans prisoners

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Syiaah Skylit has been imprisoned in California since 2015. Despite multiple requests to be placed in a women’s prison, Skylit, a Black trans woman, has always been incarcerated in the state’s men’s prisons. There, she has faced attacks by incarcerated men as well as sexual abuse and retaliation by prison…

Source — Truthout

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France : faim, manque d’hygiène et chantage, le calvaire des pauvres en prison

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Le calvaire des femmes incarcérées pendant la pandémie de COVID-19

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Arabia Saudí: el Women20 debe exigir la liberación de las activistas saudíes encarceladas

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France: des kits d'hygiène féminine distribués gratuitement aux détenues de la maison d'arrêt de Nîmes

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Argentina: por qué son cada vez más las mujeres presas por vender drogas

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México: ¿qué libro le regalarías a una mujer que está en la cárcel?

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El Salvador: el caso de Cindy Erazo y qué supone su liberación para otras 18 mujeres condenadas por la estricta ley contra la interrupción del embarazo

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France: la galère des familles de détenus après la suppression d’un arrêt de bus desservant la prison de Fleury-Mérogis

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Estados Unidos: informes profundamente alarmantes sobre esterilización forzosa de mujeres detenidas por el ICE

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Nicaragua: mujeres trans hablan desde las prisiones durante la COVID-19

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Uruguay: Salud sexual y reproductiva en cárceles: papanicolau, colposcopía, mamografía, anticoncepción y asesoramiento de IVE

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