Oceania
Life imprisonment: a sentence in dire need of reform
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Africa
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Elderly prisoners
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Long-term prisoners
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ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. In this piece, Olivia Rope, Executive Director of Penal Reform International (PRI), discusses life sentences, a key p…
New Zealand: managing uncertainty
Analysis
Coronavirus
Oceania
Material conditions
Activities
Social ties
Work
New Zealand
As the COVID-19 outbreaks around the world suprised most governments, how did the New Zealand authorities respond to the crisis behind the bars? Were prison authorities prepared to avoid the spread of the virus? Which measures were taken and how did them impact prisoners’ lives?
Women
Oceania
Access to legal rights
Justice
Material conditions
Violence
New Zealand
Auckland Women’s Prison treated inmates in a “degrading,” “cruel” and “inhumane” manner in a “concerted effort to break their spirit,” according to a stinging ruling from a district court judge.
Coronavirus
Oceania
Health
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Protest
New Zealand
While the protests at Waikeria shine a light on prisoner conditions, abuses of power and inhumane treatment in prison are not new and will continue until prisoner numbers significantly reduce.
Coronavirus
Oceania
Health
Material conditions
Protest
The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells.
What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…
Nouvelle-Zélande: une prison entièrement détruite après six jours d’émeutes
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Oceania
Access to legal rights
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Protest
Violence
New Zealand
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Oceania
Access to legal rights
Justice
Material conditions
Philippines
The Supreme Court “threw away the opportunity” to clarify guidelines on how humanitarian considerations can be applied to prisoners.
Coronavirus
Pre-trial detention
Oceania
Access to legal rights
Health
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Rehabilitation
Australia
For the first time in Queensland’s history, thousands of inmates in correctional centres across the state will be given the right to vote in the upcoming october state election.
Global Prison Trends 2020
Report
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Asia
Europe
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Oceania
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Over 11 million people are held in prisons worldwide. Many face substandard detention conditions. Sentences keep getting longer, in underfunded justice systems. PRI has published its annual report on the state of prisons and the use of imprisonment: Global Prison Trends 2020.
Coronavirus
Minors
Oceania
Material conditions
Social ties
Australia
Report reveals inmates going without soap and children in out-of-home care system being refused contact with families
Unclear fates behind bars
Interview
Coronavirus: distintos países del mundo descongestionan las cárceles
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Africa
Coronavirus
North America
Europe
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Oceania
Justice
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Coronavirus
Oceania
Health
New Zealand
Women at an Auckland prison have been routinely confined to their cells for periods of up to 29 hours at a stretch - well outside the law, which says they should get at least one hour out of their cells a day.
RNZ took evidence of the lockdown hours including a recently released prisoner’s diary, t…
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Prison Insider is partnering with Justice Project Pakistan on its collaborative map to report the number of confirmed cases and deaths among prisoners worldwide.
Death penalty 2019: les chiffres les plus bas de la décennie
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Asia
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Death penalty
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