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South Africa: prisons in 2023
Analysis
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Pre-trial detention
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South Africa
All there is to know about South African prisons in 2023. Key figures, life in detention, references: discover all the data gathered by Prison Insider.
France: rediscovering one’s image
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Rehabilitation
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France
In 2011, photographer Béatrice Ropers visited Ferme de Moyembrie, an agricultural facility that takes in men nearing the end of their sentences. As the seasons changed, the subjects of her photographs shared their life stories, feelings and fears. She told us the story of one of her photographs.
Europe
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United Kingdom
Dartmoor Prison is failing to provide adequate living conditions, education and work opportunities for its inmates, says an inspectors’ report.
Africa
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Congo - Brazzaville
All there is to know about Congolese prisons in 2023. Key figures, life in detention, references: discover all the data gathered by Prison Insider.
North America
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Rehabilitation
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United States
Art helped soften Dwayne Burns’ rage while he was inside, as it did for many others. Now outside, he runs a program that helps inmates earn income from their talent.
Asia
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Singapore
A new initiative being rolled out for prison inmates will see them receiving training for roles in the food and beverage (F&B) sector, and help to secure jobs after their release. Yellow Ribbon Singapore, a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs, said on Thursday that it is aiming t…
USA: disaster in prison
Interview
Crises
North America
Facilities
Work
United States
J. Carlee Purdum is the director of the Prisons and Disasters Risk Network, which aims to inform the public about the growing impact of disasters on prisoners. She discusses with us how prison labour is embedded in emergency disaster response. Interview.
North America
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United States
France: "It's a topsy-turvy world"
Testimonial
Women
Europe
LGBTQI
Long-term prisoners
Justice
Health
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Belgium
Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis.
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Belgium : prisons in 2023
Analysis
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Women
Europe
Minors
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LGBTQI
Long-term prisoners
Access to legal rights
Discipline
Justice
Health
Mental health
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Belgium
All there is to know about Congolese prisons in 2023. Key figures, life in detention, references: discover all the data gathered by Prison Insider.
France : prisons in 2022
Analysis
Pre-trial detention
Women
Europe
Minors
Foreign prisoners
LGBTQI
Long-term prisoners
Access to legal rights
Discipline
Justice
Health
Mental health
Material conditions
Suicide
Overcrowding
Torture
Violence
Activities
Social ties
Work
France
All there is to know about French prisons in 2022. Key figures, life in detention, references: discover all the data gathered by Prison Insider.
Perù : La moda social teje reinserción en las cárceles
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South America
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Rehabilitation
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Peru
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Lebanon : prisons in 2022
Analysis
Pre-trial detention
Women
Minors
Middle East
Foreign prisoners
LGBTQI
Long-term prisoners
Access to legal rights
Discipline
Justice
Health
Mental health
Material conditions
Suicide
Overcrowding
Death penalty
Torture
Violence
Activities
Social ties
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Lebanon
All there is to know about Lebanese prisons in 2022. Key figures, life in detention, references: discover all the data gathered by Prison Insider.
Sunny Jacobs: Life Outside
Testimonial
North America
Death penalty
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Rehabilitation
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United States
How is life after release? Sunny Jacobs was sentenced to death and spent seventeen years in detention for a crime she did not commit. She tells Prison Insider about the many challenges one faces upon release. She now works actively towards the abolition of the death penalty.
Austria: through the lens of the incarcerated
Investigations
Coronavirus
Europe
Foreign prisoners
Overcrowding
Alternatives
Rehabilitation
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Austria
Prisons might be one of the most severely underreported spheres in our otherwise heavily investigated world. Journalist Sarah Yolanda Koss dives into Austrian prison issues.
France: poor prisons
Interview
“Hearing the sounds of the city”
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Rehabilitation
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France
Detention villages, open prisons, small prisons: what is there to say? We asked geographer Olivier Milhaud three questions. For him, large prisons built outside of cities are “a disaster”.
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France
Does having a prison in a region represent a money-making venture? Does it generate jobs? Does it increase the total amount of funds granted to a municipality? The point of view of Isabelle Leroux.