Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

July 29, 2018

Argentina: "La cárcel de Gualeguaychú no se puede sostener, hay que dejarla de lado”manifestó Romero

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America South America Argentina

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July 29, 2018

Uruguay: palo, tortura y hambre en la "cárcel modelo"

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America South America Torture Uruguay

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July 25, 2018

El Salvador : tricot et peinture en prison pour des ex-membres de gangs repentis

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America Central America and the Caribbean El Salvador

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July 15, 2018

Venezuela: Varela sobre las cárceles, "la población penal no está armada"

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America South America Overcrowding Venezuela

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July 15, 2018

Uruguay: avanza la construcción de un nuevo pabellón en la cárcel de Paraná

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America South America Facilities Uruguay

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July 15, 2018

Argentina: confirman que el preso transgénero no desea ir a una cárcel de mujeres

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America South America LGBTQI Argentina

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July 15, 2018

México: vivir con una enfermedad mental en la cárcel

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America Central America and the Caribbean Mental health Mexico

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July 12, 2018

Venezuela : malnutrition and tuberculosis

Analysis Report

America South America Health

VPO published its 2017 Annual Report, which documented the collapse of the prison system.

July 11, 2018

Cuba: biólogo cubano califica de infrahumanas y humillantes condiciones en la cárcel

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America Central America and the Caribbean Cuba

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July 6, 2018

Brazilian prisons, the "new slave houses"

Interview

America South America Brazil

Brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. Renata Tavares da Costa has been working as a public defender in Rio de Janeiro for the past ten years. She agreed to give an exclusive interview to Prison Insider on her analysis of the situation and the mechanisms, which in her opinion…

July 2, 2018

Argentina: un video muestra cómo ingresan elementos prohibidos en las cárceles

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America South America Argentina

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July 2, 2018

Uruguay: se debería votar una ley que prohíba las cárceles con más de 500 personas

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America South America Uruguay

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June 28, 2018

Brésil : une cinquantaine de détenus s’évadent d’une prison

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America South America Brazil

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June 27, 2018

Venezuela: motín termina en traslado de presos

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America South America Protest Violence Venezuela

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June 24, 2018

Canada: nearly half of youth incarcerated across the country are Indigenous

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America North America Canada

Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that a Manitoba activist says shows unacceptable and systemic racism.

June 20, 2018

Uruguay: recluso de 29 años víctima del noveno asesinato en cárceles en 2018

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America South America Uruguay

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June 18, 2018

Nicaragua: des opposants détenus dans une prison symbole de la dictature de Somoza

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America Central America and the Caribbean Nicaragua

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June 15, 2018

Yoga, la terapia para liberar a los presos en las cárceles argentinas

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America South America Argentina

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June 12, 2018

Argentina: presentan un programa de reinserción para jóvenes detenidos en cárceles bonaerenses

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America South America Argentina

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June 10, 2018

Ecuador: 11 presos han muerto en 8 cárceles este 2018

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America South America Violence Ecuador

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June 3, 2018

Argentina: el sistema carcelario no logra la resocialización del preso

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America South America Argentina

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June 3, 2018

Cárceles desbordadas en Argentina: de 4.800 presos, 1.007 duermen hoy en el piso (Mendoza)

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America South America Overcrowding Argentina

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June 2, 2018

Global prison trends 2018

Analysis Report

America North America Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention South America Women Asia Europe Middle East Long-term prisoners Justice Overcrowding

Penal Reform International and the Thailand Institute of Justice co-published their 2018 annual report aiming to provide a global account on the state of prisons and the use of imprisonment throughout the world.

June 2, 2018

México: Ajedrez fortalece proceso de reinserción social en cárceles

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America Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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