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April 12, 2017

Tchad : le massacre prémédité des prisonniers tués hier ?

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Africa Violence Chad

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April 11, 2017

Pakistan: 'Depoliticisation of police is a must for effective criminal justice system'

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Asia Pakistan

Depoliticisation of the police is a must for effective working of the criminal justice system in Pakistan.

April 11, 2017

Egypt: a physician, committed to helping prisoners, imprisoned himself

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Africa Middle East Egypt

“I was lucky, but many are beaten, raped, hung up by their hands…”

April 11, 2017

United States: official says hunger strike over at South Mississippi prison

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America North America United States

The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced Tuesday that a hunger strike at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution at Leakesville has ended, as the prison system continues to push a crackdown on contraband there and elsewhere.

April 11, 2017

La peine de mort recule de 37 % depuis 2015

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Death penalty Violence

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April 11, 2017

France: furious prison guards clash with police outside infamous jail

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Europe Protest France

France 24 Police firing tear gas have clashed with prison guards protesting working conditions in a notorious prison south of Paris. The incidents Monday night at the sprawling Fleury-Merogis prison come after a few hundred workers blocked the entrance and set tires on fire to call attention to con…

April 11, 2017

Indonesia: prison population jumped by 12,000 in two months

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Asia Overcrowding Indonesia

The number of prisoners being held in Indonesia increased by 12,000 within two months this year, raising concerns about unresolved prison overcrowding problems.

April 11, 2017

France : surpopulation en prison, les derniers chiffres

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Europe Overcrowding France

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April 11, 2017

Indonesia: House to deliberate alternative forms of punishment in Criminal Code

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Asia Justice Indonesia

The House of Representatives’ working committee for the amendment of the Criminal Code (KUHP) is looking into alternative forms of punishment in addition to imprisonment.

April 11, 2017

France : prisons, la réclusion à la peine

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Europe France

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April 10, 2017

United States: New York raises age of criminal responsibility in 'lightning rod' reform

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America North America United States

Polarizing bill approved in state budget to stop charging 16- and 17-year-olds as adults, sparing teens of criminal records: ‘I lost some years of my life back there’

April 10, 2017

Bénin: mouvements d’humeur de prisonnier à la prison civile de Natitingou

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Africa Benin

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April 10, 2017

France : "au feu, la pénit’ brûle" : à Fleury-Mérogis, les surveillants en colère bloquent la prison

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Europe France

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April 10, 2017

Marcello dell'Anna (IV)

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Long-term prisoners Italy

“I am trapped in my memories, stuck on images from the end of the 80s…”

April 10, 2017

South Africa's parole system to be revised

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South Africa

Acting Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Faith Muthambi on Monday announced that the department is in the process of finalising a position document for the redrafting of the country’s parole system.

April 10, 2017

United Kingdom: cuts to legal aid for prisoners ruled unlawful

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United Kingdom

Campaigners win court of appeal battle against 2013 limits introduced by Chris Grayling in three out of five categories

April 10, 2017

Régime pénitentiaire au Burkina Faso : l’Assemblée nationale adopte un projet de loi pour humaniser nos prisons

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Africa Burkina Faso

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April 9, 2017

The Uruguayan prison where inmates set up shop

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America South America Uruguay

Every weekday morning, Cesar Campo wakes up, eats a quick breakfast and heads to work in a converted warehouse where he builds tables, chairs, bookcases and anything else that clients request.

April 8, 2017

Kyrgyzstan: female convicts face harsh future

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Women Kyrgyzstan

Experts say that jailing women has far-reaching societal repercussions.

April 7, 2017

Philippines edges closer to death penalty return for serious drug offences

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Asia Drugs Philippines

Philippine lower house lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the re-imposition of capital punishment for serious drug offences on Tuesday, clearing another hurdle in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drive to use death as a deterrent against crime.

April 6, 2017

Slam // Prison Insider Ft. Cocteau mot lotov

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April 6, 2017

United States: Moore v. Texas: US Supreme Court enforces constitutional prohibition against executing intellectually disabled defendants

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America North America Death penalty United States

A recent Supreme Court judgment in the US is being hailed as a triumph by death penalty abolition advocates.

April 6, 2017

Venezuela faces prison system rife with corruption

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America South America Venezuela

Venezuela’s prisons, which are rife with violence, weapons, drugs and criminality, have been placed under a new, tightly regulated regime, says the nation’s leftist government.

April 6, 2017

Guinée : prévue pour 50 personnes, la prison de N’Zérékoré accueille actuellement plus de 300 détenus

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Africa Overcrowding Guinea

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