News
America
South America
Violence
Brazil
At least 25 inmates have been killed in clashes between two rival factions in an overcrowded prison in northern Brazil, local media report.
Seven of the dead were beheaded and six others burned to death, a police official reportedly said.
The incident in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, hap…
America
South America
Violence
Venezuela
The prison riots reportedly began when eight visitors and two guards were taken hostage over extreme overcrowding in the jail.
A father has claimed his 25-year-old son was brutally murdered and eaten by inmates during a month-long riot at a Venezuelan prison.
America
Central America and the Caribbean
Panama
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Women
Health
Mental health
United Kingdom
From self-harming in groups to starvation and self-immolation, women are overwhelmingly more likely than men to hurt themselves while incarcerated. So why isn’t the prison system responding?
Maria, 29, is a disability rights activist who uses a wheelchair. She also has borderline personality disord…
Australia : detaining high-risk terrorism offenders after jail term ends 'violates human rights'
News
Oceania
Access to legal rights
Justice
Australia
Australian human rights groups say proposed law effectively extends a prisoner’s sentence without the benefit of a trial.
Australian human rights groups have raised concerns over a proposed government bill that would allow for the continued detention of “high-risk terrorist” offenders at the end of…
Europe
Access to legal rights
Switzerland
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