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August 16, 2016

Sierra Leone : prison reforms bring no relief

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Africa Sierra Leone

Recent reforms to Sierra Leone’s prison system have failed to bring much meaningful improvement, according to an IWPR investigation. Official figures show that the current inmate population stands nationally at 3,184, even though the system only has capacity for 1,785.

August 10, 2016

Prisoners' Justice Day: the unwritten holiday of Canadian inmates

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Canada

Abhorring their shitty treatment in Canadian jails, prisoners in the 70s protested for change on August 10. I wouldn’t know what that actually meant until I spent my first summer in jail.

August 3, 2016

Life inside the Philippines' most overcrowded jail

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Asia Overcrowding Philippines

In an unassuming Quezon City neighborhood, across from a municipal library and around the corner from a police station stands the local jail.

August 3, 2016

Vietnam : a proposal to allow reformed prisoners to re-unite with their families

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Asia Vietnam

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyễn Ngọc Bằng, director general of the Department of Criminal Verdict Implementation and Legal Aid, spoke to the newspaper Tuổi trẻ (Youth) about a proposal to allow reformed prisoners to re-unite with their families while serving their sentence.

August 3, 2016

Israël : l'âge minimum de détention pour terrorisme abaissé à 12 ans

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Minors Middle East Justice Israel

Le Parlement israélien a abaissé de 14 à 12 ans l’âge minimal pour être jugé et condamné à un emprisonnement pour les actes terroristes, face à une série d’attentats commis par de très jeunes Palestiniens.

August 2, 2016

Canada : les rapports sur les décès en détention sont lacunaires

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America North America Justice Violence Canada

Une étude préparée par le Bureau de l’enquêteur correctionnel affirme que le Service correctionnel du Canada (SCC) censure régulièrement les possibles erreurs ou lacunes documentées dans les rapports d’enquête envoyés aux proches de prisonniers décédés dans un centre de détention fédéral.

August 1, 2016

Côte d'Ivoire : 20 ans de prison ferme pour avoir volé un cabri

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Africa Justice Côte d’Ivoire

Le tribunal de Dimbokro, au centre de la Côte d’Ivoire, a condamné à 20 ans de prison ferme un individu pour avoir volé un cabri, a-t-on appris lundi de source judiciaire. Le 19 juillet, Arnaud N’Guessan Bosson et deux complices ont pénétré dans la nuit dans une ferme du village d’Abigui, dans la r…

August 1, 2016

USA : female inmate brought to court with no pants

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Material conditions United States

In Kentucky, a judge was outraged after a female inmate was brought into her courtroom without pants on, having been denied access to female hygiene products for days. Advocates explain how our prison system is failing women. Appearing in a courtroom in only your underwear is more commonly the stuf…

July 31, 2016

Philippines : inhuman conditions inside Quezon City Jail, in Manila

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Asia Overcrowding Philippines

“Many go crazy”, said Mario Dimaculangan, the jail’s longest serving inmate. Harrowing photos have emerged showing the inhuman conditions inside prison in the Philippines. The facility, Quezon City Jail, in Manila, is home to 3,800 inmates – nearly five times more people than it was designed for. P…

July 30, 2016

Inside the Philippines most notorious prison where 3,600 inmates live in a space built for 800

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Asia Overcrowding Philippines

Eye-opening images reveal the daily life of 3,800 inmates serving time behind the crowded walls of a notorious Philippines prison built for just 800.

July 30, 2016

Paraguay : un narcotrafiquant brésilien bénéficiait de largesses de l'administration

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America South America Paraguay

Trois pièces, salle de réunion, cuisine équipée et écran plasma…Alors que dans la plupart des prisons latino-américaines, à Tacumbu, des prisonniers dorment sur des cartons à même le sol, dans le froid, ce n’était pas le cas de Jarvis Chimenes Pavao.

July 29, 2016

Un encierro, 13 historias dentro de la cárcel de mujeres de Panamá

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America Central America and the Caribbean Panama

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July 29, 2016

Morocco and Western Sahara: nine injured in Morocco juvenile prison riot

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Morocco

Moroccan police have crushed an escape attempt by inmates at a juvenile detention centre in Casablanca, resulting in nine detainees being injured, the prison service said on Friday. “The Ain Sebaa rehabilitation centre was the scene of rioting” by prisoners on Thursday night, the General Directorat…

July 29, 2016

Mexique : des sacs de luxe fait par des détenus

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America Mexico

Très jeune, David Guzman a commencé à se droguer et à voler. Mais, après cinq ans derrière les barreaux, ce Mexicain de 34 ans, condamné pour homicide, semble apaisé lorsqu’il tatoue cette pièce en cuir qui deviendra bientôt un sac de luxe. Dans la prison mixte de Tulancingo de Bravo, dans l’Etat d…

July 28, 2016

France : alerte sur la prolifération de rats à la prison de Fresnes

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Europe France

Une lettre ouverte au président du tribunal de grande instance de Créteil, l’Agence régionale de santé saisie… Même si la prolifération de rats dans la prison de Fresnes n’est pas une nouveauté, ni un cas isolé dans les établissements pénitentiaires, celle-ci a fait l’objet de plusieurs alertes ces…

July 27, 2016

UK : inside UK's biggest prison

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United Kingdom

By the end of this year, HMP Oakwood in Staffordshire will be the largest prison in the UK, with more than 2,000 inmates. Run by private firm G4S, Oakwood’s reputation was dented in 2014 when a wing in the prison was taken over by inmates.

July 26, 2016

Guatemala: el "tour" que me dieron en una cárcel

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America Central America and the Caribbean Guatemala

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July 26, 2016

Madagascar : malnutrition can turn a prison sentence into a death sentence

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Africa Health Madagascar

Almost one in every two prisoners in Madagascar suffers from moderate or severe malnutrition. In 2015, more than 9,000 inmates were identified as malnourished and treated as part of an emergency food programme aiming to get this extremely vulnerable population back on their feet and prevent malnutr…

July 26, 2016

Australia : abuse of youths in the Northern Territory corrections

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Oceania Violence Australia

A “shocked and appalled” Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced there will be a royal commission into the abuse of youths in the Northern Territory corrections system following explosive revelations aired on the ABC’s Four Corners program on Monday night. The footage, which has triggered a s…

July 24, 2016

Turquie : des détenus ont été torturés, selon Amnesty International

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Europe Torture Violence Turkey

L’organisation de défense des droits de l’homme Amnesty International a affirmé dimanche 24 juillet avoir réuni des «preuves crédibles» attestant de cas de torture de détenus dans des centres de détention en Turquie après la tentative de coup d’Etat du 15 juillet.

July 24, 2016

Canada: medical complaint challenges British Columbia prison’s use of segregation

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Health Canada

After seven days in solitary confinement, Brett Crane told prison staff he wanted to transform into a werewolf. As his days in “the pit” marched on, he says he saw demons, heard voices and predicted that an imminent earthquake would wipe out humanity.

July 24, 2016

Turkey : independent monitors must be allowed to access detainees amid torture allegations

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Asia Europe Middle East Torture Violence Turkey

Amnesty International has gathered credible evidence that detainees in Turkey are being subjected to beatings and torture, including rape, in official and unofficial detention centres in the country.

July 24, 2016

Scotland : nearly 70 prisoners sign petition alleging "medical neglect" at Edinburgh prison

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Health Protest United Kingdom

An investigation is underway after 65 prisoners signed a petition criticising the medical services at Edinburgh prison. The inmates have alleged “serious medical neglect” and claim that a prisoner who died recently did not get the help he needed.

July 22, 2016

Israël et territoires palestiniens occupés : la torture d’enfants hante toujours Israël

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Middle East Torture Israel

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