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Greece: Covid-19, in prisons isolation is not enough

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Coronavirus Europe Health Material conditions Overcrowding Greece
COVID-19 has forced millions of people around the globe into self-isolation and quarantine; however, millions were already living in isolation. People detained in Greek prisons are among those who must now face the pandemic with limited or no access to protective means, while living conditions in p…

Source: Osservatorio balcani e caucaso transeuropa

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Argentina: establecen protocolo para ingreso y uso de celulares en cárceles

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Coronavirus South America Health Material conditions Argentina

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: Caras y Caretas

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Africa: penser la prison à l'heure de la pandémie de Coronavirus

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Africa Health Material conditions

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Libération

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Belgium: "Jamais je n'ai vécu pire situation", témoigne un détenu

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Coronavirus Europe Health Material conditions

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: RTBF

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USA: 152 Parchman inmates sue Mississippi officials over "barbaric" prison conditions and "deprivation" of health care

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North America Health Material conditions Violence United States
Lawyers representing inmates inside the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman filed a second lawsuit in federal court early Wednesday on behalf of 152 inmates who they say have been denied adequate medical and mental health care, fed contaminated food and retaliated against for speaking with t…

Source: CBS News

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France: prison d’Évreux : l’Etat attaqué pour conditions de détention «indignes»

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Europe Material conditions Overcrowding France

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Le Parisien

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Italy: l'Etat critiqué pour ses conditions de détention dans un rapport du Conseil de l'Europe

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Europe Justice Material conditions Italy

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Le Figaro

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Coronavirus: Prison Fever / 2021

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Africa Coronavirus North America Central America and the Caribbean South America Asia Elderly prisoners Europe Middle East Oceania Health Mental health Material conditions Activities Social ties
The virus has not stopped at prison gates. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? Here is an overview. — Update 31/12/2021
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Argentina: piden intervención de la ONU por falta de comida en las cárceles

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South America Material conditions Argentina

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: Filo.news

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France: 20 détenus pourront être indemnisés en raison de l’indignité de leurs conditions de détention

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Asia Europe Material conditions France

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: France 3

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Paraguay: "sed de derechos" expone el déficit de acceso al agua en cárceles

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South America Material conditions Paraguay

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: El Diario

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Venezuela: presos toman como rehenes a guardias en cárcel de Táchira por falta de comida

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South America Material conditions Venezuela

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: RPP

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Egypt: "credible evidence" that "brutal" prison conditions prompted Morsi’s death, thousands more at risk

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Africa Middle East Material conditions Egypt
A group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday that there was “credible evidence” that inadequate prison conditions in which former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was held may have led “directly” to his death in June, and thousands of other detainees may be at “severe risk”.

Source: UN News

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Haiti: des détenus pourraient "mourir de faim", faute de nourriture dans les prisons

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Central America and the Caribbean Material conditions Haiti

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: France Info