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January 31, 2019

Togo: repressed political commitment

Report

Africa Justice Torture Violence Togo

Togo is experiencing a serious socio-political crisis. Mistreatment and arbitrary arrests are on the rise. Here is the current situation.

September 10, 2018

Mundo: Didier Fassin – “La pregunta no es si está bien o mal castigar, sino por qué se castiga a unos y no a otros”

News

Justice

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September 1, 2018

Argentina: advierten sobre desigualdad de género en cárceles

News

America South America Justice Argentina

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August 6, 2018

Sharp rise in the number of prisoners in England and Wales

Analysis Report

Europe Justice Overcrowding

The prison population has risen by 77% in the past thirty years. It comes as the result of an increasing use of custodial measures.

June 26, 2018

France : inconstitutionnalité du régime de restriction des communications en détention

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Europe Justice France

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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.

May 2, 2018

France : maison d’arrêt de Fresnes, retour sur les conditions indignes de vie en détention

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Europe Justice Material conditions France

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May 1, 2018

Aux Etats-Unis, la "gay panic" permet toujours d'éviter la prison pour le meurtre d'un homosexuel

News

Justice United States

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April 25, 2018

España: Reflexiones sobre la prisión permanente revisable ¿Debe derogarse?

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Justice Spain

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April 8, 2018

New Zeland: Dutch prison system offers inspiration to New Zealand

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Justice Facilities New Zealand

New Zealand’s prison population is skyrocketing, and our jails are at breaking point. The Netherlands has the opposite problem - they’re closing down prisons because inmate numbers have plummeted.

March 22, 2018

Zimbabwe: otorga amnistía a tres mil reos para desahogar prisiones

News

Africa Justice Zimbabwe

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February 23, 2018

France : prévention de la radicalisation, un virage à 180 degrés de la doctrine pénitentiaire

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Europe Discipline Justice France

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February 19, 2018

En Gambie, le président Adama Barrow annonce un moratoire sur la peine de mort

News

Africa Justice Death penalty Violence Gambia

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February 17, 2018

France : un jeune homme part en prison trois jours après sa majorité

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Europe Justice France

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February 14, 2018

France : Réforme de la justice - des magistrats critiquent la méthode Belloubet

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Europe Justice France

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February 6, 2018

France : en prison pour les attentats du 11 septembre 2001, Moussaoui assigne Trump en justice

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Europe Justice France

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February 6, 2018

USA: teens sentenced to life in prison say Maryland’s parole system is unconstitutional

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Justice United States

Judges on Maryland’s highest court expressed concern Tuesday that the state’s parole system has not released for two decades any inmates sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed as teenagers.

February 6, 2018

USA: yes, lots of people go to jail because they can't pay a fine

News

Justice United States

From 1990 to 2004, the rate of people on probation who were sent back to jail for noncompliance grew by 50 percent.

February 2, 2018

La CEDH condamne la France pour l’expulsion d’un Algérien

News

Africa Europe Justice France

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January 8, 2018

France : l’Assemblée nationale se mobilise contre la surpopulation en prison

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Europe Justice Overcrowding France

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January 8, 2018

France : l’Assemblée nationale se mobilise contre la surpopulation en prison

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Europe Justice Overcrowding France

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January 4, 2018

France : téléphones en prison - la politique carcérale de Macron décroche

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Europe Justice Social ties France

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January 3, 2018

France : en prison, le mitard pour lutter contre les portables

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Europe Justice France

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December 19, 2017

Smoking ban cannot be enforced in jails, UK supreme court rules

News

Justice United Kingdom

Inmate loses attempt to enforce ban in prisons after court says crown premises are exempt.