Central America and the Caribbean

March 18, 2020

Coronavirus: Prison Fever

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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 31/12/2020 Read more

March 18, 2020

Americas: coronavirus, prison fever

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Coronavirus North America Central America and the Caribbean South America Health Material conditions Protest

The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. 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? — Update 311 Read more

March 11, 2020

Mexico: mujeres padecen el olvido en las cárceles

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Central America and the Caribbean Women Access to legal rights Mexico

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March 11, 2020

Jamaica: the agony of serving time in prison while pregnant

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Central America and the Caribbean Women Health Jamaica

In Jamaica, women incarcerated while pregnant face the painful reality of being separated from their newborn up to six months after giving birth — a reality which often leads to anxiety and depression for the rest of their stay in prison.

Source — Jamaica Observer

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March 11, 2020

El Salvador: la emergencia nacional en las cárceles

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Central America and the Caribbean Access to legal rights Justice Violence El Salvador

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February 26, 2020

Guatemala: el presidente Giammattei realizará cambios en las cárceles

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Central America and the Caribbean Justice Guatemala

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February 26, 2020

Mexico: el 80 por ciento de cárceles yucatecas carece de médicos

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Central America and the Caribbean Health Mexico

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February 11, 2020

Mexico: una historia de tortura e impunidad por ministeriales en Chiapas

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Central America and the Caribbean Torture Mexico

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January 17, 2020

Guatemala: justicia suspende polémica reducción de penas de cárcel

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Central America and the Caribbean Justice Guatemala

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January 17, 2020

Honduras : motín dejó al menos 18 muertos y una veintena de heridos

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Honduras

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January 17, 2020

Cuba: la mayor cárcel del mundo

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Central America and the Caribbean Overcrowding Cuba

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January 15, 2020

Mexico: une émeute dans une prison fait 16 morts

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Mexico

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January 2, 2020

Jamaica: judges still tossing children "behind bars" for uncontrollable behaviour, years after efforts started to end practice

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Central America and the Caribbean Minors Jamaica

Human rights advocacy group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has raised concerns that the practice has re-emerged and provided The Sunday Gleaner with statistics which suggest that in 2018, some 413 children (211 males and 203 girls) appeared before court, not for committing an offence but for exhibitin1

Source — The Cleaner

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January 1, 2020

Coronavirus: Prison Fever / 2021

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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 Read more

November 27, 2019

Mexico: unos 200 presos realizan una huelga de hambre en la cárcel de Las Flores

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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November 22, 2019

Haiti: mutiny over cooking charcoal in Haiti prison led to gang rapes, human-rights groups say

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Haiti

It started around noon, when male detainees inside a prison for men and women north of Haiti’s capital heard there was no charcoal or propane gas to cook their food, and began violently protesting prison conditions and attempting to escape.

Source — Miami Herald

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November 13, 2019

Mexico: condena en libertad, efectos del sistema penal en familiares

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Central America and the Caribbean Social ties Mexico

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November 7, 2019

Haiti: reclusos corren riesgo de morir de hambre debido a la crisis

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Central America and the Caribbean Haiti

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November 1, 2019

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

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October 21, 2019

Haiti : dicey prison conditions made worse by crisis

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Central America and the Caribbean Material conditions Haiti

Port-au-Prince (AFP) - With protests rocking the streets, some prison authorities in Haiti have confined inmates to cells that lack showers or toilets, in a country where most detainees are stuck awaiting trial for months or even years. Read more

October 12, 2019

Mexico: reclusas en San Luis Potosí demandaron a empresas maquiladoras por explotación laboral

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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October 8, 2019

Mexico: la prison la plus incontrôlable du pays fermée pour devenir un musée

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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September 23, 2019

Mexico: cárceles de Tamaulipas, peligro para niños y niñas

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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September 4, 2019

Mexico: el fin de Topo Chico, la tenebrosa y violenta prisión cerrará sus puertas

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Mexico

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