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Uruguay: controlaron revuelta en la cárcel de Punta de Rieles tras requisa masiva

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South America Material conditions Protest Uruguay

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Australia: aboriginal people in prison and out-of-home care suffering under 'punitive' Covid-19 restrictions

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Coronavirus Minors Oceania Material conditions Social ties Australia
Aboriginal people in prisons are going without soap, and children in out-of-home care are being refused contact with their families under “punitive” restrictions enforced due to Covid-19, a report released on Wednesday has said. Aboriginal people are disproportionately affected by Covid-19 policy responses…

Source — The Guardian

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France: surpopulation, personnel débordé, locaux "immondes", le triste bilan des prisons françaises en 2019

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Europe Material conditions Overcrowding Work France

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USA: cleaning supplies are so scarce at this arizona prison, detainees are using shampoo and menstrual pads, lawsuit says

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Coronavirus North America Health Material conditions United States
No one seems to be cleaning the phones at CoreCivic’s correctional complex in Florence, Arizona, Maria Guadalupe Lucero-Gonzalez said—so she wipes them down with wet menstrual pads before she calls her loved ones. It’s been almost a year since the 50-year-old mother of three was convicted of illegal…

Source — The Appeal

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Argentina: ¿para qué está la cárcel?

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Coronavirus South America Women LGBTI Material conditions Overcrowding Argentina

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Guinea: plongée dans l'enfer du camp militaire de Soronkoni

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Africa Material conditions Violence Work Guinea

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Colombia: E-Containers ofrece cárceles en contenedores para dar solución al hacinamiento

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South America Material conditions Overcrowding Colombia

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Greece: reforming prison system and ending police ill-treatment are urgent priorities, says CPT

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Europe Material conditions Overcrowding Violence Greece
After a visit to prisons in Greece last year, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) recommends that the Greek authorities remedy structural problems that have led to enduring ill-treatment of detainees, prison overcrowding…

Source — Council of Europe

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Spain: las videollamadas llegan a las cárceles

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Coronavirus Europe Material conditions Social ties Spain

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France: "on ne sait pas encore si c’est les ERIS ou le virus qui va nous mettre à terre"

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Coronavirus Europe Health Material conditions France

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France: face au coronavirus, la déflation carcérale a commencé

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Coronavirus Europe Health Material conditions France

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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 prisons…

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

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

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Africa Health Material conditions

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

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Coronavirus Europe Health Material conditions

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