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September 20, 2017

USA: inmate sues Kansas prison for "imposing christian propaganda"

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Religion United States

Shari Webber-Dunn, an inmate serving a murder charge in Kansas, said her First Amendment rights were violated by “Christian propaganda” imposed by the all-female prison.

September 16, 2017

Turquie : les prisons se sont modernisées, mais l'islamisation domine

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Europe Religion Turkey

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August 25, 2017

Germany: un teatro en una cárcel alemana, contra el extremismo islamista

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Europe Religion Germany

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July 21, 2017

España: la Audiencia Nacional prohíbe el velo islámico en las cárceles si dificulta la identificación

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Religion Spain

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June 25, 2017

France: inside prisons, a struggle to combat radicalisation

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Europe Discipline Religion France

With 2,500 inmates, the penitentiary institution of Fresnes, about 20 miles south of Paris, is one of the largest prisons in Europe. Like most French prisons, Fresnes is overcrowded. Built in the late 19th century, its tiny cells, each meant for one prisoner, most often house three. Inmates scream…

April 26, 2017

Myanmar: prisoners to be allowed to join in religious activities

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Asia Religion Myanmar (Burma)

The Prisons Department will allow inmates to carry out religious activities once a month starting from the new fiscal year, said the department’s deputy director from Security Section.

February 11, 2017

La prisión de las mujeres del Estado Islámico en Libia

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Religion Libya

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January 13, 2017

France : menaces et radicalisme à la nursery de la prison de Fleury-Mérogis

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Women Europe Justice Violence Religion France

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December 16, 2016

USA : a prison class in African religion attracts students beyond its walls

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Religion United States

In many ways, the class that met here Tuesday night could be in any university in the United States. There were desks arranged in a circle to facilitate discussion. There were student presentations based on dense readings. And there was the faint buzzing from the fluorescent lights overhead.

November 21, 2016

France : Radicalisation en prison : le gouvernement abandonne les unités spécialisées

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Europe Discipline Religion France

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November 16, 2016

France : de plus en plus de femmes radicalisées en prison

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Women Europe Discipline Religion France

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October 26, 2016

France to scrap special prison wings for dangerous jihadists

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Europe Discipline Justice Facilities Religion France

France’s Minister of Justice, Jean-Jacques Urvoas, announced on Tuesday the end of French prison wings for radicalized inmates, promising a new “regime” instead. France has five prisons with experimental de-radicalisation wings for dangerous Islamist extremists, and all these units will be shut dow…

August 22, 2016

Grande-Bretagne : lutte contre l’islamisme radical en prison

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Religion United Kingdom

Le gouvernement britannique va dévoiler, lundi 22 août, un plan contre l’islamisme radical en prison, prévoyant notamment d’isoler les détenus les plus dangereux et d’interdire à ceux qui encouragent des croyances contraires aux “valeurs britanniques fondamentales” de participer aux prières.

July 6, 2016

France : un rapport critique le regroupement des islamistes en prison

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Europe Religion France

Mises en place après les attentats de janvier 2015 pour lutter contre le prosélytisme, les unités dédiées aux détenus islamistes sont désormais pointées du doigt. Dans un rapport publié mercredi, la contrôleur général des lieux de privation de liberté (CGLPL), Adeline Hazan, dresse un bilan critiqu…