October 2016
Ukraine
Just three days after Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Lazarenko was taken prisoner in the war in Ukraine’s east, a peace agreement was signed under which the sides agreed to an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange. A year and a half later, his wife still waits desperately for his return.
Source — Daily mail
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United States
Certains condamnés peuvent choisir de purger leur peine dans une prison municipale plus confortable que celle du comté. À condition de payer…
(…) En Californie, certains individus ont le droit – avec l’aval du juge – de choisir le lieu de leur détention. Ils peuvent décider d’aller dans l’établisse…
Source — Le Point
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Central America and the Caribbean
Guatemala
A prison riot in Guatemala highlights a broken system that continues to suffer from overcrowding, rising violence and a lack of organizational leadership – all of which likely exacerbates the nation’s gang problems.
The riot occurred on October 6 at the high-security Boquerón prison in the Santa Ro…
Source — Insight Crime
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Europe
Italy
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Source — Paris Match
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Middle East
Israel
Mariam al-Hih received a distressing phone call from her son Omar last month. Omar was going on hunger strike to protest how Israel had locked him up without charge or trial. As many other parents have done in similar situations, Mariam pleaded with Omar not to proceed with his hunger strike.
“I to…
Source — The Electronic Intifada
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Europe
France
L’administration pénitentiaire doit intensifier la dératisation de la prison de Fresnes, poursuivre “dans les meilleurs délais” toutes les mesures nécessaires pour bétonner les zones sableuses de l’établissement et reboucher les égouts par lesquels les rats peuvent s’infiltrer au sein de l’établiss…
Source — Le Parisien
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United Kingdom
The almost 17 years Juliet Lyon spent as director of the Prison Reform Trust before stepping down in July was good preparation for her new role as chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAP). With figures last month showing violence and death in English and Welsh prisons at a…
Source — The Guardian
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Europe
France
Des rats qui pullulent dans les cellules et les coursives, des lits infestés de punaises et de cafards… L’Observatoire international des prisons (OIP) a décidé de poursuivre l’État en justice pour faire cesser l’insalubrité au centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes (Val-de-Marne).
La requête en référé-lib…
Source — Le Parisien
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Africa
Senegal
Inside Senegal’s state penitentiary, jailed minors form an orderly queue. They are being driven away from the prison in Thiès to enter a studio and fight.
Senegal is experimenting with a new form of restorative justice where these child prisoners – whose offenses range from violence to theft – are…
Source — JollofNews
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Asia
Torture
Kazakhstan
The United Nations’ torture prevention body has urged Kazakhstan to focus more on the rehabilitation of prisoners rather than punishment, as part of efforts to ensure that people deprived of their liberty are protected against torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
“We note that Kazakhs…
Source — United Nations News Center
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Europe
Violence
France
Franck, ex-émeutier en prison : “J’avais tellement la haine, j’aurais pu tuer”
Franck a été enfermé dans huit établissements différents, notamment pour avoir organisé une émeute. Alors que les incidents se multiplient dans les centres de détention, il explique ce qui l’a conduit à cette spirale de…
Source — Le Nouvel Obs
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Africa
Malawi
The failure by Malawi government to prosecute murder cases timely is resulting in some remanded suspects going mad, a new report has revealed. The report by the Malawi Prison Inspectorate revealed that authorities took at least a year to bring murder suspects to court.
Source — News 24
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North America
Women
Canada
Préoccupé par la cohabitation de détenus des deux sexes à la prison Leclerc, le ministre de la Sécurité publique, Martin Coiteux, conclut qu’il faut construire un nouveau centre de détention pour femmes dans la région de Montréal.
Dans une entrevue accordée au Devoir, le ministre Coiteux a révélé q…
Source — Le Devoir
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