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Russia: former political prisoner takes Russia to court over torture conditions in Crimean prison

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Hearings have begun in occupied Crimea into the lawsuit brought by Kazim Ametov against Russia’s penitentiary service and police over the inhuman conditions he was held prisoner in for over two years. The chances of a Russian-controlled “court” finding in favour of the former political prisoner are remote,…

Source — The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group

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Ireland: prison service to spend €1.6m on bras, underwear for inmates

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The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is set to spend more than €1.6m on bras, underwear, anoraks, and other items of clothing for inmates over the next three years. Nighties, dressing gowns, and tracksuits are among 30 categories of clothing sought by the IPS in an invitation for tenders. The successful supplier…

Source — Irish examiner

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Belgique : une délégation profite de la visite du roi Philippe pour dénoncer des "conditions indignes"

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España: el psiquiátrico penitenciario de Fontcalent se queda sin psiquiatras

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Arabia Saudí: líderes del G20, no se dejen engañar. Las verdaderas agentes del cambio están en la cárcel

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United Kingdom: CT child advocate report, adult prison system is no place for minors

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The 18-year-old didn’t want to be in jail, he told Department of Correction officials one day in 2019, as he covered the window in his cell with a sheet and mattress. He wanted to be with his family. He was being held in a “Restrictive Housing Unit” at Manson Youth Institution in Cheshire, confined to…

Source — The CT mirror

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Thailand: activists protest against human rights violations in women’s prison

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The group, led by Ploy Dechwongsa and Kornkanok Khumta, held up signs saying “unchain political prisoners” and “this is all they can do to us” in front of the Central Women Correctional Institution. They also read a statement calling for the Department of Corrections to follow the International Covenant…

Source — Prachatai

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United States: the role of plant-based food in the prison system

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British prisons and jails must provide for vegan inmates by law; as of January this year, veganism is an explicitly protected belief under the Equality Act 2010, the same as religious beliefs. This protection is not absolute, nor does veganism have legal protection everywhere in the world. In the U.S.,…

Source — Sentient Media

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United States: California law is step forward but fails to guarantee safety for trans prisoners

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Syiaah Skylit has been imprisoned in California since 2015. Despite multiple requests to be placed in a women’s prison, Skylit, a Black trans woman, has always been incarcerated in the state’s men’s prisons. There, she has faced attacks by incarcerated men as well as sexual abuse and retaliation by prison…

Source — Truthout

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France: aumônerie musulmane en prison, décryptage d’un phénomène en croissance

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Tchad : prison secrète de l’ANS, des détenus racontent les sévices subis

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United States: prison is even worse when you have a disability like autism

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When Drew Harrison was in prison, just sitting in his cell overloaded his senses. To dim the fluorescent lights, he covered the bulbs with toothpaste or paper. To mask overwhelming odors, he wrapped his uniform around his head. Once, when he asked to stay longer in the prison yard, Harrison, who has…

Source — The Marshall Project

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Philippines: Supreme Court must "get real" about prison conditions

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In a rebuke of the Supreme Court’s decision on prisoners’ plea for release during the pandemic, experts said the High Court must “get real” and see prison conditions in the Philippines for what it is – dire, and in need of judicial intervention. “We should persevere in challenging our Supreme Court…

Source — Rappler

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Jamaica: helping move mentally ill out of prison not an issue

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“Resources and funding” have been identified by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton as the hurdles that his ministry would need to clear in order to find suitable spaces so that mentally ill prisoners can be removed from correctional facilities. A recommendation for “some place other than…

Source — Jamaica Observer

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Argentina: crisis carcelaria. Una olla a presión que siempre está a punto de explotar

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Argentina: ajustan con una prueba el protocolo para que vuelvan las visitas familiares a los presos

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Tailandia: deben retirarse los cargos injustificados y poner en libertad a personas que se manifestaron pacíficamente

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Bielorrusia: mas autoridades impulsan actuaciones penales masivas contra cientos de manifestantes pacíficos

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Le calvaire des femmes incarcérées pendant la pandémie de COVID-19

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France: l’indignité des conditions de détention provisoire comme motif de mise en liberté

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Nigeria: security operatives kill 18 inmates in Warri prison after jailbreak

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Not less than 18 persons have been killed following a jailbreak that happened at Okere Correctional Service (formerly prison), Warri, Delta State last Thursday. The jailbreak led to the freeing of many inmates with the arms service also killing some inmates in the process. SaharaReporters had published…

Source — Sahara reporters

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