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

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Asia Access to legal rights Justice Health Material conditions Torture Violence Russia
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…

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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Women Europe Access to legal rights Material conditions Ireland
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…

Source: Irish examiner

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Belgique : "on a tous droit à un peu d'affection"

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Coronavirus Europe Mental health Protest Social ties Belgium

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Rtbf.be

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

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: L'avenir

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Argentina: cárceles solidarias, presas hicieron y donaron 180 pelucas para pacientes oncológicos

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South America Women Mental health Activities Rehabilitation Work Argentina

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: La Nación

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España: el protocolo antisuicidios en las cárceles

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: Telecinco

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España: el psiquiátrico penitenciario de Fontcalent se queda sin psiquiatras

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: ABC.es

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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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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: Amnistía Internacional

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

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Coronavirus Europe Minors Access to legal rights Mental health Material conditions United Kingdom
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…

Source: The CT mirror

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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…

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…

Source: Truthout

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Colombia : las cuentas del Inpec tras ocho meses de pandemia en las cárceles

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: El Espectador

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France : la prison, quel rôle ?

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: m2A

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France : "des risques de contamination par les prisonniers comme par les surveillants", l’alerte de la contrôleuse générale

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Le Monde

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France : "ils sont surveillés de près"

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Source: Franceinfo

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Belgique: près de deux tiers des détenus vont à fond de peine

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Europe Justice Rehabilitation Belgium

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Pickx

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

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Mission de recherche Droit et Justice

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Belgique : "la situation actuelle en prison est plus difficile qu'en mars", alerte la Direction générale des établissements pénitentiaires

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Coronavirus Europe Social ties Belgium

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: La Libre

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

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Africa Access to legal rights Justice Health Torture Violence Chad

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: RFI

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Belgique : prison et Covid, la double peine

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: La Libre