Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

July 12, 2018

En Suisse, l'évasion n'est pas condamnée : "on ne peut leur reprocher de vouloir vivre en liberté"

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Europe Switzerland

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July 5, 2018

Luxembourg : Le Luxembourg veut des prisons plus dignes et plus humaines

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Europe Luxembourg

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July 4, 2018

Belgique : Grève dans les prisons: des détenus de St-Gilles attaquent l'Etat

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Europe Belgium

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July 4, 2018

France : Prisons : Macron avait promis 15.000 nouvelles places en cinq ans... il n'y en aura que 7000

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Europe France

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July 2, 2018

France : Evasion de Redoine Faïd : "Il avait dans l'idée de se faire la malle, c'était connu de tous"

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Europe France

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June 29, 2018

France : la prison de Fresnes va être rénovée

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Europe France

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June 27, 2018

Belgique : se réinsérer sans dents?

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Europe Belgium

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June 27, 2018

France : trois questions à Olivia, militante du Genepi, sur la situation des personnes LGBT+ en prison

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Europe France

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June 26, 2018

France : inconstitutionnalité du régime de restriction des communications en détention

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Europe Justice France

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June 26, 2018

Pays-Bas : forcés de fermer des prisons car il y manque de détenus

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Europe Netherlands

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June 26, 2018

Turkey: torture has increased, prisons are at capacity

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Europe Middle East Torture Turkey

NGOs in Amed have issued a statement saying that with the State of Emergency in Turkey,, torture has increased, prisons have reached capacity and people have been abducted, and pointed out the importance of solidarity.

June 21, 2018

Torture committee tells Serbia to curb police violence

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Europe Torture Violence Serbia

The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee has called on Serbia to stop its police from habitually using violence to force suspects to confess to crimes.

June 21, 2018

Belgique : droits des détenus en temps de grève … un minimum syndical

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Europe Access to legal rights Belgium

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June 20, 2018

Russia: lawmakers finally move forward with legislation that could release 100,000 prisoners

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Asia Europe Russia

After 10 years, the State Duma has adopted a second reading of legislation that would mean less time behind bars for Russians convicted of many crimes.

June 20, 2018

France: insalubrité et sur-occupation à la maison d'arrêt des femmes de Mulhouse

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Women Europe France

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June 19, 2018

Belgique : pourquoi les syndicats appellent-ils à la grève?

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Europe Belgium

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June 18, 2018

France : Encore un mort au mitard, communiqués de prisonniers enfermés à la maison d’arrêt de Seysses

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Europe Violence France

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June 16, 2018

Allemagne, la prison privatisée

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Europe Germany

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June 15, 2018

France : à la prison de Fleury, quatre surveillants condamnés pour une fouille qui dégénère

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Europe Violence France

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June 14, 2018

UK: number of far-right terrorists in prisons triples as arrests hit new record

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Europe United Kingdom

Islamists make up the majority of terrorist prisoners and suspects arrested in Britain. The number of far-right terrorists imprisoned in Britain has more than tripled in a year, new statistics reveal.

June 14, 2018

France : à la prison de Perpignan, "une cellule est occupée actuellement par 7 détenus !"

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Europe Overcrowding France

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June 14, 2018

France : à Fresnes, premiers pas en prison des nouveaux surveillants

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Europe France

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June 4, 2018

France : Fleury-Mérogis, dans le quotidien des familles de détenus, "captives à l’extérieur"

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Europe Social ties France

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June 4, 2018

France : surveillante, puis détenue, puis femme de détenue, une triple expérience de la prison

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Europe France

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