Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

July 2, 2020

Colombia: se disparan casos de coronavirus en cárceles de Cali, Cartagena y El Espinal

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Coronavirus America South America Health Colombia

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July 2, 2020

Chile: la realidad de las cárceles en pandemia y la falta de información pública

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Coronavirus America South America Health Chile

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July 1, 2020

Canada: Inuit overrepresented in federal prisons’ COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus America North America Health Canada

“They were afraid, they were stressed, they were kept in isolation”

July 1, 2020

USA: Coronavirus cases skyrocket at Bay Area prison after inmate transfers

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Coronavirus America Health United States

Some men hadn’t been tested for weeks prior to being moved to San Quentin, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

July 1, 2020

USA: Covid-19 cases at San Quentin prison surge to 1,000

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Coronavirus America North America Health Material conditions United States

The number of coronavirus cases in California’s San Quentin state prison has crossed a thousand, with more than 900 cases being diagnosed in the last two weeks alone.

June 18, 2020

Global Prison Trends 2020

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Africa America Asia Europe Middle East Oceania Material conditions Overcrowding

Over 11 million people are held in prisons worldwide. Many face substandard detention conditions. Sentences keep getting longer, in underfunded justice systems. PRI has published its annual report on the state of prisons and the use of imprisonment: Global Prison Trends 2020.

June 9, 2020

Touch — 9/12

Inside Outside

America North America South America Women Asia Europe Long-term prisoners

Each month, the photographer Bertrand Gaudillère creates an image or chooses one from his archives. Prison Insider sends it to a dozen participants, prisoners around the world.They are in Argentina, in the United States of America, in France, in Switzerland, in Guatemala, in Ukraine, in Colombia, i…

May 19, 2020

Unclear fates behind bars

Interview

Africa America Pre-trial detention Asia Europe Middle East Oceania

”Since 2000, the overall number of pre-trial detainees has increased by 30%”. They are now up to three million people to be held awaiting trial around the world. What is the purpose of pre-trial detention? How it is used around the world?

April 29, 2020

Map of the coronavirus in prisons

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Prison Insider is partnering with Justice Project Pakistan on its collaborative map to report the number of confirmed cases and deaths among prisoners worldwide.

April 23, 2020

USA: Living behind bars during a pandemic

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Coronavirus America Health United States

Robert C. is currently serving an 11-year sentence in a prison in Michigan than presents a very high infection rate. He writes about the first outbreak that occurred a couple weeks ago.

April 23, 2020

Death penalty 2019: les chiffres les plus bas de la décennie

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Africa America Asia Europe Middle East Oceania Death penalty

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

March 19, 2020

Canada: suspending prison visits over COVID-19 sparks fears of inmate backlash

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Coronavirus America North America Health Canada

‘I am concerned that I’m going to get a call saying my son has been sent to hospital, or worse’

March 19, 2020

USA: L.A. County releasing some inmates from jail to combat coronavirus

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Coronavirus America North America Health United States

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is releasing inmates from its jails and cutting down on how many people it books into custody to protect those housed in close quarters from the growing coronavirus pandemic. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said deputies and police officers across the county have…

March 18, 2020

Honduras: suspenden visitas en cárceles de Honduras para prevenir contagio de coronavirus

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Coronavirus America Central America and the Caribbean Health Honduras

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March 18, 2020

Colombia: se suspenden las visitas a todas las cárceles del país

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Coronavirus America South America Health Colombia

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March 18, 2020

Brazil: évasions en masse de détenus suite aux mesures anti-coronavirus

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Coronavirus America South America Health Brazil

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March 18, 2020

Coronavirus: Prison Fever

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Africa Coronavirus America North America Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention South America Asia Europe Middle East Health Material conditions Protest Activities

What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? Here is an overview. — Update 31/12/2020

March 18, 2020

Americas: coronavirus, prison fever

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Coronavirus America North America Central America and the Caribbean South America Health Material conditions Protest

The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…

March 11, 2020

Argentina: negociar en desventaja por la presión de estar detenido

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America Pre-trial detention South America Justice Argentina

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March 11, 2020

Mexico: mujeres padecen el olvido en las cárceles

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America Central America and the Caribbean Women Access to legal rights Mexico

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March 11, 2020

Argentina: profundizan las tareas de prevención del dengue en las cárceles bonaerenses

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America South America Health Argentina

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March 11, 2020

Argentina: para agilizar informes criminológicos, dotan de nueva tecnología a cárceles de La Plata, Magdalena y Florencio Varela

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America South America Argentina

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March 11, 2020

Jamaica: the agony of serving time in prison while pregnant

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America Central America and the Caribbean Women Health Jamaica

In Jamaica, women incarcerated while pregnant face the painful reality of being separated from their newborn up to six months after giving birth — a reality which often leads to anxiety and depression for the rest of their stay in prison.

March 11, 2020

Chile: our children are going to prison'

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America South America Minors Chile

More than 180 children in Chile have been held in preventive detention – some for up to four months – for their participation in the wave of social unrest which have rocked the country since October.