Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

June 14, 2022

South Africa: prison abortions — women behind bars endure plethora of obstacles

News

Women Health South Africa

Prison policies in South Africa need to be changed in terms of women’s choice of termination rights.

June 2, 2022

Argentina: "Aunque ellas estén afuera, las cárceles están sostenidas por mujeres"

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Women Social ties Argentina

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June 1, 2022

Venezuela: the moment before

Insights Focus

South America Women Venezuela

Ana Maria Arévalo Gosen takes photographs of women incarcerated in Latin America. She explains the genesis of her project Días Eternos and comments on one of her images.

May 31, 2022

Netherlands: prison guard arrested for abusing at least three female detainees

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Women Europe Violence Netherlands

A 47-year-old prison guard has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing at least three female prisoners in Nieuwersluis jail.

May 31, 2022

United Arab Emirates: Dubai prison ensures female inmates’ children do not miss out on school

News

Women Social ties United Arab Emirates

Nursery in the women’s section of Dubai Central Jail allows children to be close to their mothers.

May 19, 2022

Argentina : Siguen las advertencias por pésimas condiciones en comisarías y cárceles

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South America Women Material conditions Argentina

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May 18, 2022

France: in search of meaning

Testimonial

Women Europe Activities Social ties Religion France

Sakina is a Muslim chaplain in prison. She guides female prisoners in their religious practice. Ramadan, daily organiszation, work on self-esteem… She tells us all about it

May 4, 2022

Argentina: "The phone is everything to me"

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South America Women Material conditions Argentina

How cellphones transformed life at a women’s prison in Argentina.

April 26, 2022

Pre-trial detention Women Minors Middle East Foreign prisoners LGBTQI Long-term prisoners Access to legal rights Discipline Justice Health Mental health Material conditions Suicide Overcrowding Death penalty Torture Violence Activities Social ties Work Lebanon

All there is to know about Lebanese prisons in 2022. Key figures, life in detention, references: discover all the data gathered by Prison Insider.

April 20, 2022

United States: meeting my hero

Testimonial

North America Women Social ties United States

Alex and Xandan have been corresponding for two years. Alex lives in Austria and Xandan is serving time in a Texas prison. This is the story of a friendship between two people living thousands of kilometers apart.

March 23, 2022

Chile: Corte Suprema ratifica exigencia de médico/a las 24 horas en la Cárcel de Mujeres de San Miguel

News

South America Women Health Chile

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January 18, 2022

Years in the Row

Analysis Thematic paper

Africa Women Asia Europe Minors Foreign prisoners Discipline Health Mental health Drugs Material conditions Overcrowding Death penalty Torture

Some people fear death every morning. Others are sentenced to death in countries that no longer carry out executions. At least 483 executions were documented in 2020. Prison Insider publishes an overview of practices in nine countries that have not abolished the death penalty.

December 9, 2021

El Salvador es responsable por la detención, condena y muerte de una mujer que sufrió una emergencia obstétrica

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Central America and the Caribbean Women Health El Salvador

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December 9, 2021

Argentina: Jornadas sobre violencia de género en las cárceles del Complejo Centro Zona Sur

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South America Women Violence Argentina

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December 7, 2021

El Salvador: violation of woman's rights who had abortion and died in prison, court rules

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Central America and the Caribbean Women Justice El Salvador

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that El Salvador had violated the rights of a woman who was sent to prison for breaching the country’s tough abortion laws and died while serving her 30-year sentence.

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November 25, 2021

Senegal: The Life of a Woman in Prison

Interview

Africa Women Senegal

In 2019, Senegal’s prison headcount was greater than 11,500. Of those prisoners, 2.7% were women. How do Senegalese prisons address the specific needs of female prisoners? We have endeavoured to answer this question through a visit to Liberté VI Women’s Prison.

October 28, 2021

España: Navarra implantará en la cárcel de Pamplona programas sobre salud mental e igualdad de género

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Women Europe Mental health Spain

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October 26, 2021

Malaysia : Single mother with nine children sentenced to death for meth possession

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Women Asia Drugs Death penalty Malaysia

Incident has ignited fierce debate on women’s rights and capital punishment in Malaysia.

October 15, 2021

Latin America: pre-trial detention and access to justice

Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention South America Women Access to legal rights Justice

A discussion about rights under threat and the consequences for women, people of colour, and marginalised groups, with Isabel Roby, legal and policy officer, Fair Trials (Latin America) and Hugo Leonardo, president of the Brazilian defence lawyers’ network.

October 14, 2021

Estados Unidos: Nueva York trasladará mujeres y transexuales de la peligrosa cárcel de Rikers

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North America Women LGBTQI United States

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October 7, 2021

Global Prison Trends 2021

Report

Africa Coronavirus Women Asia Europe Minors Middle East Oceania Health Material conditions Overcrowding Death penalty

More than eleven million people are imprisoned around the world. Of this number, 70% are awaiting trial, a percentage that has been continuously increasing since 2000.

September 28, 2021

In Brazil, loved ones may be far away but remain supportive

Interview

South America Women Social ties Brazil

On visiting days, fewer people wait in front of women’s prisons than men’s prisons, but the female prisoners have not been abandoned. Two researchers answered our questions.

September 7, 2021

France: a deceptive protection

Interview

Women Europe Justice Violence France

The proliferation of surveillance systems and an increased reliance on incarceration are meant to curb violence. But what are the implications of this kind of security? Françoise Vergès is a feminist, anti-racist author. Her most recent work, entitled Une théorie féministe de la violence. Pour une…

July 27, 2021

Chile: radiografía de la visita conyugal

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South America Women Access to legal rights Social ties Chile

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