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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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Egipto: cientos de legisladores y legisladoras de la UE y EE. UU. instan al presidente Abdel Fattah al Sisi a que excarcele a presos y presas de conciencia en Egipto

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Arabia Saudí: el Women20 debe exigir la liberación de las activistas saudíes encarceladas

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United States: advocates file complaint over Texas youth prison conditions

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Detainees in Texas’ juvenile prisons suffer from frequent physical and sexual abuse, inadequate mental healthcare and high rates of staff turnover, two youth advocacy groups wrote in a federal complaint Wednesday. The rights of the hundreds of youths detained in five secure facilities around the state…

Source — San Francisco Chronicle

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West Bank: thirty detainees join hunger strike in Ofer prison

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The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that thirty detainees held in Ofer Israeli detention center has launched a hunger strike in solidarity with Maher al-Akhras, who continues his strike for the 80th consecutive day. The PPS stated that the thirty detainees started the strike on Wednesday,…

Source — IMEMC news

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France : feu vert à la nomination de Dominique Simonnot comme Contrôleuse générale des prisons

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Europe Access to legal rights Justice France

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Argentina: advierten por los riesgos de contagio en las cárceles debido a la sobrepoblación

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Venezuela: denuncian violación de DDHC a reclusos en la subdelegación Cicpc Las Acacias

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Pre-trial detention South America Access to legal rights Justice Health Mental health Material conditions Overcrowding Social ties Venezuela

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Estados Unidos: la paradoja de la pena de muerte

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France: la journaliste Dominique Simonnot nommée contrôleuse générale des prisons

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Europe Access to legal rights Justice France

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France: le Conseil constitutionnel exige une loi pour faire respecter la dignité humaine en prison

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France: des kits d'hygiène féminine distribués gratuitement aux détenues de la maison d'arrêt de Nîmes

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Women Europe Access to legal rights Health France

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United States: prison labor is on the frontlines of the covid-19 pandemic

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As record-shattering wildfires rage throughout California, the state’s incarcerated population is doing the backbreaking work at the front lines. They plow fire lines and battle blazes, for $1 an hour, plus reduced prison time—a program that saves the state tens of millions of dollars annually. While…

Source — The Appeal

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United Kingdom: lockdown conditions leave prisoners at risk of serving longer sentences

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Lockdown conditions in prisons have effectively ended opportunities for prisoners to take part in rehabilitation activities and progress in their sentences. For the nearly 11,000 prisoners serving indeterminate sentences (9,000 unreleased; 2,000 recalled), this could lead to them spending significantly…

Source — Prison reform trust

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United States: conditions at South Carolina juvenile facility unconstitutional

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued notice on February 5, 2020 that it has found the “totality of the conditions, practices, and incidents” it discovered at Broad River Road Complex (BRRC), South Carolina’s long-term juvenile commitment facility, violated the juveniles’ Fourteenth Amendment rights. After…

Source — Prison legal news

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Bangladesh: hay que liberar a cientos de trabajadores y trabajadoras migrantes en detención arbitraria

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Venezuela: el ministerio penitenciario ortogó 80 libertades con régimen de confianza en Guárico

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South America Access to legal rights Justice Material conditions Overcrowding Venezuela

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España: una concentración en Bilbao pide durante toda la noche otra política penitenciaria

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Europe Access to legal rights Justice Spain

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