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United States: advocates file complaint over Texas youth prison conditions

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North America Minors Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Material conditions Violence United States
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 st…

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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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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Source: Una ventana a la libertad

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United States: conditions at South Carolina juvenile facility unconstitutional

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North America Minors Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Material conditions Violence United States
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…

Source: Prison legal news

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France : le sport en prison, "c'est le seul moyen pour s'évader"

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Culture Europe Health Mental health France

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

Source: France bleu

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Liban : le documentaire qui met le pays face à lui-même

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Culture Middle East Mental health Lebanon

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

Source: Franceinfo

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France : suicides en prison

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Europe Mental health Suicide Social ties Religion France

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

Source: La Vie

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México: las otras pandemias en las cárceles

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Health Mental health Material conditions Overcrowding Mexico

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Source: La UAMC

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España: el gobierno vasco urge a "adaptar la política penitenciaria a la realidad actual"

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Europe Justice Health Mental health Spain

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

Source: Eitb.eus

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Uruguay: Salud sexual y reproductiva en cárceles: papanicolau, colposcopía, mamografía, anticoncepción y asesoramiento de IVE

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South America Women Mental health Rehabilitation Work Uruguay

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Source: Teledoce

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UK: lockdown report reveals HMP Maidstone inmates confined to cell for 23 hours a day with higher number of self-harm incidents

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Coronavirus Europe Mental health United Kingdom
An inspection of a Kent prison during lockdown has revealed inmates have been confined to their cells for 23 hours a day and had no face-to-face contact with the outside world for at least 12 weeks. The report has also highlighted a “self-inflicted death” at HMP Maidstone since the restrictions cam…

Source: KentOnline

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Dura crítica del Defensor del Pueblo a la crueldad en las cárceles españolas

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Europe Minors Mental health Spain

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Source: Diario16

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France: la prison altère le fonctionnement du cerveau

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Europe Mental health France

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

Source: La Croix

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South America: las mujeres tienen mayor riesgo de suicidio en las cárceles

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South America Women Mental health

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Source: El Espectador

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Honduras: cut off by coronavirus, Hondurans in packed prison suffer mental toll

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Mental health Honduras
LA ESPERANZA, Honduras (Reuters) - For Yerbin Estrada, the worst part of the day is when the sun begins to set. The hundreds of inmates of La Esperanza prison in central Honduras must leave its small courtyard and file back to their cramped cells. “That is when the hell really begins,” said the pow…

Source: Reuters

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France: en 2019, ils sont morts en prison

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Coronavirus Europe Health Mental health Suicide France

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

Source: Libération

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USA: el confinamiento en solitario prolongado en las cárceles equivale a tortura psicológica

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North America Discipline Health Mental health Torture United States

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Source: UN News

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Coronavirus: Prison Fever / 2021

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Africa Coronavirus North America Central America and the Caribbean South America Asia Elderly prisoners Europe Middle East Oceania Health Mental health Material conditions Activities Social ties
The virus has not stopped at prison gates. 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 31/12/2021
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