Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

September 22, 2019

Spain: mujeres y presas, la discriminación por género también se sufre en las cárceles

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Europe Spain

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September 21, 2019

Paraguay: autorizan utilización de blindados y personal militar para custodiar cárceles

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South America Paraguay

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September 21, 2019

Argentina: crisis en las cárceles y comisarías bonaerenses, la superpoblación alcanza el 100%

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South America Overcrowding Argentina

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September 21, 2019

China: "special project", torture and death in a prison

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Asia Torture China

The city of Benxi in China’s Liaoning Province boasts a unique tourist attraction: the smallest lake in the world, measuring just 15 square meters. But there’s another aspect to Benxi that is nothing to be proud of—it is home to one of the most brutal prisons in the country, especially for Falun Go…

September 21, 2019

USA: sentenced to death by Incarceration in New York state prison

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North America United States

The conversation around criminal justice reform is finally moving from general talk about mass incarceration to the specific reality of the multitude of people serving massive sentences.

September 20, 2019

Ireland: overcrowding an issue as prison inmate numbers rise 11% in two years

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Europe Overcrowding Ireland

The Irish Prison Service said more people are being sent to prison and overcrowding has once again become an issue in Irish prisons. The number of inmates has increased by 11% in the last two years, with more than 4,000 people now in custody on a regular basis. Remand prisoners have increased by mo…

September 20, 2019

Argentina: dans une prison, "le rugby a été mon exutoire"

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South America Argentina

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September 20, 2019

China: torture and death in a chinese prison

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Asia Torture China

There’s another aspect to Benxi that is nothing to be proud of—it is home to one of the most brutal prisons in the country, especially for Falun Gong adherents.

September 20, 2019

USA: a college education in prison opens unexpected path to freedom

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North America United States

Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative is the state’s only public B.A. program sending professors to teach behind bars. College programs like it were once far more common, but today advocates are hopeful the political winds have shifted enough to bring public dollars back to prison education.

September 19, 2019

Bolivia: “Libros por rejas” busca incentivar la lectura en las cárceles para reinserción de presos

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South America Bolivia

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September 19, 2019

Bangladesh: Biometric prisoner database to enhance prison management

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Asia Bangladesh

Bangladesh has developed a biometric-enabled prisoner database management system in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

September 18, 2019

Spain: imputado por defender presos

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Europe Spain

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September 18, 2019

Spain: alertan del elevado número de casos de enfermedad mental en las cárceles

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Europe Mental health Spain

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September 17, 2019

Belgium: la prison de Mons, photographiée par des détenus et exposée sur les murs d'enceinte

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Culture Europe Belgium

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September 17, 2019

France: les Éris ou la normalisation de la violence en prison

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Europe Violence France

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September 15, 2019

Pakistan: decoding the prison class system

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Asia Pakistan

The recent accountability drive has seen a number of high-profile prisoners — including former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi — demanding that they be provided better class facilities in jail. However, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government in its latest…

September 15, 2019

Philippines: Lacson wants steps to tackle corruption in Bilibid prison

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Asia Philippines

Senator Panfilo Lacson wants laws to address corruption and dismantle syndicates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) as he lamented that high-profile inmates, not government officials, were running the penitentiary. The senator cited reports that some prisoners have become “more powerful” than Bureau o…

September 15, 2019

Turkey: l'écrivain turc Ahmet Altan, en prison depuis 2016, reverra-t-il le monde ?

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Europe Turkey

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September 13, 2019

China: cárceles con sistema de vigilancia para controlar a musulmanes

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Asia Religion China

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September 13, 2019

Finland: prison authorities suspect personnel of smuggling contraband to inmates

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Europe Finland

Some prison officers are said to be afraid to work in cell blocks controlled by the United Brotherhood criminal gang.

September 12, 2019

Poland: HFHR helps 80-year-old prisoner in European court case

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Europe Poland

Prison populations are ageing but facilities and care are not keeping up with the change. HFHR has submitted an amicus curiae brief to the ECtHR in the case of an 80 year-old woman who claimed her rights were violated while in detention

September 12, 2019

India: human rights panel finds 91 prisoners with broken bones in Chennai prison

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Asia Torture India

National human rights commission has ordered Rs 3 lakh compensation to one such victim and initiate criminal action on responsible officers.

September 12, 2019

Myanmar : notorious prison presents a friendlier face to inmates

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Asia Myanmar (Burma)

Mention Insein Prison and what comes to mind are images of abused inmates, unbridled corruption and sub-human conditions. Myanmar’s main penitentiary, located on the outskirts of Yangon, gained notoriety during five decades of military rule as a place where political dissidents were incarcerated an…

September 12, 2019

France : comment Belloubet veut faire changer la pratique des juges

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Europe France

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