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South America
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Violence
Venezuela
At least 37 people were killed during clashes between armed inmates and security forces at a small prison in southern Venezuela, the state’s governor said Wednesday.
Gov. Liborio Guarulla said the bloodshed came after fighting erupted between inmates and their jailers Tuesday night in the prison in…
Source — Time
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Asia
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Philippines
AUTHORITIES in the Philippines said three inmates were killed on Sunday and another was wounded following a prison escape in Jolo, a southern Island notoriously known as a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf militants.
According to the South China Morning Post (via the AFP) the dead and wounded were among 14…
Source — Le Point
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Central America and the Caribbean
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Mexico
Mexican authorities say a search of an Acapulco prison where 28 inmates were killed last week during fighting among rival gang members turned up knives and shanks, but no guns or drugs.
Source — ABC
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North America
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United States
A gang revolt at a Florida state prison injured seven corrections officers and one inmate Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Source — Palm Beach Post
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Europe
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France
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Source — L'Independant
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Africa
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Source — Radio Okapi
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South America
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Brazil
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Source — Le Parisien
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South America
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Brazil
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Source — Le Monde
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Africa
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Source — RFI
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Africa
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Source — Jeune Afrique
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Africa
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Source — RFI
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Africa
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Source — Radio Okapi
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Asia
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Indonesia
Overcrowding, miserable sanitary conditions, corrupt guards contribute to chaos
Source — Asia Sentinel
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Africa
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Papua New Guinea
Killings take place in the Pacific nation’s second largest city of Lae after 77 people break out of notorious Buimo jail
Source — The Guardian
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Africa
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Papua New Guinea
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Source — RTBF
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Africa
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Côte d’Ivoire
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Source — Le Monde
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United States
Prisoners across the U.S. have been holding hunger and labor strikes since last year, with tens of thousands of inmates protesting abuse and poor conditions. But news reports on the strikes have been few and far between, leaving prisoners’ requests for humane treatment in the dark.
Source — Mintpress News
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Material conditions
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United States
Seven Alabama jail inmates are facing additional charges after a riot to express their dissatisfaction with the food served at the lockup, according to AL.com.
Source — The Times Picayune
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Asia
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Nepal
At least seven inmates were injured in a clash that broke out between two groups at the District Prison in Dailekh on Saturday morning.
Source — Kathmandu Post
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Middle East
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Israel
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Source — Huffington Post
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