Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

May 26, 2019

United States: why are so many people dying in US prisons and jails?

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North America United States

The number of Americans dying while incarcerated has surged while the US prison population has increased by 500% over the last 40 years.

May 25, 2019

China: as another activist leaves prison gravely ill, Beijing’s treatment of prisoners must be investigated

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Asia China

The Chinese rights activist Ji Sizun was released from prison in late April after serving four and a half years on fabricated charges of “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order” and “picking quarrels.” But rather than returning home, the 69-year-old Ji was taken straight to the intensive care un…

May 25, 2019

Venezuela: au moins 29 prisonniers tués lors d’une intervention des forces spéciales

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South America Venezuela

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May 25, 2019

United States: it looks like any other graduation except these graduates earned their degrees in prison

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North America United States

There was pomp and circumstance. There were caps and gowns. Proud family members sat in the audience.

May 24, 2019

France: le centre pénitentiaire de Perpignan au bord de la crise de nerfs

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Europe France

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May 24, 2019

France: un certificat de sortie de délinquance pour jeunes détenus

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Europe France

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May 24, 2019

Brazil: la Fashion Week entre en prison à Sao Paulo

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South America Drugs Activities Rehabilitation Brazil

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May 23, 2019

France: À quoi sert la prison ? [PODCAST]

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Europe France

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May 23, 2019

United Kingdom: single offender has been jailed nearly 200 times

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Europe United Kingdom

A single offender has been sentenced to almost 200 jail terms of less than six months in their lifetime, new figures reveal, renewing calls for an overhaul of the justice system to curb the use of ineffective short sentences.

May 23, 2019

United States: Florida pushes back in prison hepatitis legal battle

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North America United States

Last month, Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker expanded the number of inmates ordered to receive potentially expensive care, following up on a previous order that mandated the state properly treat inmates with the virus.

May 22, 2019

France : voter en prison

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Europe France

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May 22, 2019

France: des associations s'indignent contre l'installation de fenêtres “anti-bruit” aux Baumettes

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Europe France

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May 21, 2019

France: Adeline Hazan, "En prison, les droits fondamentaux sont presque considérés comme un luxe"

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Europe Access to legal rights France

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May 21, 2019

France: ces détenues ont voté à l'intérieur de leur prison pour la première fois

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Europe France

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May 21, 2019

United States: miscarriages, a baby born in a cell, inadequate services for disabilities

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North America United States

Women miscarrying due to a lack of proper health care, a woman giving birth alone in a cell, and deaf inmates not getting interpretation services during doctor visits.

May 21, 2019

Canada: new course trains yoga instructors to teach in Canadian prisons

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North America Canada

Hot yoga, prenatal yoga, yoga in the park: Since coming to the West, the increasingly popular practice of yoga has taken a kaleidoscopic number of forms. Now a new training course in Vancouver is helping it flourish in another arena: prisons.

May 21, 2019

Europe: augmentation des condamnations à des peines alternatives à la prison

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Europe

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May 21, 2019

United Kingdom: government’s probation policy driving up prison population and trapping offenders in cycle of crime

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Europe United Kingdom

The government’s flagship probation policy is driving up the prison population and trapping people in an endless cycle of low-level offending, a report has suggested.

May 20, 2019

Kenya: mothers in prison deserve better conditions to bring up children

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Africa Material conditions Social ties Kenya

The Kenya Prisons Service has allowed children under four years to accompany their mothers to prison, where they are accorded relatively proper care.

May 17, 2019

United Kingdom: order published to reduce ineffective short term prison sentences

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Europe United Kingdom

An order has been published to extend the presumption against short prison sentences from three months to a year, in an attempt to break the cycle of reoffending.

May 17, 2019

United Kingdom: inmates at Armley prison are looking after chickens and a mushroom farm

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Europe United Kingdom

Inmates at HMP Leeds are also being taught how to cook Asian food as part of an activity programme.

May 17, 2019

United States: let prison inmates vote

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North America United States

Should Americans caught up in the justice system be stripped of their right to vote?

May 16, 2019

La Cruz Roja visita cárceles de Nicaragua para saber de "presos políticos"

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Central America and the Caribbean Nicaragua

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May 16, 2019

Australia: babies and toddlers are living with their mums in prison, we need to look after them better

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Oceania Australia

Women are going to prison at a higher rate than ever in Australia. Our tough sentencing policies sent women to prison at twice the rate of England and Wales in 2018.