Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

January 18, 2022

Years in the Row

Analysis Thematic paper

Africa Women Asia Europe Minors Foreign prisoners Discipline Health Mental health Drugs Material conditions Overcrowding Death penalty Torture

Some people fear death every morning. Others are sentenced to death in countries that no longer carry out executions. At least 483 executions were documented in 2020. Prison Insider publishes an overview of practices in nine countries that have not abolished the death penalty.

December 9, 2021

El Salvador es responsable por la detención, condena y muerte de una mujer que sufrió una emergencia obstétrica

News

Central America and the Caribbean Women Health El Salvador

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December 9, 2021

Argentina: Jornadas sobre violencia de género en las cárceles del Complejo Centro Zona Sur

News

South America Women Violence Argentina

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December 7, 2021

El Salvador: violation of woman's rights who had abortion and died in prison, court rules

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Central America and the Caribbean Women Justice El Salvador

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that El Salvador had violated the rights of a woman who was sent to prison for breaching the country’s tough abortion laws and died while serving her 30-year sentence.

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November 25, 2021

Senegal: The Life of a Woman in Prison

Interview

Africa Women Senegal

In 2019, Senegal’s prison headcount was greater than 11,500. Of those prisoners, 2.7% were women. How do Senegalese prisons address the specific needs of female prisoners? We have endeavoured to answer this question through a visit to Liberté VI Women’s Prison.

October 28, 2021

España: Navarra implantará en la cárcel de Pamplona programas sobre salud mental e igualdad de género

News

Women Europe Mental health Spain

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October 26, 2021

Malaysia : Single mother with nine children sentenced to death for meth possession

News

Women Asia Drugs Death penalty Malaysia

Incident has ignited fierce debate on women’s rights and capital punishment in Malaysia.

October 15, 2021

Latin America: pre-trial detention and access to justice

Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention South America Women Access to legal rights Justice

A discussion about rights under threat and the consequences for women, people of colour, and marginalised groups, with Isabel Roby, legal and policy officer, Fair Trials (Latin America) and Hugo Leonardo, president of the Brazilian defence lawyers’ network.

October 14, 2021

Estados Unidos: Nueva York trasladará mujeres y transexuales de la peligrosa cárcel de Rikers

News

North America Women LGBTQI United States

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October 7, 2021

Global Prison Trends 2021

Report

Africa Coronavirus America Women Asia Europe Minors Middle East Oceania Health Material conditions Overcrowding Death penalty

More than eleven million people are imprisoned around the world. Of this number, 70% are awaiting trial, a percentage that has been continuously increasing since 2000.

September 28, 2021

In Brazil, loved ones may be far away but remain supportive

Interview

South America Women Social ties Brazil

On visiting days, fewer people wait in front of women’s prisons than men’s prisons, but the female prisoners have not been abandoned. Two researchers answered our questions.

September 7, 2021

France: a deceptive protection

Interview

Women Europe Justice Violence France

The proliferation of surveillance systems and an increased reliance on incarceration are meant to curb violence. But what are the implications of this kind of security? Françoise Vergès is a feminist, anti-racist author. Her most recent work, entitled Une théorie féministe de la violence. Pour une…

July 27, 2021

Chile: radiografía de la visita conyugal

News

South America Women Access to legal rights Social ties Chile

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July 27, 2021

España: la violencia de género, tercera causa de ingreso en prisión

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Women Europe Violence Spain

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July 22, 2021

Myanmar : les tribunaux de la junte ont prononcé 65 condamnations à mort

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Women Asia Minors Protest Death penalty Torture Myanmar (Burma)

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July 21, 2021

Saudi Arabia: new details of alleged torture leaked

News

Women Middle East Torture Saudi Arabia

Prison guards describe harrowing scenes concerning political detainees

June 29, 2021

Saudi Arabia: two women’s rights activists released from prison

News

Women Middle East Violence Saudi Arabia

Two Saudi women’s rights campaigners have been released from prison, three years after a sweeping crackdown by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman targeting female activists who’d peacefully advocated for greater freedoms, rights groups said Sunday.

June 23, 2021

Kenya: children in prison with their mothers – not their crime yet their sentence

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Africa Women Minors Material conditions Social ties Kenya

Thirty years after the adoption of the charter, we still have a long way to go in accelerating the implementation of Agenda 2040: fostering an Africa fit for children.

May 28, 2021

France: women in prison and gender-based violence

Interview

Women Europe Long-term prisoners France

As of January 2020, women represent 3.6% of the total incarcerated population. Across 187 French correctional facilities, only three exclusively house women. Yet more women than men are sentenced to prison terms exceeding ten years. What role does gender-based violence play in the incarceration of…

May 27, 2021

España: ¿Por qué las mujeres son menos del 8% de la población reclusa en España? Así son las cárceles femeninas en nuestro país

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Women Europe Health Spain

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May 11, 2021

Argelia: condenada a dos años de cárcel una destacada activista por insultos al presidente y ofensas al islam

News

Africa Women Justice Protest Algeria

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April 1, 2021

Brazil / USA: female mass incarceration

Analysis

North America South America Women Long-term prisoners Drugs Brazil

Brazil and the United States are amongst the countries that incarcerate the highest numbers of women. What policies and practices do these countries have in common?

March 30, 2021

Inde : Covid et prison, la vie carcérale pour ces femmes oubliées de la pandémie

News

Coronavirus Women Asia Material conditions India

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March 17, 2021

Dubai: temor por la seguridad de Sheikha Latifa tras los mensajes que revelan su situación de “rehén”

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Women Middle East Torture Violence United Arab Emirates

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