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September 5, 2022

Liban : si l’État ne paie pas ses fournisseurs, les détenus de quatre prisons seront privés de nourriture

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June 20, 2022

Lebanon: using theatre as therapy in prison

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Theatre comes to Lebanese prisons. Catharsis is an organisation that offers drama therapy workshops in prisons. Its director Zeina Daccache produced documentaries about three such projects that took place in prisons. Read more

June 15, 2022

Brazil: destacan la alta escolaridad formal en las cárceles de la región

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June 14, 2022

Argentina: en las cárceles de PBA más de 5.200 internos se sumaron a los pabellones literarios

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June 14, 2022

Argentina: un centenar de personas de 18 cárceles crearon un mural móvil contra el trabajo infantil

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June 10, 2022

UK: finding an outlet

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Noel Smith learned to read and write while serving time in prison. Today, he is an author and editor for Inside Time, a newspaper published for prisoners that also serves as a platform for them to speak out. He shared with us his story. Read more

June 2, 2022

España: Interior reabrirá las piscinas tras dos años de pandemia

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May 19, 2022

Perù : La moda social teje reinserción en las cárceles

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May 19, 2022

España : Literatura de evasión: qué leen los presos en las cárceles españolas

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May 18, 2022

France: in search of meaning

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Sakina is a Muslim chaplain in prison. She guides female prisoners in their religious practice. Ramadan, daily organiszation, work on self-esteem… She tells us all about it Read more

March 24, 2022

Sunny Jacobs: Life Inside

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What is daily life on death row like? Sunny Jacobs was sentenced to death and spent seventeen years in detention for a crime she did not commit. She tells Prison Insider about her detention conditions and the burden of complete isolation. Read more

February 21, 2022

Brazil: Reading books can reduce prison sentence

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Inmates who read books during their time in prison get their imprisonment time reduced, as per a report by Reuters. Brazil is one of the most crime-prone places in Latin America. Brazil’s prisons have always been considered as places to be hosting some of the most dangerous people in the world alon…

Source — The Financial Express

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January 26, 2022

Singapore: A second chance in Prison School helps inmate score 2A1s at O levels

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So the 30-year-old was in disbelief when he received his results last week, scoring two A1s out of five subjects, a vast improvement from 2009, when he failed all his subjects except English. Richard was among 58 candidates from Prison School who sat the exam last year (2021).He enrolled in the sch…

Source — The Straits Time

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January 6, 2022

Italie : En prison, “la génération de mafiosi la plus cultivée de tous les temps”

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December 6, 2021

Japon : Les prisons japonaises s’adaptent au vieillissement de leurs détenus

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October 12, 2021

India: ‘Prison To Pride’, Yerwada Central Jail To Soon Launch Sports Training For Prisoners

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Atul Chandra Kulkarni, Additional Director General of Police and Inspector General of Prisons and Correctional Services, informed that sports training for inmates will be started soon at Yerwada Jail.Kulkarni was speaking after inaugurating the ‘Parivartan – Prison to Pride’ campaign on the occasio…

Source — Puneka News

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June 23, 2021

South Africa: large number of juveniles in SA prison system a cause for concern

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The Judicial Inspectorate Correctional Services (Jics) issued statistics stating that as of May 31, there were 55 children in remand detention, 3 105 juveniles awaiting trial, 42 children sentenced and 1 503 juveniles sentenced. Jics spokesperson Emerantia Cupido said between 2019 and 2020 there we…

Source — IOL

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June 9, 2021

Europe: the long road to human dignity

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ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Here, Maïté de Rue discusses the overuse of pre-trial detention in Europe and its consequences. Read more

April 20, 2021

Ireland: prison university project to "bring third-level to those furthest away from it"

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The Mountjoy and Maynooth University (MJMU) project aims to become a template across the prison service to “disrupt the inevitability” of a life in and out of the prison system for many offenders. Dr Rose Ryan, director of the access programme in MU, said while the university was already involved i…

Source — Irish Times

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April 14, 2021

No longer the product of my crime (but of my creativity)

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Culture Europe Long-term prisoners Activities United Kingdom

“Being encased within steel and mortar shouldn’t alter the fundamental essence of a human being. Amid the brutality and apathy of the prison system, some find the ability to be creative” (Steeldoorstudios exposes the challenges of the creative process in prison.) Read more

March 18, 2021

Argentina: managing uncertainty

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As the COVID-19 outbreaks around the world suprised most governments, how did the Argentinian authorities respond to the crisis behind the bars? Were prison authorities prepared to avoid the spread of the virus? Which measures were taken and how did them impact prisoners’ lives? Read more

March 18, 2021

Chile : Managing uncertainty

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As the COVID-19 outbreaks around the world suprised most governments, how did the Chilean authorities respond to the crisis behind the bars? Were prison authorities prepared to avoid the spread of the virus? Which measures were taken and how did them impact prisoners’ lives? Read more

March 18, 2021

France: managing uncertainty

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Coronavirus Europe Material conditions Protest Activities Social ties France

As the COVID-19 outbreaks around the world suprised most governments, how did the French authorities respond to the crisis behind the bars? Were prison authorities prepared to avoid the spread of the virus? Which measures were taken and how did them impact prisoners’ lives? Read more

March 18, 2021

New Zealand: managing uncertainty

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Coronavirus Oceania Material conditions Activities Social ties Work New Zealand

As the COVID-19 outbreaks around the world suprised most governments, how did the New Zealand authorities respond to the crisis behind the bars? Were prison authorities prepared to avoid the spread of the virus? Which measures were taken and how did them impact prisoners’ lives? Read more