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March 18, 2020

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Coronavirus: Prison Fever

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What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? Here is an overview. — Update 13/07/20 Read more

June 17, 2020

France: à Guéret, les détenus, moins nombreux qu'avant, retrouvent parloirs et activités

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June 4, 2020

Argentina: plan de continuidad pedagógica en las cárceles

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May 28, 2020

France: “Le Grand Jour, de la prison à l’Odéon” sur LCP, le théâtre pour briser ses chaînes

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May 20, 2020

Argentina: impulsan la continuidad educativa de estudiantes privados de la libertad en cárceles bonaerenses

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May 13, 2020

France: Khaled Miloudi, la plume en vaut la peine

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May 13, 2020

France: "on a enfin le temps de faire du bon boulot"

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March 30, 2020

Bosnia-Herzegovina: convicts of Zenica prison sewed over 2,000 protective masks in only two days

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In just two days, the convicts of the Zenica Correctional Institution sewed close to 1,500 protective masks to make available to those in need. As Klix.ba news portal has learned, ten convicts have worked hard over the past two days to sew as many masks as they plan to donate to the Government of the…

Source — Sarajevo Times

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March 26, 2020

France: à la prison de Rennes, être détenu et boursier, c'est possible !

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March 11, 2020

France: aux élections municipales, les détenus ne pourront pas voter en prison

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March 6, 2020

USA: Texas bans greeting cards in prison

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Every February 9, Joseph Mallonee sends his mother a handmade birthday card, with pastel hearts and roses sketched inside a Texas prison. Three weeks later, his mother returns the favor, buying a card or two from the local dollar store and mailing it to Huntsville in time for her son’s February 20 birthday.…

Source — Texas Monthly

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March 5, 2020

France: les détenus de la prison de Bois-d’Arcy lancent leur propre chaîne de télé

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February 28, 2020

USA: reading comes at a cost

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At the age of seventeen, Chris Wilson is sentenced to life without parole. In prison, he formulates what he calls a “master plan”. The document sets his project for self-improvement and draws the way to changing his life. He serves 16 years before being freed. And reading books was a great deal. Read more

February 27, 2020

USA: construction, welding, GED: the impact of prison education

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On a typical school day, the carpentry workshop at Ingram State Technical College is buzzing with activity. Men in white prison uniforms chisel, saw and paint, transforming raw wood into decorative tables, chairs and art. Instructor Eddie Lucas watches from the front of the room.

Source — Birmingham Watch

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February 26, 2020

France: l’intervention d’étudiants en prison pourrait reprendre dès la rentrée 2020

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February 12, 2020

France: "aux oubliées", l’initiative pour offrir des livres aux femmes en prison

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February 10, 2020

France: ces futurs arbitres formés en prison (vidéo)

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February 10, 2020

France: interview de Christelle Rotach, directrice de prison

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February 10, 2020

France: le parquet antiterroriste empêche une sortie de trois heures pour un détenu en prison depuis trente ans

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February 7, 2020

Turkey: we are not likely to be freed from prison before the outside world becomes free

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Arrested in Kandıra Type F Prison, former HDP Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ says that she has started playing a musical instrument in prison: “I make no claim in arts, my days in prison are turning into a lively and smooth life.”

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February 7, 2020

France: le contrôleur des prisons demande d’ouvrir un « accès contrôlé » à Internet

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January 17, 2020

France: à la prison de Réau, les détenus s’évadent par la danse

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January 2, 2020

France: à la prison de Fleury-Mérogis, les détenus reçoivent leurs cadeaux de Noël

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December 27, 2019

New Zealand: prison-grown fresh veggies feeding families in need

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Fresh vegetables can be expensive at Christmas time, but needy Auckland families will be able to get some for free this year courtesy of New Zealand’s toughest prison. Boxes filled with fresh prison-grown veggies have been donated to the Salvation Army to distribute among families and individuals.

Source — RNZ

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