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Belgique: libérations anticipées et interruptions de peine, plus de 700 détenus sortis de prison lors de la première vague
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Belgium
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France: "escaping the prison diktat"
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France
The number of prisoners is increasing, short sentences are numerous, the recidivism rate is high. How can the entire prison system be rethought?
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“The incarceration of human beings for profit is immoral.”
These are the words that Richard Burgon, the spokesperson for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, used to describe the fundamental problem with private prisons.
While many regard criminal justice as a function of the state alone, private…
Source — HIR
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United States
White people in Alabama prisons were 2.6 times more likely to be paroled than Black people during the month of June, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
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Netherlands
Corrections centers are stocking up on electronic monitors as they release prisoners due to Covid-19.
Source — Bloomberg
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Argentina: cómo es el modelo de cárceles sin rejas que proponen aplicar en Santa Fe
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Argentina
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the CPT says that further steps are needed to reduce the use of remand detention
Source — Conseil de l'Europe
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France: reintegration is everyone’s business
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Europe
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Rehabilitation
France
With more and more prisoners and a substantial recidivism rate, prison does not succeed in protecting society. Although reintegration is one of the missions of the prison administration, it is not considered to be of vital importance. Why?
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USA: reading comes at a cost
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United States
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.
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Europe
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France
In France, restorative justice is a complementary practice to the criminal punishment for an offence. Maiana Bidegain is the codirector of Meeting my aggressor, a documentary that recounts the steps she took to meet the man who raped her when she was a child. We asked her three questions.
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France: interview de Christelle Rotach, directrice de prison
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France
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United States
It is sometimes said that we can’t be what we cannot see, so are we able to imagine a world without jails and prisons? The U.S. is the world’s leader in incarceration. But how and where would we even begin to dismantle this enormous so-called prison-industrial complex, and what are the real solutions…
Source — Truthout
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Ankle bracelets are promoted as a humane alternative to jail. But private companies charge defendants hundreds of dollars a month to wear the surveillance devices. If people can’t pay, they may end up behind bars.
Source — Slate & New York Times
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France
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
Source — Les Echos
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Tunisia
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Source — Réalités.com
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The Réseau monde carcéral is a network of doctoral students, researchers and prison professionals.
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Algeria
Le magistrat et membre de la Commission nationale de modernisation du secteur de la Justice, Ishak Derradj, a annoncé, ce mardi, le lancement prochain du bracelet électronique comme alternative à la détention provisoire.
Source — Le Courrier d'Algérie
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