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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 14/09/20 Read more

September 8, 2020

Brazil: disregard for life

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With more than 700,000 prisoners, the ailing prison system has been thrown into turmoil by the ongoing political disorder and the health crisis caused by Covid-19. What is the future for prisons in Brazil, and what are the main challenges at present? Read more

July 29, 2020

Colombia: Corte Constitucional avala sin muchos cambios el decreto de cárceles

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July 29, 2020

Colombia: denuncian falta de médicos y más coronavirus en cárceles

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July 29, 2020

Bolivia: inmates at prison stage uprising over lack of medical services amid suspected coronavirus deaths

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Inmates at a prison in central Bolivia staged a rooftop protest Monday, demanding medical services after the deaths of three inmates, including one suspected of having the novel coronavirus.

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July 29, 2020

Colombia: Miles de visitas virtuales en cárceles por COVID

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July 29, 2020

Uruguay: Funcionarios de la salud en las cárceles acusan “falta total de seguridad” para trabajar

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July 24, 2020

Brazil : La pandemia de coronavirus sigue avanzando en las cárceles ante la desesperación de los familiares

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July 24, 2020

Uruguay: Salud sexual y reproductiva en cárceles: papanicolau, colposcopía, mamografía, anticoncepción y asesoramiento de IVE

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July 16, 2020

Uruguay: Operadores penitenciarios denuncian condiciones de trabajo en las cárceles

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July 16, 2020

Argentina: cómo es el modelo de cárceles sin rejas que proponen aplicar en Santa Fe

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July 16, 2020

Colombia: Inpec confirma la reducción de casos de COVID-19 al interior de cárceles

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July 6, 2020

Colombia: 285 casos de discriminación a población LGBTI en prisión en 2019

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July 6, 2020

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July 2, 2020

Colombia: se disparan casos de coronavirus en cárceles de Cali, Cartagena y El Espinal

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July 2, 2020

Chile: la realidad de las cárceles en pandemia y la falta de información pública

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June 24, 2020

Colombia: 2.236 internos contagiados por la COVID-19 en 17 cárceles

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June 24, 2020

Ecuador: exigen medidas ante brotes de Covid-19 en cárceles

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June 24, 2020

Colombia: en Barranquilla hay 47 presos con COVID-19 en cárceles del Inpec

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June 24, 2020

Uruguay: cárcel de máxima seguridad, del “Compromiso por el País” a la propuesta del Gobierno

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June 24, 2020

Uruguay: controlaron revuelta en la cárcel de Punta de Rieles tras requisa masiva

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June 17, 2020

Uruguay: 8 de cada 10 presas consumen drogas según una encuesta relevada en 17 cárceles

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June 17, 2020

Ecuador: two inmates die in Lacatunga's prison riot

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Ecuador’s National Service for the Comprehensive Care of Adults Deprived of their Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) Thursday reported two convicts died after an inmate riot in North Central Sierra Regional prison, located in Lacatunga, in Cotopaxi province. “The two dead are Walter M., who was…

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June 17, 2020

Brazil: COVID-19 breeds fear and calls for change

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Carolina, a Brazilian mother, hasn’t heard anything from her jailed son since March when authorities banned prison visits due to the coronavirus outbreak and she is scared. As COVID-19 deaths rise in Brazil’s violent and overcrowded jails, activists have called for tens of thousands of prisoners to be…

Source — The Jakarta Post

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