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Life imprisonment: a sentence in dire need of reform

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Africa Coronavirus Asia Elderly prisoners Europe Long-term prisoners Oceania Justice Health Mental health Drugs Overcrowding
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’. In this piece, Olivia Rope, Executive Director of Penal Reform International (PRI), discusses life sentences, a key priority… Read more
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Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in ten countries

Africa Pre-trial detention Asia Elderly prisoners Europe Access to legal rights Health Mental health Drugs Material conditions Overcrowding Social ties
The Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) partnered with Prison Insider to share the results of one of its most extensive research projects. We invite you to learn about it below. The world has seen unprecedented growth in prison populations in recent decades and today well over… Read more
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Nigeria: tension in Kano prison as death row inmates protest confiscation of mobile phones, marijuana

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Africa Drugs Protest Death penalty Violence Social ties Niger
Spokesman for the Kano State Correctional Center, DSC Musbahu Kofar-Nassarawa said the authorities discovered that some illegal items, such as marijuana and mobile phones were smuggled into the prison. He said upon discovery of the items, the officials swiftly confiscated them, prompting the inmates…

Source — Daily nigerian

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Brazil / USA: female mass incarceration

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North America South America Women Long-term prisoners Drugs Brazil
Despite many differences at the legal, social and economic levels, Brazil and the United States have commonalities in their use of female incarceration. The Instituto Terra, Trabalho e Cidadania (Land, Labour and Citizenship Institute, ITTC) undertook a comparative investigation to identify recurrent…

Source — The Instituto Terra, Trabalho e Cidadania (ITTC)

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Ecuador: prison riots leave 79 dead, including 34 in Cuenca. Gang wars result in beheadings, dismemberments

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South America Drugs Protest Violence Ecuador
According to Ecuador’s interior ministry, the number of inmates killed in gang warfare in Cuenca, Guayaquil and Latacunga prisons was at least 79. Earlier Tuesday, the ministry said that 62 had died but said later that it had discovered additional bodies and body parts. The death count early, by prison,…

Source — Cuenca high life

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Luxembourg : vers l'élimination des drogues en prison

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Europe Drugs Luxembourg

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

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France : faim, manque d’hygiène et chantage, le calvaire des pauvres en prison

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Coronavirus Women Europe Health Drugs Material conditions Social ties France

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

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Argentina: por qué son cada vez más las mujeres presas por vender drogas

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South America Women Justice Drugs Argentina

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

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

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South America Drugs Uruguay

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

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Cambodia: reforms to tackle prison overcrowding ‘must go further and put human rights at the core of drug policy’

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Asia Drugs Overcrowding Cambodia
At the beginning of the year, Cambodia’s largest prison facility exceeded 9,500 prisoners – which is 463% over its maximum capacity of 2,050 Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch want reforms to be deepened and made permanent, through the review and amendment of the Law on Drug Control ‘Cambodia’s…

Source — Amesty International

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Spain: el coronavirus acaba con las muertes por sobredosis en las cárceles

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Coronavirus Europe Health Drugs Spain

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Belgium: "les prisons sont au bord de l’explosion, on risque le drame"

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Coronavirus Europe Access to legal rights Health Drugs Violence Social ties Belgium

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Spain: el síndrome de abstinencia agita las cárceles

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Coronavirus Europe Health Drugs Spain

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Spain: la situación en las cárceles de Sevilla sin vis a vis y menos drogas

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Coronavirus Europe Health Drugs Spain

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