Europe
Europe
Overcrowding
Hungary
“One day, the guards came in and told me to pack my bags because they were taking me to another prison – on the other side of the country. I couldn’t understand why. I heard back later that it was because of the overcrowding in the prisons. But where I went, it was even worse, there were more of us…
Source — Atlatszo.hu
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Europe
Health
Ireland
Senator Mary Seery Kearney spoke with prison officials in recent days after receiving a number of queries from members of the public. She said a scheme, which will be part of the Assisted Reproduction Bill, will allow prisoners to take part in fertility treatment and the service will be available t…
Source — The Irish Examiner
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Europe
Justice
Bosnia & Herzegovina
The draft amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republika Srpska (RS), which stipulates that a prison sentence of up to one year can be paid off by anyone, if they wish, instead of it being decided by a court, should be presented to the members of the National Assembly of RS (NARS) at the next ses…
Source — Sarajevo Times
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Germany: neither incarcerated nor free
Interview
Problems of substance
Analysis
Comparative study
North America
Europe
Health
Mental health
Drugs
Material conditions
Many people are living with addiction in prison. They face great difficulties. Drugs are an integral part of the overcrowded and unsanitary prison systems, which increases the risks inherent in drug use. How is drug addiction experienced behind bars?
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Belgium: a tough journey
Interview
Europe
Health
Mental health
Drugs
Belgium
Prisons often act as a conduit for worsening drug use, yet prisoners are confronted with numerous barriers when trying to access help.Ambulatoire Forest discussed its psychosocial support programme specifically designed for offenders struggling with substance use.
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Switzerland: detect, treat and support
Interview
France: beyond the stigma
Interview
Europe
Discipline
Health
Mental health
Drugs
France
They are banned, but present nonetheless; denying the presence of illicit substances inside prison walls is dangerous from a medical and health point of view. Doctors of the World explained its approach.
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France: drugs in prison, an open secret
Interview
France: "It's a topsy-turvy world"
Testimonial
Ukraine: 107 Mothers
Interview
Russia: prisoners of the battlefield
Interview
Europe
Violence
Russia
The conflict in Ukraine also impacts the individuals incarcerated in Russia. Many of them have been recruited by the Wagner Group over the past few months to participate in the fighting. Dmitry Gurin from EPLN shared with us what they know about this recruitment campaign.
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Europe
Torture
Violence
Poland
The report, published on Tuesday by the office of Poland’s commission for human rights, a state body, was written by the National Torture Prevention Mechanism (KMPT), which operates within the commissioner’s office.
KMPT alleges that inmates were dragged out of their cells and brought to unmonitore…
Source — Notes from Poland
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France: "a change of tactics"
Interview
Europe
Justice
Material conditions
Facilities
Overcrowding
Alternatives
France
In 2020, the French government was found to have violated the European Convention on Human Rights, due to demeaning detention conditions in French prisons. What is the state of affairs today? The National Human Rights Advisory Commission speaks on the issue.
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Europe
Justice
Facilities
Netherlands
Judges there will be able to handle the sessions of criminal cases, reducing the need to transfer detainees to courthouses elsewhere in the Netherlands. The small courtroom within the walls of the penitentiary will cost 15 million euros and is already under construction, wrote Legal Protection Mini…
Source — NL Times
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France: “Non-places"
Insights
Focus
Europe
Violence
Belarus
Unbearable conditions are created for dissidents in the Minsk temporary detention center (TDC), where they can be kept for months without hygiene items or a change of clothes. A Minsk resident told Viasna about the two-hour torture and beatings by the officers of the Main Directorate for Combating…
Source — Viasna
Read more Suisse : des détenus accros à la prégabaline mettent les médecins sous pression
News
Europe
Health
Switzerland
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Europe
Justice
Luxembourg
The ‘Uerschterhaff’ prison was inaugurated with great pomp and ceremony on Wednesday. The Grand Duke, the Ministers of Justice and Public Works, the Mayor of the municipality and the Director of the Prison Administration attended the event.
The facility in Sanem is to be used primarily to separate…
Source — RTL Today
Read more España: Terapia entre arcilla y pinceles en la prisión
News
Europe
Activities
Rehabilitation
Spain
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Mujeres en prisión: una población vulnerable
News
Women
Europe
Justice
Spain
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Europe
Torture
Violence
Italy
Guards, doctors,functionaries and ex-wardens are under investigation
Source — Ansa
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