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January 22, 2020

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Coronavirus: Prison Fever / 2021

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February 18, 2021

Switzerland: "in the evening, the shouting starts"

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Georges was incarcerated for 12 months in the prison of Fribourg while awaiting sentencing. He recounts how a day in prison unfolds. Read more

February 18, 2021

Ireland: prison service and HSE seek to put new supports in place to reduce self-harm in prisons

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A new tender request jointly issued by the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention and the Irish Prison Service said they want to “gain greater insight into the effectiveness of current practices being used in the prison service to manage self-harm and suicidality” and “obtain research and implementation…

Source — Irish examiner

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February 18, 2021

Ireland: €3.7m spent on medicine for prison inmates over the last two years

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Europe Health Drugs Ireland

More than €3.7m has been spent by the Irish Prison Service on medications for inmates over the past two years. The bill at a single prison can be in excess of €50,000 a month, according to the data, with costs highest at the Midlands Prison in Co Laois. The Irish Prison Service said many of those sent…

Source — Irish examiner

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February 18, 2021

Ireland: prison service insists it is effectively dealing with potential crowding issues

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Coronavirus Europe Overcrowding Ireland

The Irish Prison Service has insisted that it is effectively dealing with potential crowding issues at jails across the country. The number of prisoners has been rising as more remand court cases and more trials are taking place. But with the COVID crisis looming over the prison system, bosses say they…

Source — Irish mirror

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February 17, 2021

Ireland: social distress in prison

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Europe Discipline Mental health Material conditions Ireland

After a significant reform in Irish prisons, the CPT remains concerned about the conditions of detention in segregation cells and for mentally ill prisoners. A member of the monitoring body told us what she observed. Read more

February 15, 2021

España: ”es injusto y desproporcionado que Pablo Hasél entre en la cárcel”

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February 10, 2021

Germany: unsuccessful constitutional complaint challenging electronic monitoring of persons released from prison (‘electronic tagging’)

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Europe Access to legal rights Discipline Justice Germany

While such electronic monitoring constitutes a very intrusive interference with fundamental rights, in particular with the fundamental right to informational self-determination and the general right of personality following from Art. 2(1) in conjunction with Art. 1(1) of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz –…

Source — Bundesverfassungsgericht

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February 8, 2021

Luxembourg : quelle stratégie de vaccination pour les personnes en prison?

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February 8, 2021

Italie: en prison avec des djihadistes, Cesare Battisti démarre une grève de la faim

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February 2, 2021

Luxembourg : vers l'élimination des drogues en prison

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Europe Drugs Luxembourg

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February 2, 2021

Luxembourg : "la prison reste le reflet de la société"

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Europe Material conditions Overcrowding Social ties Alternatives Luxembourg

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February 2, 2021

Lithuania: inside Vilnius prison during pandemic, "getting sick is inevitable"

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Coronavirus Europe Health Lithuania

In late December, 398 prisoners lived in Vilnius Penitentiary. Since September, 59 of them had been infected with the coronavirus, while another 54 cases were diagnosed among the facility’s staff. Three seriously ill convicts were sent to Prison Hospital in Pravieniškės near Kaunas; none have died. “Before…

Source — LRT

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February 2, 2021

Spain: prisons have lowest inmate population in 10 years

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Europe Overcrowding Spain

According to recently released statistics from the Instituciones Penitenciarias, Spain currently has 47,373 convicted criminals in its prison system. This marks a dramatic 38% decrease from its peak in 2009, when there were 65,500 convicts behind bars. Reforms in Spain’s Criminal Code, including the…

Source — Euro Weekly

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February 1, 2021

Suisse : l'aide au suicide pour les prisonniers envisagée

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Europe Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Suicide Switzerland

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January 26, 2021

France: indiscriminate surveillance

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Pre-trial detention Europe Facilities France

There are 1,500 individuals who are identified as “radicalised” prisoners. How are they evaluated? By whom? What is their pre-trial detention like? Read more

January 20, 2021

Europe: coronavirus, prison fever / 2021

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January 12, 2021

United Kingdom: seen in the press / 2021

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Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis. Read more

January 12, 2021

Belgium: seen in the press / 2021

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Europe Belgium

Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis. Read more

January 12, 2021

France: seen in the press / 2021

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Europe France

Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis. Read more

January 7, 2021

France : “je me dois de vous dire que la dite réinsertion est un combat de tous les jours”

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Europe Access to legal rights Discipline Justice Protest Rehabilitation France

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January 7, 2021

France : les suicides à la prison marseillaise des Baumettes ne sont pas une fatalité

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Europe Justice Health Mental health Suicide Violence France

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January 7, 2021

France: mon Noël en prison, au temps de la Covid-19

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January 7, 2021

France: les détenus étrangers sous-protégés, notamment dans les Outre-mer, selon l’Observatoire international des prisons

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