Women

June 20, 2022

Lebanon: using theatre as therapy in prison

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Culture Women Middle East Mental health Activities Lebanon

Theatre comes to Lebanese prisons. Catharsis is an organisation that offers drama therapy workshops in prisons. Its director Zeina Daccache produced documentaries about three such projects that took place in prisons. Read more

June 14, 2022

South Africa: prison abortions — women behind bars endure plethora of obstacles

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Women Health South Africa

Prison policies in South Africa need to be changed in terms of women’s choice of termination rights. Read more

June 2, 2022

Argentina: "Aunque ellas estén afuera, las cárceles están sostenidas por mujeres"

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Women Social ties Argentina

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June 1, 2022

Venezuela: the moment before

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Women South America Venezuela

Ana Maria Arévalo Gosen takes photographs of women incarcerated in Latin America. She explains the genesis of her project Días Eternos and comments on one of her images. Read more

May 31, 2022

Netherlands: prison guard arrested for abusing at least three female detainees

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Women Europe Violence Netherlands

A 47-year-old prison guard has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing at least three female prisoners in Nieuwersluis jail.

Source — Dutch News

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May 31, 2022

United Arab Emirates: Dubai prison ensures female inmates’ children do not miss out on school

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Women Social ties United Arab Emirates

Nursery in the women’s section of Dubai Central Jail allows children to be close to their mothers.

Source — The National News

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May 19, 2022

Argentina : Siguen las advertencias por pésimas condiciones en comisarías y cárceles

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Women South America Material conditions Argentina

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May 18, 2022

France: in search of meaning

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Women Europe Activities Social ties Religion France

Sakina is a Muslim chaplain in prison. She guides female prisoners in their religious practice. Ramadan, daily organiszation, work on self-esteem… She tells us all about it Read more

May 4, 2022

Argentina: "The phone is everything to me"

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Women South America Material conditions Argentina

When Paola, 35, heard she and her cellmates would be allowed mobile phones in their prison cell at the start of the global Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, she celebrated ecstatically. “It felt like freedom,” she recalled. “But they were juste cellphones!” After one of her fellow inmates in the Pen…

Source — Rest of world

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March 23, 2022

Chile: Corte Suprema ratifica exigencia de médico/a las 24 horas en la Cárcel de Mujeres de San Miguel

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Women South America Health Chile

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January 18, 2022

Years in the Row

Analysis Comparative study

Africa Women Asia Minors Europe Foreign prisoners Discipline Health Mental health Drugs Material conditions Overcrowding Death penalty Torture

Some people fear death every morning. Others are sentenced to death in countries that no longer carry out executions. At least 483 executions were documented in 2020. Prison Insider publishes an overview of practices in nine countries that have not abolished the death penalty. Read more

December 9, 2021

El Salvador es responsable por la detención, condena y muerte de una mujer que sufrió una emergencia obstétrica

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Central America and the Caribbean Women Health El Salvador

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December 9, 2021

Argentina: Jornadas sobre violencia de género en las cárceles del Complejo Centro Zona Sur

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Women South America Violence Argentina

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December 7, 2021

El Salvador: violation of woman's rights who had abortion and died in prison, court rules

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Central America and the Caribbean Women Justice El Salvador

An El Salvador court sentenced the woman only identified as Manuela in 2008 for aggravated homicide after she suffered what the human rights court called an obstetric emergency that led to the death of her unborn child. While serving her sentence, Manuela was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In 2…

Source — Reuters

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November 25, 2021

Senegal: The Life of a Woman in Prison

Interview

Africa Women Senegal

In 2019, Senegal’s prison headcount was greater than 11,500. Of those prisoners, 2.7% were women. How do Senegalese prisons address the specific needs of female prisoners? We have endeavoured to answer this question through a visit to Liberté VI Women’s Prison. Read more

October 28, 2021

España: Navarra implantará en la cárcel de Pamplona programas sobre salud mental e igualdad de género

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Women Europe Mental health Spain

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October 26, 2021

Malaysia : Single mother with nine children sentenced to death for meth possession

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Women Asia Drugs Death penalty Malaysia

A 55-year-old woman was sentenced to death in Malaysia last week after being convicted for possessing drugs.Hairun Jalmani, a single mother of nine children, was sentenced by Judge Alwi Abdul Wahab on 15 October at the Tawau High Court in Sabah, Malaysia. She was caught with 113.9g of methamphetami…

Source — Independent

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October 14, 2021

Estados Unidos: Nueva York trasladará mujeres y transexuales de la peligrosa cárcel de Rikers

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North America Women LGBTI United States

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October 7, 2021

Global Prison Trends 2021

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Africa Coronavirus Women Asia Minors Europe Middle East Oceania Health Material conditions Overcrowding Death penalty

More than eleven million people are imprisoned around the world. Of this number, 70% are awaiting trial, a percentage that has been continuously increasing since 2000.

Source — Penal Reform International

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September 28, 2021

In Brazil, loved ones may be far away but remain supportive

Interview

Women South America Social ties Brazil

On visiting days, fewer people wait in front of women’s prisons than men’s prisons, but the female prisoners have not been abandoned. Two researchers answered our questions. Read more

September 7, 2021

France: a deceptive protection

Interview

Women Europe Justice Violence France

The proliferation of surveillance systems and an increased reliance on incarceration are meant to curb violence. But what are the implications of this kind of security? Françoise Vergès is a feminist, anti-racist author. Her most recent work, entitled Une théorie féministe de la violence. Pour une… Read more

July 27, 2021

Chile: radiografía de la visita conyugal

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Women South America Access to legal rights Social ties Chile

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July 27, 2021

España: la violencia de género, tercera causa de ingreso en prisión

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Women Europe Violence Spain

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July 22, 2021

Myanmar : les tribunaux de la junte ont prononcé 65 condamnations à mort

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Women Asia Minors Protest Death penalty Torture Myanmar (Burma)

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