Rehabilitation

September 7, 2020

Tunisia: prisons reforms through international influence

Interview

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Better conditions of imprisonment, effective prison administration and security: a new face for Tunisian prisons. Yasmine Bouagga, sociologist, answers our questions. Read more

July 29, 2020

UK: more than 140 freed inmates housed in hotels and B&Bs in lockdown

News

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MoJ says hotels used as last resort to prevent homelessness and reduce coronavirus risk.

Source — The Guardian

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July 24, 2020

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

News

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July 16, 2020

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

News

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June 17, 2020

USA: criminal convicts face many restrictions even after leaving prison

News

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At least 77 million U.S. adults have criminal records, including nearly 7 million currently in prison or jail or on probation or parole. Typically, more than 10,000 of the incarcerated leave prison and nearly 200,000 churn through jails every week. But because more than 64,000 inmates and workers have…

Source — National Interest

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June 17, 2020

France: "J’étais directrice pénitentiaire d’insertion et de probation, j’ai démissionné. Voilà pourquoi"

News

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June 4, 2020

Argentina: la Provincia firmará un convenio con Naciones Unidas para mejorar las cárceles bonaerenses

News

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April 30, 2020

France: "They’ve put us back in prison"

Testimonial

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Samy is detained on partial release in the west of France, in Le Mans. It is normally possible for these prisoners to go out during the week, notably to seek employment. Faced with the coronavirus pandemic and to limit social contact, those who are on partial release have been placed in detention. Samy… Read more

April 30, 2020

Cyprus: released inmates ask to go back to prison

News

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Four prisoners who were released from prison earlier this month have asked to be brought back because they have no place to go. Nicosia central prisons director Anna Aristotelous said on Wednesday that two of the four prisoners were part of the early release of 130 inmates in early April as part of measures…

Source — Cyprus Mail

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April 30, 2020

Belgium: locked-up outside

Investigations Testimonial

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How does someone truly become free? Marcus spent his childhood in a children’s home before serving more than 20 years in prison. He has never known anything other than confinement. Read more

April 9, 2020

France: de la prison au confinement, une sortie "surréaliste"

News

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March 12, 2020

France: reintegration is everyone’s business

Analysis Interview

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With more and more prisoners and a substantial recidivism rate, prison does not succeed in protecting society. Although reintegration is one of the missions of the prison administration, it is not considered to be of vital importance. Why? Read more

March 11, 2020

France: aux élections municipales, les détenus ne pourront pas voter en prison

News

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March 5, 2020

France: les détenus de la prison de Bois-d’Arcy lancent leur propre chaîne de télé

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February 28, 2020

USA: reading comes at a cost

Insights

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At the age of seventeen, Chris Wilson is sentenced to life without parole. In prison, he formulates what he calls a “master plan”. The document sets his project for self-improvement and draws the way to changing his life. He serves 16 years before being freed. And reading books was a great deal. Read more

February 27, 2020

UK: women released from prison nearly three times less likely to be in employment on release than men

News

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A new briefing, Working It Out, published today by the Prison Reform Trust and Working Chance, reveals that fewer than one in 20 women (4%) were in employment six weeks after release from prison, compared with over one in 10 men (11%).

Source — Prison Reform Trust

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February 27, 2020

South Africa: prisons are the 'worst places', offer 'no rehab', says fees must fall activist Kanya Cekeshe

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But Fees Must Fall activist Kanya Cekeshe says he hopes to empower prisoners and help them gain more rights.

Source — All Africa

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February 27, 2020

USA: proposals to ease post-prison transitions en route to lawmakers this session

News

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Members of a task force studying how people’s criminal records negatively impact their lives after prison have produced dozens of recommendations for mitigating this harm, including remedies for housing and employment discrimination.

Source — The Connecticut Mirror

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February 26, 2020

France: Arras: une nouvelle prison basée sur la réinsertion par le travail

News

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February 19, 2020

France: le suivi des "longues peines" qui ont commis des infractions sexuelles

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November 12, 2019

Turkey: radicalisation en prison, l'ONU en quête de solutions

News

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May 24, 2019

Brazil: la Fashion Week entre en prison à Sao Paulo

News

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January 31, 2019

France: a scenario written in advance

Testimonial

Europe Long-term prisoners Rehabilitation France

Roland spent 15 years in prison. He looks back on his journey for Prison Insider Read more

January 31, 2019

France: on parole, but still in prison

Testimonial

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Mickaël is serving his sentence as a parolee in Douai. He and six fellow inmates discuss their impressions and feelings. Read more