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Russia
According to data from the human rights organization Memorial, more than 5,000 people in Russia are victims of political repression. At least 68 of them have died in custody over the past decade and a half, including at least six since the start of 2026.
Asia
Europe
Mental health
Suicide
Overcrowding
Armenia
On March 20, an incarcerated person at the Armavir penitentiary institution attempted suicide by hanging, drawing renewed attention to deteriorating conditions and safety standards in Armenia’s prison system.
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Belarus
United Nations experts expressed concern over allegations of prolonged incommunicado detention and dire custody conditions in Belarus that may amount to torture.
America
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Violence
United States
The New York State Police are investigating three deaths at separate prisons in the North Country over the last week.
America
Discipline
Suicide
United States
A recent report found three of the six suicides in Massachusetts prisons in 2025 took place in segregated units.
Asia
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India
The National Humans Rights Commission raised serious concerns about living conditions, healthcare and human rights violations inside the state’s prison system.
Europe
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Overcrowding
Activities
United Kingdom
A Glasgow prison is “breaching core human rights” and its incarcerated people are “unable to shower daily”, according to a new report on Scottish prisons.
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Women
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Mexico
Designed as a maximum security facility, Cefereso No. 16 is Mexico’s only federal women’s prison, and concern over its living conditions is rising. Interview with Algaraza.
America
Mental health
Suicide
United States
Some welcome the resource while others fear violations of privacy and punishment for sharing their thoughts.
Women
Europe
Mental health
Suicide
Rehabilitation
United Kingdom
Fraser Maclean, policy manager at Commonweal Housing, writes about why women face challenges to the greatest extent after leaving prison.
Oceania
Mental health
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Rehabilitation
New Zealand
A coroner is calling for urgent psychological support for incarcerated people before and after their release, following the death of a man who served almost 30 years of a life sentence for murder.
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Côte d’Ivoire
All there is to know about Ivorian prisons in 2025. Key figures, life in detention, references: discover all the data gathered by Prison Insider.
Europe
Mental health
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Suicide
United Kingdom
Forest Bank prison in Salford has seen 27 deaths in just five years, raising serious questions about the safety and care of incarcerated people. Paul Britton reports.
Women
Europe
Health
Mental health
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Violence
United Kingdom
The number of people dying in prisons in Wales and England has reached its highest total for a 12-month period this century, figures show.
Pre-trial detention
Oceania
Mental health
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Overcrowding
Australia
Overcrowded cells break people — prison suicides linked to worsening mental illness and disrupted sleep are infrastructural failures, writes Gerry Georgatos.
United States: people in NY prison’s mental health unit kept in solitary confinement, suit says
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North America
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United States
In recent months, at least two people on the unit have attempted suicide and at least three have gone on hunger strike.
Women
Europe
Mental health
Suicide
Violence
United Kingdom
The number of self-harm incidents at a women’s prison in Surrey has increased by nearly 20% in a year, a report has found. The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said a high turnover of incarcerated people at HMP Send had contributed to a number of “concerning trends”.
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Azerbaijan
There have been “suicide attempts” among incarcerated Armenian held in Azerbaijan. The suicide attempts were reported following recent phone calls between the Armenian and their relatives.