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Ireland: prison university project to "bring third-level to those furthest away from it"

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The Mountjoy and Maynooth University (MJMU) project aims to become a template across the prison service to “disrupt the inevitability” of a life in and out of the prison system for many offenders. Dr Rose Ryan, director of the access programme in MU, said while the university was already involved in…

Source — Irish Times

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Singapore: recidivism rate at all-time low, more inmates serving part of jail term in community

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Asia Activities Alternatives Rehabilitation Work Singapore
According to the latest annual statistics released by SPS, the overall recidivism rate for the 2018 release cohort was 22.1 per cent, down from 24 per cent in 2017 and 23.7 per cent in 2016. This is the lowest it has been since the 1990 release cohort, SPS said. Before this, the lowest rate was 23.6…

Source — Channel news Asia

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India: from segregation to labour, Manu’s caste law governs the prison system

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Culture Women Asia Access to legal rights Justice Religion Work India
Caste-based labour, in fact, is sanctioned in the prison manuals of many states. The colonial texts of the late 19th century have barely seen any amendments, and caste-based labour remains an untouched part of these manuals. While every state has its own unique prison manual, they are mostly based on…

Source — The Wire

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United Kingdom: investing in yet more prison places is not the way to cut crime

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With the dismaying announcement that the government plans to fund 18,000 more prison places by 2026, we are forced to ask, once again, why crime prevention fails to get the same emphasis as punishment. Last Wednesday, the chancellor announced more than £4bn in capital funding – spread over four years…

Source — The Guardian

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France : pas de congés payés pour les détenus qui travaillent, tranche le Conseil d'État

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Europe Access to legal rights Work France

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

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Argentina: cárceles solidarias, presas hicieron y donaron 180 pelucas para pacientes oncológicos

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South America Women Mental health Activities Rehabilitation Work Argentina

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

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France : la prison, quel rôle ?

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Culture Europe Activities Rehabilitation Work France

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

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United States: prison labor is on the frontlines of the covid-19 pandemic

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Coronavirus North America Access to legal rights Health Material conditions Rehabilitation Work United States
As record-shattering wildfires rage throughout California, the state’s incarcerated population is doing the backbreaking work at the front lines. They plow fire lines and battle blazes, for $1 an hour, plus reduced prison time—a program that saves the state tens of millions of dollars annually. While…

Source — The Appeal

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United Kingdom: lockdown conditions leave prisoners at risk of serving longer sentences

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Pre-trial detention Europe Access to legal rights Justice Activities Rehabilitation Work United Kingdom
Lockdown conditions in prisons have effectively ended opportunities for prisoners to take part in rehabilitation activities and progress in their sentences. For the nearly 11,000 prisoners serving indeterminate sentences (9,000 unreleased; 2,000 recalled), this could lead to them spending significantly…

Source — Prison reform trust

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Bangladesh: hay que liberar a cientos de trabajadores y trabajadoras migrantes en detención arbitraria

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Asia Access to legal rights Justice Work Bangladesh

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

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South America Women Mental health Rehabilitation Work Uruguay

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

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Europe Justice Rehabilitation Work France

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

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Argentina: doscientos internos de cárceles bonaerenses reciclan tecnología en desuso

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South America Work Argentina

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

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South America Violence Rehabilitation Work Argentina

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