Violence

March 26, 2020

Australia: women released from prison are at much greater risk of violence

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Women Oceania Violence Australia

Violence against women is rarely out of the news in Australia. We are now ten years into the National Action Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women (2010-2022), but there is still a long way to go. Our research shows this is particularly true for women who have been to prison. The considerable challenges…

Source — The conversation

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March 26, 2020

UK: concern over segregated transgender women prisoners

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Women Europe Violence United Kingdom

The segregation of a jail’s transgender women prisoners for “long periods” has been noted as a concern by a watchdog. The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) also had “serious concerns” about the lack of rehabilitation courses, and of women facing homelessness on release from HMP Eastwood Park. It praised…

Source — BBC

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March 11, 2020

Italy: revuelta en las cárceles italianas

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Coronavirus Europe Health Protest Violence Italy

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March 11, 2020

Italy: seven dead in Modena prison riot, 20 break out of Foggia

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Coronavirus Europe Health Protest Violence Italy

(ANSA) - Rome, March 9 - Seven people died as violent protests broke out Monday in 22 Italian prisons against coronavirus restrictions with many inmates asking for an amnesty due to the virus emergency.

Source — Ansa

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March 11, 2020

USA: 152 Parchman inmates sue Mississippi officials over "barbaric" prison conditions and "deprivation" of health care

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North America Health Material conditions Violence United States

Lawyers representing inmates inside the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman filed a second lawsuit in federal court early Wednesday on behalf of 152 inmates who they say have been denied adequate medical and mental health care, fed contaminated food and retaliated against for speaking with their…

Source — CBS News

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March 11, 2020

El Salvador: la emergencia nacional en las cárceles

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Central America and the Caribbean Access to legal rights Justice Violence El Salvador

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February 26, 2020

Ecuador: tensión por ahorcamiento de seis presos en la cárcel de Turi en Cuenca

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South America Violence Ecuador

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February 26, 2020

Venezuela: ONG denuncia violaciones de DD.HH. en cárceles

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South America Violence Venezuela

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February 26, 2020

Uruguay: Denisse Legrand y la violencia entre reclusos: “A ningún gobierno le sirve que las cárceles revienten”

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South America Violence Uruguay

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February 14, 2020

Algeria: des condamnés à mort se révoltent à la prison de Lambèse

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Justice Protest Death penalty Violence Algeria

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February 11, 2020

Spain: el Comité de Prevención de la Tortura denuncia las condiciones de detención en comisarías y cárceles catalanas

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Europe Torture Violence Spain

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February 11, 2020

Bolivia: Explosión en cárcel de Mocoví, deja al menos un muerto y 27 heridos

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South America Violence Bolivia

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February 7, 2020

UK: Oakhill STC sees 27 staff investigated over abuse and neglect in last three years

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Minors Europe Violence United Kingdom

Police have investigated 27 members of staff at a single secure training centre (STC) in relation to allegations of abuse or neglect of young people held there in the past three years, it has emerged.

Source — Children and young people now

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February 6, 2020

USA: Mississippi State Penitentiary must find prison cells for 625 violent offenders

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North America Overcrowding Violence United States

After corrections facility proved to be ‘understaffed,’ ‘unsafe,’ and ‘unsanitary,’ officials scurry to find placement for convicts who constitutionally can no longer live such conditions.

Source — The Grio

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January 31, 2020

USA: inside the prison where inmates 'begged for their lives' amid days of violence

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North America Justice Violence United States

Five inmates died this month in notorious Mississippi prison marked by racism and neglect – prisoners and families demand urgent reform

Source — The Guardian

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January 21, 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo: 11 morts en une semaine dans la plus grande prison de Kinshasa

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Africa Health Overcrowding Violence Congo - Kinshasa

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January 21, 2020

“Parodies of justice” in Iraq

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Foreign prisoners Middle East Justice Death penalty Torture Violence Iraq

The Iraqi justice system has some flaws – quick trials, non-existent legal assistance and judgements based on confessions rather than the evidence. Yet several countries have declined to repatriate their citizens who are accused of terrorism, putting them at risk of torture or the death penalty. Read more

January 17, 2020

Honduras : motín dejó al menos 18 muertos y una veintena de heridos

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Honduras

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January 15, 2020

Mexico: une émeute dans une prison fait 16 morts

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Mexico

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January 15, 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo: à Kinshasa, onze morts dans l’enfer de la prison de Makala

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Africa Health Violence Congo - Kinshasa

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January 15, 2020

USA: prison américaine de Guantanamo: 18 années d'un trou noir juridique continu

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North America Torture Violence United States

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January 3, 2020

Lebanon: indirect processes of radicalization at Lebanon’s Roumieh

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Middle East Violence Religion Lebanon

Incarceration centers across the MENA region are known for their lawlessness and tendency to act as incubators for the reinforcement and hardening of ideologies and violent behaviors. Roumieh Prison in Lebanon is no exception.

Source — European Eye on Radicalisation

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January 3, 2020

Ireland: prison inspection regime "not fit for purpose"

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Europe Violence Ireland

The Irish Prison Service is using a “high risk” system to keep rival gang members separated, according to a report by the Inspector of Prisons.

Source — The Irish Times

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December 27, 2019

France: les surveillants pénitentiaires vont pouvoir utiliser des caméras-piéton

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Europe Violence France

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