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France: la prison, une épreuve aussi pour les familles (podcast)
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Ireland: case of brain-damaged man in prison "far from rare"
The Director of the Central Mental Hospital has said the case of a brain-damaged homeless man in prison is “far from rare”. Professor Harry Kennedy said there is a caseload of around 250 people in the prisons with severe mental illnesses or disorders. Yesterday, the President of the High Court, M…
Nepal: Banke District Prison in sorry state
Banke District Prison in Nepalgunj sub-metropolis is in a sorry state for want of sound management and amenities. The physical infrastructure of the prison which was established in 1943, leaves much to be desired. The buildings and the walls of the prison are very old and the environment of the pri…USA: a Guantánamo Bay detainee's drawings show the brutal CIA torture he endured at a secret US-run prison in Thailand
Abu Zubaydah was captured by US forces after a gun fight in Faisalabad, Pakistan, in March 2002. US officials incorrectly believed the Saudi Arabian citizen was a member of al-Qaida and transported him to a secret US-run prison, known as a black site, in Thailand.
Belgium: la surpopulation carcérale atteint un niveau alarmant (vidéo)
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Belgium: la grève des gardiens de prison continue: "Le gouvernement a réduit le personnel de 10%"(vidéo)
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USA: quand la prison fait payer aux détenus la lecture d’ebooks dans le domaine public
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France: la surpopulation, premier facteur des violences en milieu carcéral
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France: auteurs et victimes : en prison, les violences sont interchangeables
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USA: les exécutions fédérales ne reprendront pas dans l’immédiat
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France: condamnation pour mauvais traitement d’un détenu
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France: mineurs non accompagnés en prison, les victimes d’un système
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Nigeria: "Ikoyi Prison not fit for animals"
A financial analyst, Lukman Okunade, was remanded at the Ikoyi Prison Service (now known as Ikoyi Correctional Centre) for three days pending the time he would meet his bail conditions. He told TAJUDEEN ADEBANJO that those days remain the darkest part of his life.USA: many issues in Delaware's prison health system remain unaddressed, report says
Despite years of recommendations focusing on problems in the Delaware Department of Correction’s healthcare system, a report issued Thursday by the state’s largest private healthcare provider found that many have not been addressed. Take a recommendation from the Pew Charitable Trusts in 2017 that…
China: el mayor carcelero de periodistas en el mundo
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