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Latvia: last inmates transferred from Brasa prison prior to closure
This week the last inmates were transferred from the to-be-liquidated Brasa prison to other correctional facilities, while the Brasa prison will be closed down as of April 1, Latvian Prison Administration rep Aija Fedorova told the press.France: 20 détenus pourront être indemnisés en raison de l’indignité de leurs conditions de détention
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Paraguay: "sed de derechos" expone el déficit de acceso al agua en cárceles
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Mexico: unos 200 presos realizan una huelga de hambre en la cárcel de Las Flores
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France: le Cese tire la sonnette d'alarme sur la réinsertion
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UK: "nous redoutons que Julian Assange puisse mourir en prison"
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Spain: denuncian grave situación en las cárceles: "La prisión no puede ser una condena a muerte"
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France: Des pathologies "aggravées par l'enfermement et l'isolement" : un rapport alerte sur la situation déplorable des détenus atteints de troubles mentaux
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Haiti: mutiny over cooking charcoal in Haiti prison led to gang rapes, human-rights groups say
It started around noon, when male detainees inside a prison for men and women north of Haiti’s capital heard there was no charcoal or propane gas to cook their food, and began violently protesting prison conditions and attempting to escape.Belgium: "une bonne politique criminelle ne doit pas systématiquement aboutir à la case prison"
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Europe: ignoring prison health can come at a cost for public health
Incarcerated people suffer from poorer health outcomes and limited access to health care, which can impact them and their communities even after release. However, prisoners’ health is not being monitored well, and there is a lack of evidence to inform policy making to improve the health of prison p…
Turkey: Zehra Dogan : "Je suis moins heureuse qu'en prison"
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Indonésia: dans la prison de Serge Atlaoui, condamné à mort
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USA: les gardiens de prison de Jeffrey Epstein inculpés
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USA: Artist JR teamed up with current and former inmates to create a mural at a supermax prison outside LA
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China: Ouïghours opprimés dans le Xinjiang, "Soyez sans pitié"
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France: délinquants "psychiatriques": leur place est-elle en prison?
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