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News
Europe
Material conditions
Torture
Inappropriate conditions in a Moldovan prison from Transnistria, the reason for a new condemnation of our country to the ECHR. The state will have to pay 6300 euros to 2 people who have claimed justice before the European Court.
News
Europe
Health
Moldova: expands harm reduction services to all prisons
Alexander Godin moves through a number of locked doors escorted by a guard to prison 16’s
News
Europe
Torture
The objective of the ToT course is to prepare a group of trainers from the staff members of the People’s Advocate Office and members of the NPM, approximately 20 persons, for delivering further trainings to their peers on the topics covered by the TOT.
News
Europe
Justice
Mental health
Overcrowding
Violence
Romania: Council of Europe anti-torture committee warns about prison overcrowding and informal prison hierarchies in Moldova
The Council of Europe’s
Problems of substance
Analysis Thematic paper
Analysis
North America
Europe
Health
Thematic paper
Mental health
Drugs
Material conditions
Many people are living with addiction in prison. They face great difficulties. Drugs are an integral part of the overcrowded and unsanitary prison systems, which increases the risks inherent in drug use. How is drug addiction experienced behind bars?
Europe: the long road to human dignity
Analysis Opinion
Analysis
Pre-trial detention
Europe
Justice
Opinion
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Activities
Social ties
ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Here, Maïté de Rue discusses the overuse of pre-trial detention in Europe and its consequences.
North America
Interview
Health
Incarcerated persons are at substantially higher risk of getting infected with HIV and HCV. The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network develops actions to prevent these infections inside and outside of prison. PI asked them three questions.
Investigation into “suspicious” deaths in Europe
Investigations
Investigations
Europe
Discipline
Justice
Torture
Violence
Despite the prison authorities’ assurances that European standards are respected, some deaths in prison remain unexplained. An investigation into these “suspicious” deaths in European prisons.