Switzerland
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Read our selection of press reports about this country.
Suisse : des détenus accros à la prégabaline mettent les médecins sous pression
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Suisse : à Genève, la grève des gardiens de prison fâche les familles de détenus
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Suisse : 60 détenus de Champ-Dollon signent une pétition
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Suisse : un collectif dénonce les conditions de vie dans les prisons genevoises
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Suisse : Les oubliés de la dispute carcérale
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Suisse : Champ-Dollon, prison impossible à réformer
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Suisse : Hans Wolff, “Avec la pandémie, le risque suicidaire a explosé en prison“
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Suisse : la justice restaurative pourrait faire son entrée dans le Code de procédure pénale
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Suisse : l'aide au suicide pour les prisonniers envisagée
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Swiss: proportion la plus faible d'étrangers en prison depuis 15 ans
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Switzerland: à Genève, les juges croulent sous la supplique sanitaire
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Switzerland: nursing home behind prison bars
Wheelchairs, articulated beds, grab rails for showers and toilets: the infrastructure of the “60-plus” unit at the high-security prison in Lenzburg, north-western Switzerland, reveals the presence of older people behind bars.Source — Swissinfo
Switzerland: dying in dignity behind bars
Swiss prisons were designed for 20-to-30-year-old offenders who are released after serving their sentences. However, the number of older inmates is steadily increasing.Source — Swissinfo
Switzerland: court rules prison earnings cannot be seized
Switzerland’s top court has ruled that money earned in prison cannot be confiscated to cover legal costs.Source — SwissInfo
Switzerland: des élus vaudois veulent améliorer les conditions des femmes en prison
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Switzerland: un débat sur la réinsertion des prisonniers relancé
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Switzerland’s prison population swells 50% in less than 30 years
The number of prisoners in Switzerland rose 50% from 1988 to 2017. Much of this is due to population growth. Switzerland’s population grew 28% over the same period. However, population growth doesn’t account for all of the increase in prison numbers. In 1988, there were 70 prisoners per 100,000. By…Source — Le News
Switzerland: Étrangers dans les prisons, pourquoi ils sont si nombreux
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Allez savoir !
Switzerland: dans l’enfer de l’incertitude carcérale
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Suisse la prison de Thoune renonce à détenir des migrants de moins de 15 ans
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Suisse : trois détenus se sont échappés de la prison de Favra
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En Suisse, l'évasion n'est pas condamnée : "on ne peut leur reprocher de vouloir vivre en liberté"
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Suisse : l'absentéisme plombe la prison de Champ-Dollon.
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Suisse : des prisons au rayon X
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