May 8, 2016 Belgium : riot at Merksplas prison News Violence Belgium Calm returned to Merksplas prison at around 5.45am on Sunday morning, after a very busy night. The prison holds 600 prisoners. Several areas of the institution were damaged, and remain unusable. Around a hundred prisoners were transferred to others prisons, says Frank Wilrycx (Open Vls), the mayor…
May 6, 2016 Philippines : un taux d’occupation des prisons de 316 % News Asia Overcrowding Philippines *Source - Le Temps Jamais les pénitenciers de l’archipel n’ont été aussi remplis, avec un taux d’occupation de 316%. Visite de deux établissements proches de la capitale, dont l’un est le plus peuplé du pays avec 23 000 captifs.
May 5, 2016 Canada: I tried to turn my life around in prison but the government made it hard to do News North America Canada Just as I was getting my life together behind bars the Canadian government decided to get ‘tough on crime.’
May 5, 2016 Belgium : Belgian state ordered to pay compensation to inmates because of prison strike News Belgium A court has sentenced the state to pay 300 euros per day to 21 inmates.The inmates, detained in the prisons in Lantin, Huy and Paifve, were successful on Wednesday’s trial court. According to the complaining inmates, they haven’t received any minimum service since the strike by prison guards starte…
May 5, 2016 Cambodia : prisons granted more funds to develop libraries News Asia Cambodia Cambodian’s prison libraries are set to receive an extra $600,000 in funding from the French Agency for Development and literacy NGO Sipar, according to a statement released yesterday. Sipar director Hok Sothik said the extra funding will be spread out over three years and enhance 26 prison librari…
May 4, 2016 Madagascar red-faced after mass jail breakout News Africa Protest Madagascar Prison officials in Madagascar were left red-faced on Tuesday after a mass escape which left over 30 inmates on the run on the Indian Ocean island nation.
May 4, 2016 Colombia : Procuraduría evidenció crisis humanitaria en cárceles de Santander News South America Colombia This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
May 4, 2016 Italy: govt launches jail suicide plan News Suicide Italy Justice Minister Andrea Orlando on Wednesday said launched a plan to stem prison suicides, which he called a “worrying and intolerable phenomenon”.
May 4, 2016 Syrie : troisième jour d'une mutinerie géante dans une prison du régime syrien News Middle East Protest Violence Syria Au troisième jour de la mutinerie géante qui a éclaté dans la prison de Hama, contrôlée par le régime syrien, la tension restait extrême dans et aux abords du centre de détention, dont les bâtiments sont entièrement contrôlés par les 875 détenus politiques.
May 4, 2016 Madagascar : prison officials left red-faced after mass jail breakout News Africa Madagascar Antananarivo - Prison officials in Madagascar were left red-faced on Tuesday after a mass escape which left over 30 inmates on the run on the Indian Ocean island nation.
May 3, 2016 Bénin : les détenus de la prison civile d’Abomey exigent le respect de leurs droits constitutionnels. News Africa Material conditions Protest Benin This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
May 2, 2016 France : activités en prison, le désoeuvrement News Europe France Faute de politique réfléchie et harmonisée, faute de moyens, la peine de prison reste sans contenu. Le doublement des crédits alloués aux activités dans le cadre du plan de lutte contre le terrorisme permettra-t-il de rebattre les cartes ? Pas tant que ces activités ne seront pas pensées de manière…
