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February 17, 2017

France : [Décryptage] Prisons d'Outre-mer : l'enfer derrière les barreaux

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Europe France

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February 16, 2017

New Brazilian prison riots leave 26 dead

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Protest Brazil

Twenty-six inmates were killed in eruptions of violence inside two prisons in northern Brazil, officials said Sunday as they quelled the latest in a string of jail disturbances across the country in which more than 100 people died within two weeks.

February 16, 2017

Sri Lanka: report on minimizing congestion in prisons and prison reforms to be presented in parliament

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Sri Lanka

The first report of the inter-institutional task force appointed to identify judicial and legal reasons for minimizing congestion in prisons and prison reforms will be presented in parliament.

February 15, 2017

Cameroun : à la prison de Yaoundé, les chanceux dorment assis, les autres debout

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Africa Cameroon

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February 15, 2017

Thailand: behind the wall, a look at conditions in Thailand’s prisons after the coup

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Asia Justice Thailand

Thailand’s prison population has steadily increased over the years and the country has the dubious distinction of having the largest prison population and the highest incarceration rate among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states.

February 15, 2017

New Zealand: secure unit for high-risk offenders opened

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Facilities New Zealand

Corrections Minister Louise Upston today opened a new residential facility at Christchurch Men’s Prison that will accommodate high-risk sexual or violent offenders subject to Public Protection Orders.

February 15, 2017

Pays-Bas : les prisons mettent la clé sous la porte

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Europe Netherlands

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February 15, 2017

Kenya: president directs release of petty offenders

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Africa Overcrowding Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery and the Commissioner of Prisons, Gen Isaiah Osugo, to liaise with the chief justice and fast-track the release of petty offenders to decongest prisons and reduce government spending on them.

February 15, 2017

South Australia prisons in lockdown over 'failure to address overcrowding concerns'

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Oceania Overcrowding Australia

A union has placed inmates in all South Australian prisons in lockdown over what it says is a failing by the Corrections Department to address overcrowding concerns.

February 15, 2017

Cameroun : la prison de Yaoundé, les chanceux dorment assis, les autres debout

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Africa Cameroon

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February 14, 2017

‘Graduations from Hell': a documentary on the Mexican prison system crisis

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

After we posed the question Why Aren’t We Talking About Mexican Prisons? in a previous post, it seemed appropriate to revisit the issue after a documentary series aired on the new open broadcast channel in Mexico, Imagen Televisión, showed once again how little media attention, if any, is paid to t…

February 14, 2017

Even in Texas, mass imprisonment is going out of style

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United States

In an era of what seems like unprecedented polarization and rancor, this idea has bipartisan support. The Koch brothers and Black Lives Matter agree. The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Conservative Union Foundation agree. Bernie Sanders and Newt Gingrich agree.

February 14, 2017

L'état des prisons britanniques

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Europe Drugs United Kingdom

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February 14, 2017

En Éthiopie, le développement rural passe par l’emprisonnement

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Africa Ethiopia

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February 14, 2017

Bénin : la réinsertion des détenus reste une chimère

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Africa Benin

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February 14, 2017

Ireland’s unequal treatment of women in the criminal justice system raised with the U.N.

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Women Ireland

Ireland is sending too many women to prison for non-violent offences, including failure to pay court-ordered fines, and the lack of provision of gender-specific alternatives to prison and the lack of open prison facilities for women may amount to discrimination under the UN Convention on Eliminatio…

February 14, 2017

Singapore: number of repeat offenders remains low and stable

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Asia Singapore

The number of former prison inmates who break the law again within two years of their release has remained low and stable, the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) said on Tuesday (Feb 14).

February 14, 2017

Uganda: prisoners protest altered penalties

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Uganda

Inmates at Masaka Prison yesterday protested harsher court sentences imposed on them instead of the lesser penalties agreed upon under the new Plea Bargain justice system.

February 14, 2017

Au Bénin, la réinsertion des détenus reste une chimère

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Africa Benin

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February 13, 2017

France : tribunal d’application des peines, donneur de sens ou de leçons?

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Europe France

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February 13, 2017

Inmates have 'effectively taken over' one of Britain's biggest prisons

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United Kingdom

Inmates have effectively taken over at one of Britain’s biggest prisons, an undercover investigation has found.

February 13, 2017

Côte d'Ivoire : à la prison d’Abidjan, le parcours tortueux de Yacou le Chinois

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Africa Côte d’Ivoire

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February 13, 2017

Praise for Australia’s OPCAT pledge

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Oceania Australia

Legal bodies have welcomed news that the federal government will implement the optional protocol of an international anti-torture treaty by the end of the year. The Australian government will invite outside scrutiny of the conditions and practices in its detention facilities and prisons, following…

February 13, 2017

Philippine bid to jail nine-year-olds is 'a great child violation', Unicef says

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Asia Philippines

Duterte’s allies have been pushing to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to nine.