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June 25, 2017

The danger of Yemen's secret prisons

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Middle East Yemen

Black sites in the war-ravaged country help ensure that it will remain fertile ground for terrorists for years to come.

June 25, 2017

France: inside prisons, a struggle to combat radicalisation

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Europe Discipline Religion France

With 2,500 inmates, the penitentiary institution of Fresnes, about 20 miles south of Paris, is one of the largest prisons in Europe. Like most French prisons, Fresnes is overcrowded. Built in the late 19th century, its tiny cells, each meant for one prisoner, most often house three. Inmates scream…

June 25, 2017

India: inmate’s death sparks riot in Byculla women’s prison

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Women Asia India

The death of an inmate, allegedly after being assaulted by prison guards, at the women’s prison in Byculla on Friday evening led to a riot by inmates that continued through the night and subsided only on Saturday morning. Enraged inmates set newspapers and furniture on fire and shouted slogans from…

June 25, 2017

Nigeria: 70% of prison inmates are awaiting trial

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Africa Nigeria

The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Sunday said that more than 70 per cent of inmates in Nigerian prisons were awaiting trial.

June 25, 2017

Canada: suicide attempts spike amid Ontario prison system overhaul

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North America Suicide Canada

At a time when Ontario prison officials have vowed to take a more humane approach to inmate care, the province has recorded a significant rise in the number of suicide attempts in its correctional facilities. Over the past decade, provincial institutions have averaged 106 suicide attempts a calenda…

June 25, 2017

Nigeria: Eid-el-Fitr: Ganduje grants amnesty to 500 prisoners

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Africa Nigeria

Kano State Government on Sunday granted pardon to 500 inmates of prisons in the state to mark the Eid-el-Fitr. The state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, granted the pardon to the inmates at Central Prison, Kurmawa in the state capital, while addressing a cross-section of the convicts, shortly afte…

June 25, 2017

Morocco: king pardons 562 convicts on Eid Al Fitr

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Morocco

HM King Mohammed VI has pardoned 562 convicts on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, to be celebrated on Monday 26 June in Morocco, Justice Ministry said in a statement.

June 25, 2017

Iran: leader pardons 1 049 prisoners on Eid al-Fitr

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Middle East Iran

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has pardoned or commuted prison terms of 1,049 convicts found guilty by various Iranian courts. The pardon was granted at the request of the country’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani on the occasion of Eid al-Fit…

June 24, 2017

Indonesia: international crime syndicate may be behind Bali prison breakout - as two inmates who escaped through a tiny tunnel are captured while Aussie on the run 'parties in Amsterdam'

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Asia Indonesia

A crime syndicate may have helped prisoners escape from Kerobokan prison Two escapees arrived back in Bali on Saturday after being caught by police Perth man Shaun Davidson and Malaysian national Tee Kok King remain at large

June 24, 2017

United States: nineteen women inmates graduate with associate degrees

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North America Women United States

College graduations are emotional occasions, but it would be hard to match the level of enthusiasm and joy that pervaded the gymnasium at the Washington Corrections Center for Women this month when 19 inmates received diplomas.

June 24, 2017

Venezuela: prisoners say abuse is so bad they are forced to eat pasta mixed with excrement

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South America Venezuela

The headquarters of the Venezuelan intelligence service is a vast pyramid-shaped edifice known as the Helicoide, a former shopping mall which now functions as an interrogation pen for political prisoners and protesters. The 30-year-old economics student had heard enough about the infamous building…

June 23, 2017

Ireland: new bail law approved by Oireachtas

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Ireland

Legislation providing increase guidance for the courts and greater transparency in the bail process has been approved by the Oireachtas. The Criminal Justice Bill 2016 completed its final legislative stages yesterday.

June 23, 2017

United States: the importance of raising the age of criminal responsibility

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North America United States

Raising the age for criminal responsibility of juveniles is an issue on the front lines of criminal justice reform. Raise the age bills have been passed at some point in almost all 50 states and allow for juveniles to be treated as juveniles unless they have committed certain violent offenses, such…

June 23, 2017

Egypt: 502 prisoners pardoned for Eid al-Fitr

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Africa Middle East Egypt

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 502 prisoners, on Friday, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

June 23, 2017

Australia: rehabilitation programmes for prisoners serving short sentences

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Oceania Australia

High Intensity Program Units will focus on delivering intensive services, treatment programs and release planning activities for more than 1200 inmates serving sentences six months or less.

June 23, 2017

Oman: 192 prisoners granted amnesty for Eid

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Oman

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has released more than 190 inmates to join their families for Eid, according to a statement by the Royal Oman Police (ROP).

June 23, 2017

United States: judge accepts sweeping reforms of Arizona death penalty protocols

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North America United States

A U.S. judge accepted on Thursday major revisions to Arizona’s death penalty procedures, such as eliminating paralytic drugs in lethal injections and giving witnesses more access to watch prisoners inside the death chamber, a lawyer for the death row inmates said. The changes were part of a settlem…

June 22, 2017

Malawi: inmates prepared for life after prison

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Africa Malawi

Inmates at Nkhotakota Prison are learning technical skills that will help them to live an independent life after serving their jail terms. In an interview with Malawi24, Nkhotakota Prison spokesperson Cosmas Meja said many Malawians perceive that prisons are made to punish criminals which is contra…

June 22, 2017

United States: a new war on drugs

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North America Drugs United States

Jeff Sessions wants a new war on drugs. It won’t work.

June 22, 2017

United States: prosecutors: prison supervisor ordered juveniles hog-tied

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North America United States

An indictment says a former supervisor at a South Carolina juvenile prison ordered guards to hog-tie two inmates and leave them lying on their stomachs for two hours because they made too much noise.

June 22, 2017

United States: gang revolt at Florida prison injures 1 inmate, 7 officers

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North America Protest United States

A gang revolt at a Florida state prison injured seven corrections officers and one inmate Wednesday morning, authorities said.

June 21, 2017

Japan: new magazine offers convicts hope of escaping from a life of crime

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Asia Japan

To prevent those with criminal convictions from committing further offenses after leaving correctional facilities, a job magazine for people with a history of crime or delinquency will be distributed at prisons and juvenile training schools nationwide starting mid-July.

June 21, 2017

Iran: 40,000 inmates granted amnesty in one year

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Middle East Iran

Iran’s Judiciary spokesman, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’I, says nearly 40,000 prisoners in Iran have been granted amnesty in a one-year period.

June 21, 2017

Still Life: America’s increasing use of life and long-term sentences

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