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June 7, 2017

United States: how drug courts are falling short

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North America Justice Drugs United States

Local authorities revived Smith, arrested him, and then gave him two options: he could go to jail or he could go into treatment. Smith chose treatment—or at least that’s what he thought. What Smith chose, more specifically, was to go through the alternative sentencing program known as drug court, w…

June 7, 2017

Tunisie : n’y a-t-il aucune alternative à la prison ?

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Africa Tunisia

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June 7, 2017

United States: programs that reduce recidivism could be casualties in budget fight over prison spending

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North America United States

The state is hammering out its budget. And lawmakers are having a sharp disagreement with the governor’s office over one of Michigan’s biggest price tags – the corrections budget. Both sides agree rehabilitation and lowering recidivism is the way to go. But they can’t agree on how much money to spe…

June 7, 2017

Malaysia: ‘prisons are for rehab, not punishment’

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Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: Suaram adviser Kua Kia Soong has urged the public to show interest in the treatment of Malaysian prisoners so that the authorities would feel pressured to respect their rights. Speaking to FMT, Kua said mistreated prisoners could end up being a bigger threat to society after their re…

June 6, 2017

South Korea: use drones to monitor prison inmates

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South Korea

The government plans to use drones to keep a close watch on prisoners, according to the Ministry of Justice. In July, the government will begin a six-month test operation of unmanned aerial vehicles at three penitentiaries: at Anyang in Gyeonggi Province, Wonju in Gangwon Province and Cheongsong in…

June 6, 2017

New Zealand: first look inside $300m Auckland Prison rebuild [video]

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Facilities New Zealand

Heart-beat detectors, security doors that unlock with a fingerprint scanner and a formidable five-layered fence are part of a complete $300m rebuild of Auckland Prison. The rebuild of New Zealand’s only men’s maximum security prison at Paremoremo is one of the area’s biggest infrastructure projects…

June 5, 2017

Russia : Russian Interior Ministry ordered to pay $1,200 to man tortured by police

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Asia Europe Torture Violence Russia

The Supreme Court of Tatarstan has ordered Russia’s Interior Ministry to pay 70,000 rubles ($1,200) to a man tortured in a police office, lawyer Andrey Suchkov told RAPSI on Monday.

June 5, 2017

France : "La prison, un espace qui tente de réinsérer des individus en les mettant à l’écart" (Olivier Milhaud)

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Europe France

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June 5, 2017

France : à Ensisheim, prison de plusieurs tueurs en série, quatrième prise d'otage depuis 2010

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Europe France

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June 4, 2017

Philippines: cholera being investigated as cause of prison outbreak

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Asia Philippines

The New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City is where the Philippines most dangerous criminals are incarcerated has been hit with a suspected foodborne illness outbreak that started on May 26 and where more than 1,200 inmates have become ill.

June 4, 2017

USA: at $75,560, housing a prisoner in California now costs more than a year at Harvard

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United States

The cost of imprisoning each of California’s 130,000 inmates is expected to reach a record $75,560 in the next year.

June 3, 2017

Japan: the arrested development of female prisons

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Women Asia Japan

Though the prison population in Japan is remarkably small compared to other countries, there have been increases in recent years among certain demographics. The media is particularly sensitive to elderly inmates. Less remarked upon are female prisoners.

June 3, 2017

United Kingdom: deferred sentences – used again but not used enough

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United Kingdom

News this month of two cases where Judges have used deferred sentences for a few months in relation to women offenders is nothing compared to the Oklahoma women whose sentence was deferred for 10 years after she killed her boyfriend by running him over. She was only 19 and his father spoke in her s…

June 3, 2017

Portugal: prison numbers up 19% in six years to 2016; female inmates up 39%

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Women Portugal

The number of inmates in Portugal’s prisons rose by 18.7% between 2010 and 2016, going from 11,613 to 13,779, figures released by the Ministry of Justice show.

June 3, 2017

Rebellion in prison for teens in Brazil leaves seven dead

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Protest Brazil

A riot at a youth prison in northeastern Brazil has left seven inmates dead, Globo television said on Saturday, citing local authorities.

June 3, 2017

Brésil : mort de sept adolescents lors d'une émeute dans une prison

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South America Protest Violence Brazil

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June 2, 2017

This Norwegian prison is the nicest in the world

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Norway

Prisoners serving time at Bastoy prison in Norway are more likely to be sunning themselves on a beach or strolling through a pine forest than sitting in cramped cell.

June 1, 2017

South-Eastern European NPMs share concerns over treatment of persons with mental disabilities in detention

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Europe Mental health

Among the main issues, NPMs expressed concerns about two worrying trends: the increasing use and abuse of the concept of “dangerousness” enabling institutions to violate people’s rights; and the important lowering of the threshold for depriving someone of his/her liberty on psychiatric grounds.

June 1, 2017

Venezuela : detainees say they’re being beaten, tortured in police custody

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South America Torture Venezuela

After enduring several minutes of beatings with fists and clubs, Erick Izaguirri, 27, was expecting the worst when he was dragged into an outpost of Venezuela’s National Guard.　 “They started to say, ‘Take his pants off, let’s stick the rifle in him,’ ” the anti-government protester recounted durin…