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August 30, 2017

Malawi: seeking justice for helpless inmates

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Africa Malawi

Young inmates are locked away without any trial in Malawi’s prison cells. Some of them are even unaware of their right to a lawyer. Two legal activists from PASI do their best to secure justice.

August 30, 2017

Czech Republic: Ombudswoman says detainees’ rights are being violated

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Violence Czechia

Police officers often disrespect detainees’ basic human rights, says a report by the Office of the Ombudswoman.

August 29, 2017

New Zealand: fewer women to be jailed under new government strategy to curb growth in crime

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Women New Zealand

Fewer women will be sent to prison under a new programme to try and curb growth in crime among Kiwi females.

August 29, 2017

Croatia: see the haunting ruins of a prison once known as a "living hell"

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Europe Croatia

The decrepit remains can still be seen by tourists willing to make the trek to the uninhabited island. Goli Otok was once described as a “Living Hell” by those who were unlucky enough to be sent to the prison.

August 29, 2017

Les jurés américains rejettent de plus en plus la peine de mort

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Death penalty Violence United States

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August 29, 2017

USA: at Guantánamo, men accused in 9/11 attacks faced their 24th round of pretrial hearings

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United States

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his nephew Ammar al-Baluchi donned new Baluchi hats last week for the 24th round of pretrial hearings in the military commission case against the five men accused in the 9/11 attacks.

August 29, 2017

USA: why so few violent offenders are let out on parole

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Violence United States

In recent years, national discussions of criminal-justice reform have largely revolved around non-violent drug-related convictions—as illustrated by the hundreds of federal inmates that Barack Obama granted clemency to at the end of his second term.

August 28, 2017

France : la place des détenus atteints de pathologies graves est-elle en prison ?

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Europe Health France

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August 28, 2017

USA: two more state prisons face evacuation due to Hurricane Harvey flooding

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United States

Two additional state prisons were facing evacuation late Monday as flooding from Harvey continued to escalate the high-water emergency southwest of Houston. Texas Department of Justice officials said rising floodwaters from the Brazos River were likely to force the relocation of an estimated 1,400…

August 26, 2017

Panama: redes de corrupción operan en càrceles

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Central America and the Caribbean Panama

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August 26, 2017

Mexico: desde cárceles, 106 mil llamadas de extorsión

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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August 26, 2017

Spain: EPPK insta a que, "con urgencia" se consensúe "una hoja de ruta para la excarcelaciones" de los presos de ETA

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Europe Spain

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August 26, 2017

Palestine: los gazatíes podrán ir al cine por primera vez en más de 30 años

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Israel

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August 26, 2017

USA: thousands of Texas inmates evacuated from prisons ahead of floods

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United States

Thousands of inmates were being evacuated on Saturday from three prison facilities in Rosharon, Tex., as the Brazos River there continued to rise under heavy rains from Tropical Storm Harvey.

August 25, 2017

Germany: un teatro en una cárcel alemana, contra el extremismo islamista

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Europe Religion Germany

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August 25, 2017

Argentine: el nuevo Código Procesal Penal y las cárceles en Tucumán

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South America Argentina

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August 24, 2017

Colombia: cárceles, la solución inútil

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South America Colombia

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August 24, 2017

USA: transgender prison guard says colleagues call her a freak

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LGBTQI United States

It didn’t take long for Meghan Frederick to feel the harassment she feared would come when she told her fellow correctional officers at a Sacramento prison that she identified as a transgender woman.

August 24, 2017

Honduras: 190 reclusos fueron enviados este jueves a cárceles de máxima seguridad

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Central America and the Caribbean Honduras

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August 24, 2017

Roberto Ampuero: "No debería haber cárceles especiales en Chile"

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Chile

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August 23, 2017

Australia: 'extraordinary overcrowding' at Alice Springs women's jail, investigation finds

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Women Oceania Overcrowding Australia

A new investigation into living conditions at the Alice Springs Women’s Correctional Facility (ASWCF) has found overcrowding has led to “at-risk” women being transferred to the men’s prison.

August 23, 2017

UK: Stafford prison report reveals oldest inmate is over 100

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United Kingdom

AROUND 40 inmates at Stafford Prison are being held past their release date, an annual report has revealed. The affected prisoners are being held on Indefinite Protection of the Public (IPP) status, which applied to around 50 inmates – 6.7 per cent of the Stafford Prison population – the Independen…

August 23, 2017

Salvador: denuncian hacinamiento extremo en cárceles de El Salvador

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Central America and the Caribbean Overcrowding El Salvador

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August 22, 2017

Canada: former watchdog: Mental health needs of women in prison not being met

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North America Women Health Mental health Canada

“I don’t agree that it’s society’s fault”. The Royal should never have accepted an acutely ill inmate like Marlene Carter at its Brockville Mental Health Centre as part of a contract it had with Correctional Service Canada, says retired Conservative Senator Bob Runciman