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September 21, 2017

Colombie : les prisonnières n'ont plus d'eau

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South America Material conditions Colombia

Local sources have informed us of a disturbing situation in the Jamundí prison complex. Inmates in the women’s section have not had access to running water since the night of Thursday, 14 September. We have also learned that they were denied access to telephones until Sunday 17 September, thereby m…

September 21, 2017

El Salvador : las policía de El Salvador esta utilizando “cárceles clandestinas”

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Central America and the Caribbean El Salvador

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September 21, 2017

Argentina : según la CPM, cada semana mueren tres presos en las cárceles de la provincia

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South America Argentina

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September 21, 2017

UK: from war and slavery to prison – life inside an immigration detention centre

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United Kingdom

David spent five years locked in a house in Britain. Then he spent two years in immigration detention centres.

September 20, 2017

USA: after hurricane Irma, as keys recover, inmates moved to Palm Beach

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United States

More than 460 of those evacuees were inmates from the Monroe County Detention Center on Stock Island, the first island north of Key West. Those inmates, as well as dozens of jail staff, rode out the storm at the Palm Beach County Jail.

September 20, 2017

Cameroun : "J’ai vécu l’enfer en prison, mais je continuerai à me battre pour mes frères anglophones"

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Africa Cameroon

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September 20, 2017

Cameroun : "J’ai vécu l’enfer en prison, mais je continuerai à me battre pour mes frères anglophones."

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Africa Cameroon

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September 20, 2017

USA: prison isn’t the solution for mentally ill criminals

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Mental health United States

On Monday, I was in a criminal courtroom at the Prince George’s County District Court for a journalism assignment Monday. In front of me stood a balding man in a casual black top.

September 20, 2017

USA: inmate sues Kansas prison for "imposing christian propaganda"

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Religion United States

Shari Webber-Dunn, an inmate serving a murder charge in Kansas, said her First Amendment rights were violated by “Christian propaganda” imposed by the all-female prison.

September 20, 2017

Prison stories // Andrew Aitchison

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Europe Material conditions Social ties Work United Kingdom

The everyday lives of inmates, guards and visitors.

September 20, 2017

USA: why Oklahoma’s female incarceration is so high

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Women United States

Robyn Allen saw her daughter for the first time in two years from across the yard of Oklahoma’s largest women’s prison, the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center.

September 19, 2017

Australia: Alexander Maconochie centre moves to automated methadone dosing

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Oceania Australia

Iris recognition is now being used to help give inmates the right dose of methadone in Canberra’s jail.

September 19, 2017

Move along, please. Nothing to see here

Justice Violence

Excessive wealth, poverty, corruption, impunity: these terms, so often repeated, become trivial and the ingredients which feed the most horrendous violence are still with us. Prison is the ultimate in marking one’s territory

September 19, 2017

USA: at Lake Placid, a hint of freedom

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United States

Tewhan writes about Anne-Valérie’s visit…

September 18, 2017

South Africa : Is Ebongweni C-Max prison living up to its promises?

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South Africa

Prison violence, the disruptive behaviour of some inmates, high numbers of escapes in the 1990s and a public demand to be tough on crime led the South African government to replicate the American approach of dealing with very violent and dangerous offenders: building two super-maximum security pris…

September 16, 2017

France : des détenus des Baumettes s'exposent au palais de justice de Marseille

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Europe France

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September 16, 2017

Turquie : les prisons se sont modernisées, mais l'islamisation domine

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Europe Religion Turkey

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September 15, 2017

France : la prison, "miroir grossissant" des stéréotypes sur la sexualité féminine

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Europe France

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September 15, 2017

Spain: mujeres en un mundo de hombres

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Europe Spain

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September 15, 2017

Russie : Une membre des Pussy Riot raconte les traitements subis dans une prison pour femmes

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Women Asia Europe Russia

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September 14, 2017

USA: I can’t visit my sons in prison because I have unpaid traffic tickets

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United States

A mother with debts — and cancer — wonders if she’ll ever see her incarcerated children again.

September 14, 2017

Nepal: the challenges of achieving justice

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Asia Justice Torture Nepal

Advocacy Forum’s report is now available. The organization collected data and run interviews in several places of detention.

September 13, 2017

Canada : les cellules d’isolement des détenus contestées devant la Cour

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North America Discipline Canada

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September 13, 2017

Paraguay : internos prendieron fuego a colchones y sábanas

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South America Paraguay

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