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May 31, 2018

Belgique : l'attentat de Liège relance le débat sur les prisons

News

Europe Belgium

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May 31, 2018

Writing competition

May 31, 2018

UK: prisons inspector takes emergency action over HMP Exeter

News

United Kingdom

Justice secretary required to report on improvements in 28 days after soaring violence and self-harm uncovered.

May 30, 2018

USA: teaching "Les Misérables" in prison

News

United States

I spent the last four months teaching Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel Les Misérables at a maximum-security prison in New Jersey.

May 28, 2018

Israel: el país prohíbe a los presos de Hamas ver el mundial de fútbol en la cárcel

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Middle East Israel

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May 28, 2018

Perú: las cárceles se están convirtiendo en bombas de tiempo

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South America Peru

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May 28, 2018

France : "la prison m'a sauvée", à Fleury-Mérogis, le fragile retour des femmes radicalisées

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Women Europe France

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May 28, 2018

Chile: existen cerca de 20 denuncias al día por agresiones

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Chile

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May 28, 2018

Argentina: cada semestre se registra un aumento de la cantidad de presos en un sistema colapsado

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South America

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May 27, 2018

Guatemala: IDPP trabaja en deshacinar las cárceles con redención de penas

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Central America and the Caribbean Guatemala

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May 26, 2018

France : une détenue blessée à coups de couteau dans sa cellule à la prison de Corbas

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Europe Violence France

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May 26, 2018

États-Unis : la prison de Guantanamo s'adapte à ses détenus vieillissants

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United States

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May 25, 2018

États-Unis : du porc pour les prisonniers musulmans

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Religion United States

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May 25, 2018

France : maladies, drogue et malnutrition, comment les conditions se dégradent dans les camps de réfugiés à Paris

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Europe Drugs Material conditions France

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May 25, 2018

Mauritania: prisons are changing, but problems remain

Testimonial

Africa Mauritania

Abass is incarcerated in Nouakchott. He is then transferred to Dar Naïm prison. This is his story.

May 24, 2018

France : prison de Poissy, risques d’effondrements et sécurité incendie défaillante

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Europe France

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May 24, 2018

Denmark: immigration detention, where officials celebrate the deprivation of liberty of “rejected asylum seekers”

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Denmark

Denmark has pursued increasingly restrictive immigration and asylum policies. Observers have repeatedly criticised the penitentiary-like conditions of Denmark’s main immigration detention centre as well as inadequate efforts to identify victims of torture, who can be subject to detention.

May 24, 2018

UK: prisoners could help fill post-Brexit workforce gap, says minister

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United Kingdom

David Gauke launches strategy to improve prisoners’ work skills and prospects.

May 24, 2018

France : schizophrène en prison, l'errance absurde de Zubert Gougou

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Europe France

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May 24, 2018

Ukraine: the roof is leaking

Analysis Report

Outdated premises, lack of access to drinking water, inadequate healthcare: a monitoring team points out several deficiencies

May 23, 2018

Ireland: prisons unable to meet rising population’s need for mental healthcare

News

Health Mental health Ireland

Percentage of prison population with mental illness more than doubled since 2015.

May 23, 2018

UK: Brook House, detainees win bid for abuse inquiry

News

United Kingdom

Two former detainees at an immigration centre have won the first stage of a High Court bid for a public inquiry into alleged “widespread” abuse.

May 23, 2018

Russia: security forces in Ingushetia on trial for torture

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Asia Europe Torture Russia

The trial is practically unprecedented in Russia - torture and even the murder of detainees is a common pheonomenon.

May 23, 2018

Italy: challenges ahead

Report

Pre-trial detention Europe Foreign prisoners Health Overcrowding Activities Italy

The opportunity of a reform approval is now lost. Read Antigone’s full report.