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June 30, 2018

España: cuatro cárceles catalanas, listas para acoger a los políticos presos

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Spain

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June 29, 2018

France : la prison de Fresnes va être rénovée

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Europe France

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June 28, 2018

Brésil : une cinquantaine de détenus s’évadent d’une prison

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South America Brazil

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June 28, 2018

España: otro preso que relata desatención y maltratos

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Spain

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June 27, 2018

UK: government scraps proposed women's 'community prisons' in new strategy to reduce female offending

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Women Facilities United Kingdom

Campaigners warn funding offered for community focussed plans is “wholly inadequate”.

June 27, 2018

UK: in prison I saw the futility of locking up women for minor crimes

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Women United Kingdom

I spent nine weeks behind bars. I’m glad the government is scrapping plans to build new female prisons

June 27, 2018

Belgique : se réinsérer sans dents?

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Europe Belgium

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June 27, 2018

France : trois questions à Olivia, militante du Genepi, sur la situation des personnes LGBT+ en prison

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Europe France

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June 27, 2018

No todo se solventa con la prisión

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June 27, 2018

Venezuela: motín termina en traslado de presos

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South America Protest Violence Venezuela

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June 26, 2018

France : inconstitutionnalité du régime de restriction des communications en détention

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Europe Justice France

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June 26, 2018

Pays-Bas : forcés de fermer des prisons car il y manque de détenus

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Europe Netherlands

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June 26, 2018

Turkey: torture has increased, prisons are at capacity

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Europe Middle East Torture Turkey

NGOs in Amed have issued a statement saying that with the State of Emergency in Turkey,, torture has increased, prisons have reached capacity and people have been abducted, and pointed out the importance of solidarity.

June 26, 2018

España: Sánchez revisará la política penitenciaria de los presos de ETA

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Spain

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June 25, 2018

Estados Unidos: esto es una cárcel, no un hospital

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Health United States

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June 24, 2018

Canada: nearly half of youth incarcerated across the country are Indigenous

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North America Canada

Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are Indigenous, a statistic that a Manitoba activist says shows unacceptable and systemic racism.

June 21, 2018

USA: video call to action from inside Angola prison

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Protest United States

A video was released from a prison rebel inside of Louisiana’s Angola prison.The goals are to organize incarcerated people against the racist and exploitative nature of the prison system and society as a whole.

June 21, 2018

Torture committee tells Serbia to curb police violence

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Europe Torture Violence Serbia

The Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee has called on Serbia to stop its police from habitually using violence to force suspects to confess to crimes.

June 21, 2018

Belgique : droits des détenus en temps de grève … un minimum syndical

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Europe Access to legal rights Belgium

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June 20, 2018

Uruguay: recluso de 29 años víctima del noveno asesinato en cárceles en 2018

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South America Uruguay

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June 20, 2018

Ireland: Court asked to hear appeal with possible implications for up to 1,000 "slopping out" cases.

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Ireland

The Supreme Court has been asked to hear an appeal by a former prisoner with potential implications for up to 1,000 cases concerning slopping out in prisons.

June 20, 2018

Este es el infierno de las principales cárceles de Colombia

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Colombia

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June 20, 2018

Russia: lawmakers finally move forward with legislation that could release 100,000 prisoners

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Asia Europe Russia

After 10 years, the State Duma has adopted a second reading of legislation that would mean less time behind bars for Russians convicted of many crimes.

June 20, 2018

France: insalubrité et sur-occupation à la maison d'arrêt des femmes de Mulhouse

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Women Europe France

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