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September 10, 2018

Mundo: Didier Fassin – “La pregunta no es si está bien o mal castigar, sino por qué se castiga a unos y no a otros”

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Justice

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September 10, 2018

Brésil : Evasion de masse dans une prison de haute sécurité

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South America Protest Brazil

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September 10, 2018

France : douzième suicide de l’année à la prison de Fleury-Mérogis

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Europe Health Suicide France

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September 9, 2018

United Kingdom: sexual assaults in women's prison reignite debate over transgender inmates

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Women LGBTQI United Kingdom

A leading prison reformer has said prisoners who have committed violent offences against women should not be able to transfer to women’s prisons if they have not legally changed their gender, after it emerged that a transgender inmate had sexually assaulted fellow prisoners after transferring to a…

September 7, 2018

USA: will the 2018 prison strike mean better meals for people inside?

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Health Material conditions Protest United States

At the conclusion of a nearly three-week prison strike across North America, the incarcerated and advocates have sought better conditions and better food.

September 6, 2018

Australia: female prisoner dies in Brisbane prison

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Women Oceania Australia

A 51-year-old female prisoner died at Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre in the early hours of Thursday morning.

September 5, 2018

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée : Bomana, la prison tropicale réinventée

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Africa Papua New Guinea

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September 5, 2018

Canada: why prisoners are participating in the US Prison Strike

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North America Protest Canada

Much of the US prison system’s distinguishing features — massive racial disparities, the exploitation of prisoners’ labor by private firms, overcrowding, brutality, and much more — are the same in Canada.

September 5, 2018

France : les maux de la prison

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Europe France

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September 5, 2018

USA: a mega-merger in the prison phone industry is in the FCC's hands

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Social ties United States

Securus has had more than its share of negative headlines. In the past few years, the company, which provides technology services to prisons and jails, has been slammed by inmates’ families who say they’re charged outrageous prices to phone loved ones.

September 5, 2018

Belgique : chaque prison devra se doter d'un organe de concertation dès mi-septembre

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Europe Belgium

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September 5, 2018

South Africa: inmates claim harsh conditions in super-maximum prison

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Material conditions South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal Correctional Services authorities have dismissed claims of inhumane conditions at the country’s only super-maximum prison in Ebongweni, Kokstad.

September 4, 2018

Chequea: las cárceles están sobrepobladas

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Overcrowding Czechia

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September 4, 2018

Cuba: niegan atención médica a reo con tuberculosis en una prisión de La Habana

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Central America and the Caribbean Health Cuba

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September 1, 2018

Argentina: advierten sobre desigualdad de género en cárceles

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South America Justice Argentina

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