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November 7, 2018

Bolivia: unos 5.000 internos en cárceles recibieron indulto humanitario

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Bolivia

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November 6, 2018

United Kingdom: government reveals second new prison in England to be privately run

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Europe Facilities United Kingdom

Two new jails announced by the government are to be privately run, it has emerged, as the role of profit-making prisons comes under increased scrutiny after the crisis at the formerly G4S-operated HMP Birmingham.

November 6, 2018

Spain: COOO alerta del riesgo de privatización de las cárceles españolas

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Europe Spain

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November 5, 2018

France: face aux tarifs téléphoniques trop élevés, un détenu saisit le Conseil d'État

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Europe France

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November 5, 2018

Canada: Length of solitary stays increasing in Ontario prisons

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North America Discipline Canada

Five years after Ontario vowed to curtail its use of solitary confinement, average inmate stays in segregation cells have grown longer, with one prisoner in Ottawa remaining in isolation for at least 835 days, according to newly released provincial data.

November 5, 2018

Australia: Inside one of most productive prisons and the program turning inmates' lives around

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Oceania Australia

Walking into the Cadell low-security prison north-east of Adelaide, visitors instantly notice the atmosphere is unlike the usual grim portrayal of life in custody. Instead, there is a great sense of hope.

November 4, 2018

United Kingdom: A la prison de Birmingham, la faillite d’une gestion privée

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Europe Drugs Material conditions Facilities Violence United Kingdom

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November 4, 2018

Uruguay: prison to prison, cómo pensar las cárceles desde la arquitectura

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South America Uruguay

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November 3, 2018

France: Lavaur, la prison pour mineurs théâtre de graves violences

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Culture Europe Violence France

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November 1, 2018

South Africa: Prisoners‚ pigs and no privacy

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South Africa

They are prisoners‚ and this is Leeuwkop‚ a prison in the middle of the affluent suburb of Bryanston‚ Johannesburg. A place where some of the country’s most notorious prisoners‚ including Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir‚ are kept behind bars.

November 1, 2018

United Kingdom: inspectors warn of worsening conditions for mentally ill inmates

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Europe Mental health United Kingdom

Mentally ill prisoners in the largest high-security jail in the UK face “totally unacceptable” delays in being transferred to a secure hospital, leading to a further deterioration in their conditions, inspectors have said.