Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

April 29, 2019

United States: treated like "animals", lockdown at prison over guard shortage entering 4th month

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North America United States

Roughly 1,800 of the 3,000 inmates at the South Mississippi prison in Leaksville are locked in their cells 23 hours a day and haven’t been allowed visitors in at least three months.

April 29, 2019

Nigeria: children and women raped and abused in prison

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Africa Women Nigeria

Harrowing investigation details instances of rape and abuse against children unlawfully detained in a maximum-security prison.

April 29, 2019

United Kingdom: more than 80% of men in prison suffered "childhood adversity"

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Europe United Kingdom

Male prisoners are much more likely than men in the wider population to have suffered childhood adversities such as child maltreatment or living in a home with domestic violence, according to a new report by Public Health Wales and Bangor University.

April 29, 2019

Uruguay: “hay una desconexión total entre la política social y la criminal”

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South America Uruguay

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April 29, 2019

United Kingdom: dundee dental students scoop award for oral health prison project

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Europe Health United Kingdom

Chief Executive of the Oral Health Foundation, Dr. Nigel Carter OBE, has visited the University of Dundee School of Dentistry, to judge community oral health projects and present an award to the winning group. Fourth-year dental students were asked to select an area or group in the local community.…

April 28, 2019

New Zealand: $1 million spent on slushy machines for prison guards

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Asia Oceania New Zealand

More than $1 million of taxpayer money has been spent on 193 slushy machines in a bid to keep prison guards cool over summer.

April 28, 2019

Belgium: une panne d'électricité a touché la prison de Nivelles, les visites supprimées

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Europe Social ties Belgium

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April 28, 2019

Turkey: purged teacher dies of heart attack after prison administration ignores doctor’s recommendations

Turkey

Muzaffer Özcengiz, a teacher who was purged from civil service and jailed after a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, died from a heart attack on Friday in a one-person cell in Çorum Prison, although doctors had urged the prison administration to relocate him to a ward because he could not survive on his…

April 28, 2019

France: 5 342 détenus pourront voter en prison pour les européennes

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Europe France

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April 27, 2019

Switzerland: un débat sur la réinsertion des prisonniers relancé

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Europe Switzerland

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April 27, 2019

United States: broken locks at Arizona prison lead to inmate's serious assault, death

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North America United States

On June 6, 2018, inmates should have been locked in their cells in the Morey Unit at Arizona’s Lewis Prison outside Buckeye.

April 25, 2019

Argentina: "inflación" en las cárceles, seis de cada diez presos no tienen condena firme

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South America Argentina

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April 25, 2019

Venezuela: testimonio del horror, habla un torturado en una cárcel militar chavista

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South America Torture Venezuela

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April 24, 2019

Spain: denuncian la falta de asistencia psiquiátrica en las cárceles de Castellón

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Europe Mental health Spain

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April 24, 2019

New Zealand: prison population tips over 10,000 again, but still 1500 below forecast

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Oceania New Zealand

The prison muster has tipped over 10,000 again, but the declining trend has Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis looking to phase out double bunking and retiring “cramped horrible cells”. The current prison population, considered to be at crisis level a year ago, was at 10,039 last week - 300 higher t…

April 24, 2019

Belgium: un double meurtrier prépare sa demande d'euthanasie

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Europe Belgium

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April 24, 2019

Ireland: Minister expresses ‘grave concern’ over prison deaths in internal correspondence

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Europe Ireland

Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has expressed “grave concern” at the handling of deaths in prisons, according to internal prison service correspondence seen by the Irish Examiner. The minister’s concern followed a recent inquest in Cork which heard that CCTV footage showed that a written reco…

April 24, 2019

United States of America: prison population is shrinking

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North America United States

In 2018, the number of prisoners hit a nine-year low. But some states are resisting the trend. The number of people in U.S. prisons fell to a nine-year low of just under 1.5 million last year, a 1.3 percent decrease, according to a report released today by the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice.

April 24, 2019

Paraguay: las cárceles, una bomba a punto de explotar [vídeo]

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South America Paraguay

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April 24, 2019

Belgium: la grève des gardiens de prison a coûté 3 millions

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Europe Belgium

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April 24, 2019

India: Inmates climb atop Madurai Central Prison building to stage stir

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Asia India

According to prison officials, the prisoners climbed atop block-3 building using the windows after strict checking to curb ganja smuggling was enforced.

April 24, 2019

Myanmar: prison strikes and riot following ‘unfair’ presidential pardon

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Asia Myanmar (Burma)

Inmates at Shwebo Prison and Mopalin Labor Camp have staged demonstrations and called for a review after they were excluded from this year’s presidential pardons. The demonstrations were mainly staged by those serving their time under articles 15 and 16 of the 1993 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic S…

April 24, 2019

Portugal: quiere permitir que las cabinas telefónicas y móviles en las cárceles

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Portugal

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April 24, 2019

Kazakhstan: troops enter prison, sparking concerns about treatment of inmates

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Asia Kazakhstan

Relatives of inmates at a prison in Kazakhstan say soldiers with service dogs entered the facility, while concerned activists and familiy members were denied entry. Relatives of inmates at Correctional Colony LA-155/14 near Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, told RFE/RL on April 24 that they saw se…