Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

March 26, 2020

Covid-19: l’ONU s’inquiète des risques de contamination dans les prisons et réclame des mesures d’urgence

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March 26, 2020

France: à la prison de Rennes, être détenu et boursier, c'est possible !

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Europe Activities France

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March 25, 2020

France: a prison without bars?

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Casabianda is currently the only prison without bars on French soil. Guillaume Massart filmed a documentary La liberté (In the Open).

March 19, 2020

Canada: suspending prison visits over COVID-19 sparks fears of inmate backlash

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Coronavirus North America Health Canada

‘I am concerned that I’m going to get a call saying my son has been sent to hospital, or worse’

March 19, 2020

France: pandémie et prisons, les instructions de l’administration pénitentiaire

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Coronavirus Europe Health France

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March 19, 2020

USA: L.A. County releasing some inmates from jail to combat coronavirus

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Coronavirus North America Health United States

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is releasing inmates from its jails and cutting down on how many people it books into custody to protect those housed in close quarters from the growing coronavirus pandemic. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said deputies and police officers across the county have…

March 19, 2020

France: les prisons coupées du monde, les détenus privés de parloirs

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Coronavirus Europe Health France

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March 18, 2020

France: en prison, gérer le coronavirus à huis clos

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Coronavirus Europe Health France

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March 18, 2020

Ireland: talks underway to reduce number of people in prison in a 'controlled manner'

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Coronavirus Europe Health Ireland

Concerns had already been raised about how the Irish Prison Service would cope with Covid-19.

March 18, 2020

Belgium: les visites en prison suspendues jusqu’au 3 avril en raison du coronavirus

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Coronavirus Europe Health Belgium

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March 18, 2020

UK: Coronavirus (COVID-19) prison preparedness

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Coronavirus Europe Health United Kingdom

Minister of State Lucy Frazer QC MP has made a statement on preparedness to deal with coronavirus (COVID-19) in prisons.

March 18, 2020

Honduras: suspenden visitas en cárceles de Honduras para prevenir contagio de coronavirus

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Coronavirus Central America and the Caribbean Health Honduras

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March 18, 2020

Colombia: se suspenden las visitas a todas las cárceles del país

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Coronavirus South America Health Colombia

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March 18, 2020

Brazil: évasions en masse de détenus suite aux mesures anti-coronavirus

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Coronavirus South America Health Brazil

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March 18, 2020

Coronavirus: Prison Fever

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What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? Here is an overview. — Update 31/12/2020

March 18, 2020

Iran: temporarily frees 54,000 prisoners to combat Coronavirus spread

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Coronavirus Middle East Health Iran

Iran has temporarily released more than 54,000 prisoners in an effort to combat the spread of the new coronavirus disease in crowded jails.

March 18, 2020

China: le coronavirus, une menace pour les camps ouïghours

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Coronavirus Asia Health China

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March 18, 2020

China: finds spike in coronavirus cases in jails, officials fired

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Coronavirus Asia Health China

The infections found in the two jails, in the northern province of Shandong and the eastern province of Zhejiang, made up most of the 258 newly confirmed cases on Thursday outside the central province of Hubei, where the most cases have occurred.

March 18, 2020

China: Coronavirus Covid-19, quelque 500 contaminés dans les prisons chinoises, nouveau foyer de contagion

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Coronavirus Asia Health China

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March 18, 2020

Africa: coronavirus, prison fever

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The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 09…

March 18, 2020

Americas: coronavirus, prison fever

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Coronavirus North America Central America and the Caribbean South America Health Material conditions Protest

The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…

March 18, 2020

Asia: coronavirus, prison fever

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Coronavirus Asia Health Material conditions Protest

The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…

March 18, 2020

Middle East: coronavirus, prison fever

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Coronavirus Middle East Health Material conditions Protest

The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…

March 18, 2020

Oceania: coronavirus, prison fever

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Coronavirus Oceania Health Material conditions Protest

The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 11…