Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

July 19, 2022

Ecuador: al menos 13 muertos por una nueva masacre entre reclusos en una cárcel

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Ecuador

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July 19, 2022

Ecuador: thirteen killed in prison riot

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Ecuador

Thirteen prisoners were killed at a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo on Monday, Ecuador’s prison agency said, the latest incident of deadly jail violence in the Andean country. The government of conservative President Guillermo Lasso attributes prison violence to fights between gangs…

July 19, 2022

Équateur : treize morts dans un nouvel affrontement en prison

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Ecuador

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July 19, 2022

Russia: the country recruits prisoners en masse for Ukraine deployment

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Asia Russia

Prisoners with combat experience across Russia are being recruited en masse to fight in Ukraine.

July 19, 2022

Liberia: Senate votes to abolish death penalty

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Africa Death penalty Liberia

The plenary of the Liberian Senate with a unanimous vote of 17, yesterday passed a portion of the penal code to abolish the death penalty and other capital offenses. The committee on Judiciary recommended passage of the bill for the Legislature to remove the provisions of the death penalty. In 2005…

July 19, 2022

Sénégal : le décès en détention de François Mancabou génère une vague d’indignation.

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Africa Violence Senegal

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July 13, 2022

Guinea: child victims of “punitive justice”

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Africa Minors Access to legal rights Justice Guinea

Nordine Drici is a historian and legal expert on prisoners’ rights. He wrote an overview of the penitentiary situation in Guinea, examining access to justice in the country. This expert evaluation formed part of a training programme (under the RESPECT project) that he provided for Lawyers Without B…

July 13, 2022

New Zealand: prison labour used to build new parts of Waikeria Prison

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Oceania Material conditions Facilities New Zealand

Prison labour is being used to build the new parts of Waikeria Prison, the site of a riot 18 months ago.

July 13, 2022

Honduras: 6 gang members killed in a prison

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Honduras

Inmates from one of Honduras’ powerful street gangs have killed six of their own inside a prison in northwest Honduras, authorities said Monday.

July 13, 2022

Afghanistan: IEA releases 285 detainees from Kandahar central prison

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Middle East Justice Afghanistan

The leadership of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) released almost 285 detainees from the central prison of Kandahar province on Friday, based on the order of the IEA supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. These prisoners had been arrested on charges of criminal offenses and drug addictio…

July 12, 2022

Nigeria: cientos de yihadistas liberan a más de 800 presos en el asalto a una cárcel

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Africa Violence Nigeria

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July 12, 2022

Salvador: un líder pandillero condenado a más de mil años de cárcel

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Central America and the Caribbean Justice Violence El Salvador

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July 12, 2022

España: la sanidad privada entra en cinco cárceles por la falta de médicos penitenciarios

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Europe Health Spain

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July 11, 2022

Arabie saoudite : le terrible sort réservé aux dissidents en prison.

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Middle East Justice Saudi Arabia

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July 11, 2022

Africa: the threat of punishment

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Africa Justice Alternatives Rehabilitation

The prison and criminal justice systems established on the African continent during the colonisation raise many questions.The book « L’Afrique en prisons » proposes to distinguish and rethink a coercive system based on the threat of punishment. Interview.

July 5, 2022

Colombia: masacre entre rejas

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South America Material conditions Colombia

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July 4, 2022

Denmark: on behalf of prisoners

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Coronavirus Europe Access to legal rights Denmark

Henrick used to be a spokesperson in a Danish prison. How are the spokespersons elected? What value do they bring to the prisons and to the prisoners? He shared his views and experience with us. Interview.

July 4, 2022

Canada: "a drop in the ocean"

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Coronavirus North America Health Facilities Overcrowding Canada

“Since prisons are such confined and notoriously unsanitary places, vaccinating the prisoners was an urgent matter. At the very least, vaccinating the oldest and most vulnerable among them was a top priority.”