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South America
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Ecuador
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa on Monday declared a state of emergency for 60 days a day after the country’s most-wanted prisoner disappeared from the jail where he was being held.
Source: Reuters
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North America
Women
Violence
United States
Women incarcerated at FCI Dublin described feeling powerless to stop mistreatment and sexual abuse, despite the government’s reports of reform at the prison.
Source: Courthouse News Service
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North America
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Autopsies are not required for federal prison deaths that are classified as natural. NPR found cases where medical neglect, poor prison conditions and a lack of resources contributed to these deaths. But families were given little information.
Source: NPR
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Africa
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Nigeria
As part of efforts to aid social and emotional transition from life in prison, not-for-profit organisation, Pain Is A Gift Initiative (PGI), has urged the Federal Government to create rehabilitation centers to provide mental support for the integration of freed inmates into society.
Source: This Day Live
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Middle East
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Israel
A 23-year-old Palestinian prisoner has died in an Israeli jail, the prison service said Monday, adding it was looking into the circumstances of the inmate’s death.
Source: L'Orient Today
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Africa
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Senegal
Senegal’s prisons are old, overcrowded and cannot manage the thousands incarcerated for petty crimes. In response, the country has launched a pilot scheme to release hundreds of inmates under electronic supervision.
Source: The Guardian
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The Telangana Congress government should review prison practices for a fair and transparent system that promotes prisoners’ reintegration.
Source: The Wire
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