Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

September 12, 2018

France: the government to stop sending petty criminals to prison

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Europe Overcrowding France

France’s Minister for Justice has unveiled a plan to stop overcrowding in the country’s prisons that will scrap short sentences and create 7,000 extra places for more serious offenders.

September 10, 2018

France : douzième suicide de l’année à la prison de Fleury-Mérogis

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Europe Health Suicide France

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September 5, 2018

France : les maux de la prison

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Europe France

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August 24, 2018

France : les détenus mettent de la couleur en prison

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Europe France

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August 22, 2018

France : en Corse, le détenu disparu de la "prison ouverte" de Casabianda retrouvé mort

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Europe Violence France

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August 21, 2018

France : face à la "bataille perdue" du portable en prison, l'ambitieux chantier de la chancellerie

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Europe France

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August 21, 2018

France : isoler ou "réinsérer" ? Le dilemme de la prison face aux personnes impliquées dans des affaires de terrorisme

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Europe Discipline Rehabilitation Religion France

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August 17, 2018

France : voile interdit lors d’une visite en prison, "l’arbitraire, premier problème des familles"

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Europe Social ties France

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August 13, 2018

France : le "vivre ensemble" s’affiche à la prison de Tours

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Europe France

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August 8, 2018

France : suicides en série à la prison de Fleury-Mérogis, les associations dénoncent l'inaction des pouvoirs publics

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Europe Suicide France

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August 7, 2018

France : avec la canicule, "l'air étouffant crée un climat de tension et des violences supplémentaires"

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Europe Violence France

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August 6, 2018

France : à Nîmes suite à l'agression d'un surveillant de prison par un détenu, Nicole Belloubet se déplace à la maison d'arrêt

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Europe Violence France

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August 6, 2018

France : 70 710 personnes incarcérées, 53 prisons en surpopulation extrême, 1 667 matelas au sol

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Europe Overcrowding France

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July 31, 2018

France: intimacy inside four walls

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Women Europe Social ties France

Celine’s partner is serving a sentence of ten years. After months of visits in the regular visitation rooms, permission for a nine-hour stay is granted. Céline tells the story.

July 26, 2018

France : nouveau record dans les prisons françaises avec 70.710 personnes incarcérées au 1er juillet

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Europe France

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July 25, 2018

France : comment la prison s'adapte à ses vieux détenus

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Europe France

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July 21, 2018

Monde : au moins 1200 français sont détenus à l’étranger

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France

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July 4, 2018

France : Prisons : Macron avait promis 15.000 nouvelles places en cinq ans... il n'y en aura que 7000

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Europe France

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July 2, 2018

France : Evasion de Redoine Faïd : "Il avait dans l'idée de se faire la malle, c'était connu de tous"

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Europe France

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June 29, 2018

France : la prison de Fresnes va être rénovée

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Europe France

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June 27, 2018

France : trois questions à Olivia, militante du Genepi, sur la situation des personnes LGBT+ en prison

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Europe France

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June 26, 2018

France : inconstitutionnalité du régime de restriction des communications en détention

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Europe Justice France

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June 20, 2018

France: insalubrité et sur-occupation à la maison d'arrêt des femmes de Mulhouse

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Women Europe France

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June 18, 2018

France : Encore un mort au mitard, communiqués de prisonniers enfermés à la maison d’arrêt de Seysses

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Europe Violence France

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