Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

February 9, 2019

USA: why the justice department can’t be trusted to investigate abysmal conditions in federal prisons

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United States

The humanitarian crisis at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center will have come as a shock to many. It is horrifying. If there is one institution, however, which has no grounds for shock, nor the performance of it, it is the Justice Department. As a late-January polar vortex hit New York with fr…

February 7, 2019

Ireland: two deaths in 10 days at Midlands prison

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Ireland

Suicide is suspected as the cause of death in both instances, but investigations are ongoing. It is highly unusual for two deaths to occur in such a short time span in a single prison.

February 7, 2019

Switzerland’s prison population swells 50% in less than 30 years

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Switzerland

The number of prisoners in Switzerland rose 50% from 1988 to 2017. Much of this is due to population growth. Switzerland’s population grew 28% over the same period. However, population growth doesn’t account for all of the increase in prison numbers. In 1988, there were 70 prisoners per 100,000. By…

February 6, 2019

USA: Mississippi’s prison bribery scandal is in the past, but the state still hasn’t learned its lesson

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United States

Since 2014, a massive bribery scandal involving some of the most powerful prison industry corporations in America has hung like a cloud over Mississippi’s already-troubled corrections system, which locks people up at a higher rate than almost any other state.

February 6, 2019

USA: Coyote Ridge prison inmates go on strike

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United States

Prisoners at the Central Washington corrections center are objecting to being served “breakfast boats,” a boxed meal with food such as a muffin and cold cereal, instead of a hot breakfast.

February 6, 2019

USA: Justice Department orders investigation after inmates at Brooklyn prison went days without heat

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United States

The Justice Department has requested an investigation after inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, spent several days without heat or lighting.

February 5, 2019

United States: inmates at freezing federal jail in brooklyn pounded out a message

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United States

The Metropolitan Detention Center had been largely without power and heat for more than a week. Inmates have been banging on the windows of their cells to call attention to the conditions, and protesters have been rallying outside the jail calling for improvements.

February 5, 2019

USA: aumenta el uso de gas pimienta contra reclusos en cárceles juveniles de Los Ángeles

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United States

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February 4, 2019

France: Nice, un détenu se suicide en prison

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Europe Suicide France

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February 2, 2019

Argentina: en las cárceles hay casi 5.000 presos extranjeros

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South America Argentina

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February 2, 2019

France: Villefranche-sur-Saône, un détenu de 18 ans se suicide dans sa cellule

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Europe Suicide France

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February 2, 2019

Spain: funcionarios de prisiones alertan de la captación de yihadistas en las cárceles y piden formación

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Europe Spain

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February 1, 2019

United States: celebran decisión Wells Fargo de reducir apoyo a construcción cárceles

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United States

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February 1, 2019

Uruguay: se necesitan cárceles pequeñas y bien gestionadas, señaló el director de Apoyo al Liberado

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South America Uruguay

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February 1, 2019

France: surveillants de prison, un week-end de mobilisations

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Europe France

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February 1, 2019

France: trouver un logement quand on sort de prison, "personne ne peut se porter garant"

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Europe France

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February 1, 2019

Argentina: un plan para prevenir el hantavirus en las cárceles

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South America Health Argentina

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January 31, 2019

France: a scenario written in advance

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Europe Long-term prisoners Rehabilitation France

Roland spent 15 years in prison. He looks back on his journey for Prison Insider

January 31, 2019

France: on parole, but still in prison

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Europe Rehabilitation France

Mickaël is serving his sentence as a parolee in Douai. He and six fellow inmates discuss their impressions and feelings.

January 31, 2019

Switzerland: Étrangers dans les prisons, pourquoi ils sont si nombreux

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Europe Switzerland

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January 31, 2019

France: grève à la prison de Fleury-Mérogis

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Europe Protest France

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January 31, 2019

Togo: repressed political commitment

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Africa Justice Torture Violence Togo

Togo is experiencing a serious socio-political crisis. Mistreatment and arbitrary arrests are on the rise. Here is the current situation.

January 30, 2019

Colombia: corrupción en las cárceles al descubierto

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South America Colombia

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January 28, 2019

France: la prison, rite initiatique du parcours délinquant

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Europe France

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