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July 19, 2018

Morocco: one year after, the Saharawi Gdeim Izik political prisoners are still subject to inhuman treatments

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Africa Morocco

19 of the original 24 Saharawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik Group remain in prison, with sentences that range from 20 years to life imprisonment and continue to be victims of torture, ill treatment and intentional medical neglect by the Moroccan authorities.

July 19, 2018

Suisse la prison de Thoune renonce à détenir des migrants de moins de 15 ans

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Europe Switzerland

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July 17, 2018

USA: Portland prisoners' Spice use 'risks health of officers

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Health United States

Prison officers claim their health is being put at risk by inmates using psychoactive substances.

July 17, 2018

Suisse : trois détenus se sont échappés de la prison de Favra

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Europe Switzerland

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July 17, 2018

Burundi : plus de 9 mille détenus dans 11 prisons

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Africa Burundi

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July 16, 2018

Tanzania president says prisoners should be kicked and made to work 'day and night'

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Africa Work Tanzania

Souce - The Guardian John Magufuli says underemployment of inmates leads to drug use and homosexuality

July 15, 2018

Venezuela: Varela sobre las cárceles, "la población penal no está armada"

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South America Overcrowding Venezuela

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July 15, 2018

Uruguay: avanza la construcción de un nuevo pabellón en la cárcel de Paraná

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South America Facilities Uruguay

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July 15, 2018

Argentina: confirman que el preso transgénero no desea ir a una cárcel de mujeres

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South America LGBTQI Argentina

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July 15, 2018

México: vivir con una enfermedad mental en la cárcel

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Central America and the Caribbean Mental health Mexico

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July 14, 2018

USA: innocent until proven guilty, but only if you can pay

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United States

How America’s bail system traps poor people in jail. “I did something stupid, and something I shouldn’t have done” are the first words of Bill Peyser’s tale of how he ended up getting arrested and jailed for the first time in his life at the age of 73.

July 12, 2018

Violence on the rise in Sweden's nearly-full prisons

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Europe Violence Sweden

Sweden’s prisons are nearing capacity and as a result both violence against correctional workers and the presence of illegal weapons are on the rise, according to a report by broadcaster SVT.

July 12, 2018

UK: Welsh prisons are much harsher than England’s on opioid treatment

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United Kingdom

The difference is putting inmates’ lives at risk

July 12, 2018

En Suisse, l'évasion n'est pas condamnée : "on ne peut leur reprocher de vouloir vivre en liberté"

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Europe Switzerland

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July 12, 2018

Yemen : Amnistía teme “crímenes de guerra” en cárceles de EAU

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Middle East Yemen

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July 12, 2018

USA: a day in the life of a prisoner

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United States

“We aren’t deadbeats — our days are, in fact, incredibly full.”

July 12, 2018

UK: jail overcrowding forces prisoners to sleep on cell floors

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Overcrowding United Kingdom

One of the country’s busiest prisons is so overcrowded that inmates have had to sleep on the floor in recent months.

July 11, 2018

États-Unis : "Stanford", la fake expérience

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United States

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July 11, 2018

Cuba: biólogo cubano califica de infrahumanas y humillantes condiciones en la cárcel

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Central America and the Caribbean Cuba

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July 11, 2018

Egypt: 710 prisoners released per presidential pardon

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Africa Middle East Egypt

A total of 710 prisoners were released on Wednesday per a presidential pardon. The Prisons Authority continues to select the prisoners who qualify for conditional release, and those who served half of their sentences and were not involved in criminal cases.

July 10, 2018

Dans les prisons britanniques, bientôt un téléphone par cellule

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Social ties United Kingdom

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July 10, 2018

UK: prisoners to get phones in cells in bid to curb violence

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Violence Social ties United Kingdom

Thousands of prisoners will be able to make calls from their cells, as part of government plans to reduce violence and crime in prisons in England and Wales. The move is part of a £30m package of measures to be announced later today by Justice Secretary David Gauke. The scheme, already in place at…

July 9, 2018

Inside Japan’s chilling death row prisons where inmates are executed with no warning after decades waiting to die

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Asia Death penalty Japan

Seven members of a brainwashed doomsday cult were hanged last week in a sterile Japanese execution chamber for carrying out a deadly gas attack in 1995. The Asian country is one of only two first world democracies, along with the US, who kill their own citizens.

July 6, 2018

Danish prisons switch off internet for inmates after extremist content found on Playstations

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Denmark

Denmark’s prisons agency Kriminalforsorgen has taken new steps to prevent the spread of extremist material in the country’s jails. Citing security, the agency has shut down an online network used by prisoners in secured facilities, newspaper Jyllands-Posten reports.