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Europe
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United Kingdom
England and Wales are two constituent countries of the United Kingdom. While their health, justice and prison policies fall under common legislation, their prison health services differ.
Spain: walling up madness
Analysis
Europe
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Mental health
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Spain
There are 17 autonomous communities in Spain. Criminal legislation applies to the entire country. The Catalonia region is responsible for managing its own prisons. Thus, two different government administrations oversee the penitentiary system.
Belgium: walling up madness
Analysis
Europe
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Discipline
Mental health
Drugs
Material conditions
Belgium
Belgium is a federal state. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for prison administration and prison healthcare. People suffering from mental illness who commit a crime are subject to a psychiatric assessment.
Germany: walling up madness
Analysis
Europe
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Germany
Germany is a federal republic divided into 16 Länder. The Ministry of Justice oversees prison health care. Federal law does not provide for any mental health care in prison. The Länder implement treatment measures. Significant variations have been observed from one territory and facility to another…
France: walling up madness
Analysis
Europe
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Material conditions
France
France has 187 prisons. Since 1994, prison health care falls under the authority of the Ministry of Health. Prison mental healthcare was the subject of a major reform in 2002.
Walling up madness
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Europe
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Suicide
More than 40 % of prisoners in Italy suffer from at least one mental disorder, about 30% in Spain, 35% in England, and 60% in the Netherlands. Does prison make you go mad? This is no doubt true for some. Prison Insider provides an overview of practices in eight countries.
España: La realidad de la reinserción social llega al Teatro Principal de Vitoria
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Culture
Europe
Spain
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Russie : Alexeï Navalny condamné à neuf ans de prison supplémentaires
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Europe
Justice
Russia
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Belgium: prison within prison
Interview
Europe
Discipline
Mental health
Material conditions
Belgium
When can someone be sent to solitary confinement? A new report strongly criticises the use of solitary confinement and the conditions of detention observed there. Interview.
Europe
Access to legal rights
Justice
Health
Mental health
Switzerland
Psychiatric expertise has grown in the last few years, especially in assessing recidivism risk. Can risk really be predicted? Interview.
Europe
Health
Mental health
Suicide
France
Fresnes, Fleury-Mérogis, la Santé: for 25 years, Cyrille Canetti witnessed the shift of prison psychiatry. (Critical) interview about psychiatry and prison.
España: La cárcel desde la mirada del Cine
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Culture
Europe
Spain
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Europe
Justice
Health
Violence
Ukraine
A Ukrainian organisation defending human rights shares its concerns regarding the situation of prisoners.
España : Instituciones Penitenciarias quiere trasladar 200 presos de la península a Ceuta
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Europe
Facilities
Spain
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Austria: through the lens of the incarcerated
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Coronavirus
Europe
Foreign prisoners
Overcrowding
Alternatives
Rehabilitation
Work
Austria
Prisons might be one of the most severely underreported spheres in our otherwise heavily investigated world. Journalist Sarah Yolanda Koss dives into Austrian prison issues.
France: poor prisons
Interview
Suisse : Les oubliés de la dispute carcérale
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Europe
Switzerland
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French