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April 2, 2018

World: there are more women in prison than ever before

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Our series takes a global look at the problem: why women are ending up in prison, what it’s like for them inside and how activists are fighting to keep people out.

March 8, 2018

The first images of Scotland’s first ‘alternative prison’ for women

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Women United Kingdom

The first images of Scotland’s first ‘alternative prison’ for women which will be built in Maryhill have been revealed by the Scottish Prison Service.

March 3, 2018

France: prison de Fleury-Mérogis, une crèche va ouvrir pour les enfants des femmes détenues

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Women Europe Social ties France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

February 1, 2018

Camera intimă

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Women Europe Access to legal rights Material conditions Social ties Romania

Conjugal visits are allowed for prisoners and take place in private rooms, located inside the prison compound. Cosmin Bumbut photographed those places, when they were empty.

January 30, 2018

USA: women's prison populations in 35 states 'worse than men's' study says

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North America Women United States

In a few states, women’s prison populations have even grown enough to counteract reductions in the men’s population.

January 23, 2018

UK: Female prison inmates subject to "excessive strip-searching" despite many being victims of sexual abuse

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Women United Kingdom

Campaigners call for policy of routine strip searching to be revised as “matter of urgency” after prison watchdog finds “disappointingly” high use of practice on women.

January 13, 2018

Chili: el recorrido del Papa en la cárcel

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South America Women Chile

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

December 28, 2017

UK: one in five female prisoners are homeless after release, data shows

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Topic Women United Kingdom

Labour attacks ‘shocking’ failure of privatised probation companies after proportion doubles in a year.

December 12, 2017

France : 11 choses que vous devriez savoir sur les discriminations que subissent les femmes en prison

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Women Europe France

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.

November 24, 2017

USA: in prison, women are nine times more likely to be HIV-positive

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Women Health United States

The disparity between infection rates in incarcerated and non-incarcerated women highlights the deeply unequal state of our criminal-justice system.

November 9, 2017

USA: the unique sexual harassment problem female prison workers face

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Women United States

When women report abuse from the men in their custody : “ One male captain made her so uncomfortable she avoided him. But the worst abuse came from inmates“

October 5, 2017

India: women denied jail benefits HC asks why

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Women Asia India

Why are women prisoners in Tihar Jail being denied the benefit of semi-open and open prisons, the Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the jail authorities.

September 26, 2017

USA: ICE violates own policy by locking up pregnant women, complaint alleges

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Women United States

Lawyers in South Texas say they noticed the change about two months ago: More pregnant women were being held for weeks in detention centers run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

September 20, 2017

USA: why Oklahoma’s female incarceration is so high

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Women United States

Robyn Allen saw her daughter for the first time in two years from across the yard of Oklahoma’s largest women’s prison, the Mabel Bassett Correctional Center.

September 15, 2017

Russie : Une membre des Pussy Riot raconte les traitements subis dans une prison pour femmes

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Women Asia Europe Russia

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August 29, 2017

New Zealand: fewer women to be jailed under new government strategy to curb growth in crime

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Women New Zealand

Fewer women will be sent to prison under a new programme to try and curb growth in crime among Kiwi females.

August 23, 2017

Australia: 'extraordinary overcrowding' at Alice Springs women's jail, investigation finds

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Women Oceania Overcrowding Australia

A new investigation into living conditions at the Alice Springs Women’s Correctional Facility (ASWCF) has found overcrowding has led to “at-risk” women being transferred to the men’s prison.

August 22, 2017

Canada: former watchdog: Mental health needs of women in prison not being met

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North America Women Health Mental health Canada

“I don’t agree that it’s society’s fault”. The Royal should never have accepted an acutely ill inmate like Marlene Carter at its Brockville Mental Health Centre as part of a contract it had with Correctional Service Canada, says retired Conservative Senator Bob Runciman

August 16, 2017

Jordan: women imprisoned in name of family honor

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Women Middle East Jordan

In a secret shelter in the Jordanian capital Amman, 52-year-old Fatima runs a hand over the scar that has shaped her life.

August 14, 2017

Hong Kong imprisons more women per capita than any other country

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Women Hong Kong SAR China

One-fifth of Hong Kong’s prison population is female, the highest proportion of any major country in the world. Activists say local laws are stacked against women, in particular foreign women.

July 8, 2017

India: does anyone care what happens to women prisoners in jails?

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Women Asia India

Locked up behind iron bars, stuffed into the darkest corners of prison complexes, women prisoners in India face discrimination every day. From something as simple as recreation to something as complex as harassment and assault, many women prisoners live a life that is oppressive in most Indian jail…

June 25, 2017

India: inmate’s death sparks riot in Byculla women’s prison

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Women Asia India

The death of an inmate, allegedly after being assaulted by prison guards, at the women’s prison in Byculla on Friday evening led to a riot by inmates that continued through the night and subsided only on Saturday morning. Enraged inmates set newspapers and furniture on fire and shouted slogans from…

June 24, 2017

United States: nineteen women inmates graduate with associate degrees

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North America Women United States

College graduations are emotional occasions, but it would be hard to match the level of enthusiasm and joy that pervaded the gymnasium at the Washington Corrections Center for Women this month when 19 inmates received diplomas.

June 19, 2017

Nepal: women in jail

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Women Asia Nepal

A woman from Palpa is currently serving her term at the Central Jail in Sundhara, Kathmandu for killing her own child. She is mentally disturbed. “She had beaten her child for playing with water. How could a mother kill her own child? Fate locked her up,” said a fellow inmate at the jail. “I myself…