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May 17, 2018

Venezuela: political prison seized by inmates ahead of presidential election

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South America Protest Violence Venezuela

Riot after alleged torture casts shadow over campaign of Nicolás Maduro before Sunday’s vote

May 17, 2018

Pologne : accusé de viol et de meurtre, il est acquitté après avoir passé... 18 ans en prison

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Europe Poland

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May 15, 2018

Belgique : détention d’enfants migrants, les premières photos du centre pour familles

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Europe Social ties Belgium

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May 15, 2018

États-Unis : les droits des personnes trans en prison gravement menacés par l'administration Trump

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LGBTQI United States

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May 14, 2018

Colombia: niega que la ONU examine la situación en las cárceles

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Colombia

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May 14, 2018

Chile: mitad de cárceles presentan hacinamiento, según informe

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Chile

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May 14, 2018

Portugal: the country needs to focus on rehabilitation instead of prison

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Portugal

The United Nations (UN) Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture has urged Portugal to change the focus of its penal system, replacing imprisonment with the rehabilitation of offenders.

May 14, 2018

France : bilan un an après l’ouverture des Baumettes 2, une prison "low cost" déjà dégradée

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Europe Facilities France

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May 14, 2018

Bolivia: niños en las cárceles, un asunto difícil de resolver

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Bolivia

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May 13, 2018

Uruguay: para el consejero Héctor Florit no es bueno que escolares visiten cárceles

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South America Uruguay

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May 13, 2018

India: overcrowding prisons a violation of human rights, says Supreme Court

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Asia Overcrowding India

There are several prisons where the overcrowding is well beyond 100% and in some cases it exceeds 150%.

May 12, 2018

UK: we are locked into failure and prisons are not working

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United Kingdom

We need to make sure our jails are safe, clean and fit for purpose and then debate what they’re for.

May 10, 2018

USA: strike breaks out at angola prison as momentum builds for national prison strike

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United States

On Tuesday, inmates took part in a work stoppage at the infamous Angola prison in Louisiana to decry prison slavery.

May 10, 2018

USA: will congress authorize indefinite detention of Americans?

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Asia United States

Under the guise of exercising supervisory power over the president’s ability to use military force, Congress is considering writing Donald Trump a blank check to indefinitely detain US citizens with no criminal charges.

May 9, 2018

Maroc : 16 nouveaux établissements pour lutter contre la surpopulation carcérale

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Africa Facilities Overcrowding Morocco

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May 9, 2018

Algérie : une enquête sur l’administration des prisons algériennes bloquée pour des raisons occultes depuis 2013

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Africa Algeria

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May 9, 2018

UK: violence at Feltham prison drops after sweet rewards

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Violence United Kingdom

Levels of violence at a young offenders institution dropped after teenagers were given sweets for good behaviour, inspectors found.

May 9, 2018

Indonesia: a riot at a police detention leaves five officers and one prisoner dead

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Asia Protest Indonesia

A riot at a police detention center near Indonesia’s capital left five officers and a prisoner dead and another officer held hostage Wednesday.

May 9, 2018

USA: how over-incarceration is driving a push for criminal justice reform

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United States

A conversation with Jasmine Heiss from the Vera Institute of Justice about a recent poll that uncovers American’s souring sentiment toward incarceration policy.

May 8, 2018

USA: judge approves settlement mandating air conditioning at hot Texas prison

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Material conditions United States

“I never dreamt we’d get the Pack Unit air-conditioned,” the federal judge said at a Houston hearing.

May 8, 2018

USA: remembering Japanese-American incarceration during WWII

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Culture United States

As part of its mission to bear witness to the lessons of history and to remember victims of persecution, Music of Remembrance has commissioned a new musical work about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II by Seattle composer Christophe Chagnard.

May 7, 2018

Sudamerica: reclusos aprovechan cárcel para formarse

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May 7, 2018

USA: mass incarceration no more?

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United States

There’s good news on a subject usually associated with the social ills of the United States: incarceration. According to newly released Justice Department statistics, the prison population fell 1.4 percent in 2016, to 1,505,000.

May 6, 2018

Reglas Mandela, bases para mejorar cárceles que México ignora

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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