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April 24, 2018

Belgique : 24 gardiens de la prison de Forest et une directrice jugés en correctionnelle pour maltraitance

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Europe Belgium

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April 23, 2018

Britain's prison crisis caused by "poor political decisions" by Conservatives and huge cuts, former head of jails says

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United Kingdom

Former director-general of HM Prison Service says violence driven by ‘budget cuts, poor political decisions and frequent changes of political direction’

April 23, 2018

USA: 1 dead and 11 treated for overdoses at Northern California prison

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Drugs United States

Suspected drug overdoses at a Northern California prison over the weekend left one inmate dead and sent 11 others for treatment, authorities said Monday.

April 22, 2018

États-Unis : prison, chiffres

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United States

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April 22, 2018

USA : un système carcéral violent et inégalitaire

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Torture Violence United States

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April 21, 2018

Brasil: motín con rehenes en una cárcel tras la fuga de 40 presos

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Protest Violence Brazil

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April 21, 2018

UK: mental health facilities ‘seriously deficient’

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Health Mental health United Kingdom

Mental Health Reform says it is “deeply concerned” that some vulnerable people still live in “mini-institutions” where there is no respect for their privacy or dignity.

April 20, 2018

France : le recours aux bracelets électroniques va s'intensifier

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Europe Alternatives France

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April 20, 2018

Torture, forced disappearance, arbitrary detention in Turkey, says U.S.

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Europe Middle East Torture Turkey

“Alleged torture of detainees in official custody, allegations of forced disappearance; arbitrary arrest and detention under the state of emergency of tens of thousands” are among the most significant human rights abuses of Turkey, the U.S. State Department noted in its annual Human Rights Practice…

April 20, 2018

USA: is rural America getting tired of tough-on-crime policies?

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United States

Across political, racial, and geographic lines, more Americans seem ready to move past the age of mass incarceration.

April 19, 2018

France : le nombre de détenus dans les prisons bat un nouveau record

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Europe France

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April 18, 2018

France : Prison de Fleury-Mérogis. Des enquêtes ouvertes après la mort de deux détenus

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Europe Violence France

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April 18, 2018

Italy: beyond the bars - how rugby is reforming Italian prisoners

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Italy

Italian rugby’s governing body, Federazione Italiane Rugby (FIR) has introduced rugby in 15 prisons across the country.They might live behind bars, but rugby has given prisoners in Italy a new-found freedom.

April 18, 2018

México: menores infractores no deben ser encarcelados

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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April 16, 2018

USA: sept morts, 17 blessés dans une mutinerie dans une prison

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Protest Violence United States

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April 16, 2018

Somalia: cárcel para poetisa por hablar contra independencia zona secesionista

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Asia Somalia

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April 16, 2018

France : la prison ultrasécurisée d'Alençon prépare l'arrivée de détenus radicalisés

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Europe Discipline Facilities France

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April 16, 2018

Japón: ancianos que cometen delitos para al menos tener compañía en la cárcel

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Asia Japan

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April 16, 2018

USA: locked up and vulnerable, when prison makes things worse

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United States

Many incarcerated women are victims themselves – of mental health problems, and of crimes worse than their own. Is prison the wrong place for them?

April 16, 2018

France : "ça ressemblait à une prison", témoigne un enfant albanais, passé par un centre de rétention de Moselle

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Europe France

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April 15, 2018

France : conditions de détention des terroristes, les pratiques de Fleury-Mérogis en question

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Europe Discipline Material conditions Work France

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April 15, 2018

Israel: to free 200 migrants detained at Saharonim prison

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Middle East Israel

Migrants and rights groups say the migrants are seeking asylum after fleeing war and persecution, but the government maintains that they are “job seekers” and “infiltrators.”

April 15, 2018

Argentina: una cárcel vieja, mil historias y ocho gatos

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South America Argentina

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April 14, 2018

Russia: detainees who had rebelled against systematic torture sentenced to heavy sentences

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Asia Europe Torture Russia

At the end of a lengthy trial, 17 participants in a protest that took place in the Kopeysk penal colony (Ural Region) in November 2012 in response to systematic torture practices were sentenced to up to 5 years of prison by the Chelyabinsk Regional Court for “mass riots.”