February 6, 2018 USA: yes, lots of people go to jail because they can't pay a fine News Justice United States From 1990 to 2004, the rate of people on probation who were sent back to jail for noncompliance grew by 50 percent.
February 6, 2018 Danemark : les prisons ouvertes danoises, un modèle à étudier ? News Europe Facilities Denmark This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
February 5, 2018 Maroc : près de 150 médecins de prison s’initient aux bonnes pratiques internationales en matière de conditions de détention News Africa Health Morocco This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
February 5, 2018 Babies behind bars: children struggle in Turkish prisons News Turkey Turkish police arrested Hatice Kaman 19 days after she gave birth to her son, Akif, on charges of overseeing a matchmaking service for followers of Fethullah Gülen, the reclusive U.S.-based Turkish preacher blamed for masterminding the failed coup of July, 2016.
February 4, 2018 Georgia: first-hand report / hunger strike in GA prison News United States The following letter from an inmate who writes that they have started a hunger strike in a Georgia Prison was originally published by the Atlanta Anarchist Black Cross.
February 3, 2018 Maroc : "le colis refusé", une lettre ouverte de Marie-Jo Fressard au Ministre de la Justice du Maroc News Africa Protest Morocco This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
February 2, 2018 Polish President signs bill giving jail time for implicating Poland in the Holocaust News Europe Poland Poland’s President Andrzej Duda announced Tuesday that he would sign a controversial Holocaust bill which has sparked tensions with Israel, the U.S. and Ukraine
February 2, 2018 La CEDH condamne la France pour l’expulsion d’un Algérien News Africa Europe Justice France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
February 1, 2018 Libya prison mates hit the road to curb Gambian migration News Africa Libya ESSAU, Gambia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sitting in their dusty schoolyard in rural Gambia, the students shook with laughter as they watched a skit about a naive migrant embarking on the treacherous journey across Africa to Europe.
February 1, 2018 USA: "Bio Warfare" - How prisons help the spread of hepatitis C behind bars News Health United States Anarchist prisoner Noah “Kado” Coffin offers some observations about the conditions that allow the spread of Hepatitis C behind bars, and the Texas prison system’s indifference to the disease.
January 31, 2018 UK: probation Prisoner stabbed to death at Wormwood Scrubs in London News United Kingdom Incident follows concerns over high levels of violence at prison including attacks on staff.
January 31, 2018 UK: collapsed trial woman says she gave birth "alone" in prison News United Kingdom A woman held in custody for more than 13 months before her trial collapsed has told the BBC she hopes someone will be punished for the failures which led to her giving birth in prison.
January 30, 2018 USA: women's prison populations in 35 states 'worse than men's' study says News 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 30, 2018 France : (VIDEO) Bernard Bolze - "C’est la politique pénale qui fabrique la détention, pas la délinquance." News Europe Overcrowding France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 29, 2018 France : "Les prisons étouffent ? Il faut leur donner de l'air" News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 29, 2018 France : des nouvelles des prisons - que se passe-t-il derrière les barreaux? News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 29, 2018 Belgique : Nicola Cohen invité de l'émission "Au bout du jour" News Europe Belgium This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 28, 2018 Puerto Rico: cárceles de mujeres tendrán área recreativa para hijos de reclusas News Puerto Rico This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
January 28, 2018 España: el PSOE denuncia que los accidentes laborales en cárceles se han incrementado un 30% con Rajoy News Spain This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
January 28, 2018 Uruguay: ANEP nota mejora en la educación carcelaria News South America Uruguay This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
January 28, 2018 Argentina: nació en la cárcel, fue "pibe chorro" y llegó al Gran Rex - "Estuve la mitad de mi vida encerrado" News South America Argentina This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
January 27, 2018 Cárceles bonaerenses: la calesita del hacinamiento News Argentina This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
January 26, 2018 Doing time in a Colombian prison News Colombia Appalling conditions, drugs and overpopulation plague Colombian prisons, prevent successful reintegration and induce relapses into criminal behaviour. A recent operation revealing that many scams are done from behind the bars, shows that current prisons are far from just being corrective institutio…
January 26, 2018 France : prisons - le syndicat majoritaire signe le projet d’accord présenté par le gouvernement News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
