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September 12, 2019

Myanmar : notorious prison presents a friendlier face to inmates

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Asia Myanmar (Burma)

Mention Insein Prison and what comes to mind are images of abused inmates, unbridled corruption and sub-human conditions. Myanmar’s main penitentiary, located on the outskirts of Yangon, gained notoriety during five decades of military rule as a place where political dissidents were incarcerated an…

September 10, 2019

Hearing — 4/12

Inside Outside

North America South America Women Asia Europe Long-term prisoners

Each month, the photographer Bertrand Gaudillère creates an image or chooses one from his archives. Prison Insider sends it to a dozen participants, prisoners around the world.They are in Argentina, in the United States of America, in France, in Switzerland, in Guatemala, in Ukraine, in Colombia, i…

September 6, 2019

Philippines: ombudsman to investigate prison officials

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Asia Philippines

The Office of the Ombudsman has created a team to investigate officials of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) to determine their liability in the release of thousands of prisoners.

September 5, 2019

Philippines: Duterte fires Philippines prison chief

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Asia Philippines

The president fired the government’s top prison official amid outcry over a mass prisoner release.

September 3, 2019

Pakistan: efforts being made to shift Karachi central prison, PA told

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Asia Pakistan

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was told on Monday that the provincial government was making efforts to shift the Karachi central prison from the centre of the city.

August 27, 2019

Russie : la CEDH condamne lourdement la Russie dans l’affaire Magnitski

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Asia Europe Russia

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

August 25, 2019

Russia: 'Black Hole', prosecutors probing allegations of punitive psychiatric treatment in Siberian prison

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Asia Europe Mental health Russia

Igor Sovchuk, a prisoner at prison IK-6 in the city of Tyumen, Siberia, complained repeatedly of a headache. After being told repeatedly to shut up, the guards finally agreed to take him to the medical unit. He was given an injection and sent back to his cell.

August 21, 2019

Indonesia: Papua prison break, hunt for 250 inmates who escaped torched prison

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Asia Indonesia

Indonesian authorities are hunting for more than 250 inmates who escaped from a prison in the province of West Papua.

August 20, 2019

Indonesia: des centaines de détenus s'évadent d'une prison lors d'une émeute

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Asia Protest Indonesia

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August 20, 2019

India: overcrowding, inadequate staff and lack of menstrual products in Haryana prisons: study

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Asia Overcrowding India

Undignified body searches, absence of proper health and hygiene facilities for female prisoners, inadequate staff, overcrowding and racism are some of the issues afflicting prisons in Haryana, a study by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and Haryana State Legal Services Authority has…

August 19, 2019

Japan: surveillance and old age

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Asia Long-term prisoners Mental health Japan

Akaike Kazumasa is a criminologist and specialises in the Japanese prison system. Rate of imprisonment, working as a prisoner, prisoners’ age: Prison Insider asks him three questions to understand the particularities of the country’s penitentiary system.

August 14, 2019

Thailand: restorative justice, an alternative tool for resolving prison overcrowding

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Asia Overcrowding Thailand

Thailand Institute of Justice hopes that Restorative Justice will prove to be the crucial tool needed to resolve issues of prison overcrowding and congestion in the court system and reintegration of victims and offenders into the community.

August 10, 2019

Sight — 3/12

Inside Outside

North America South America Women Asia Europe Long-term prisoners

Each month, the photographer Bertrand Gaudillère creates an image or chooses one from his archives. Prison Insider sends it to a dozen participants, prisoners around the world.They are in Argentina, in the United States of America, in France, in Switzerland, in Guatemala, in Ukraine, in Colombia, i…

August 5, 2019

Uzbekistan: closure of the country’s most notorious prison, the "House of Torture'"

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Asia Uzbekistan

Jaslyk is Uzbekistan’s most notorious prison. On August 2, President Mirziyoyev ordered its closure.

July 22, 2019

Philippines: 'Worse than prison': Abuses in Philippine youth homes

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Asia Minors Drugs Violence Philippines

Officially called “Houses of Hope”, proponents in the Philippines say such facilities are places for reformation and education, but critics slam many of them as “hellholes” where children are treated like caged animals.

July 11, 2019

Indonesia: prison officials believe inmates are "turning gay" after sleeping next to the same ex

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Asia Indonesia

If that’s the case, shouldn’t prisons be full of gay people, since overcrowded conditions force inmates to sleep in cramped cells?

July 10, 2019

Touch — 2/12

Inside Outside

North America South America Women Asia Europe Long-term prisoners

Each month, the photographer Bertrand Gaudillère creates an image or chooses one from his archives. Prison Insider sends it to a dozen participants, prisoners around the world.They are in Argentina, in the United States of America, in France, in Switzerland, in Guatemala, in Ukraine, in Colombia, i…

July 5, 2019

Cambodia: First “prison hotel” offering perks for paying prisoners

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Asia Cambodia

A controversial revenue-generating scheme in the form of a for-profit “prison hotel” is nearing completion in Cambodia.

June 28, 2019

India: inmates, police clash in Ludhiana Central Jail

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Asia India

A violent clash broke out between inmates and police officers at Punjab’s Ludhiana Central Jail on Thursday, leaving one inmate dead and five injured. Around half a dozen police personnel also sustained injuries.

June 16, 2019

Bangladesh: prison breakfast changes after 200 years

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Asia Bangladesh

Bangladesh authorities have upgraded a 200-year-old colonial-era breakfast menu in all its prisons, an official said Sunday, as part of a reform of the country’s penal system.

June 12, 2019

India: Amnesty International highlights human rights violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir

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Asia India

The Amnesty International said on Wednesday that the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA) circumvents the criminal justice system in the Indian-occupied Kashmir to undermine accountability, transparency and respect for human rights. The briefing, “Tyranny of A ‘Lawless Law’: Detention without…

June 11, 2019

Malaysia: abuse, collusion and obstruction: Malaysia’s prison problems

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Asia Malaysia

Ahnbhalagan Muthu died in prison in Penang last month. His wife claims he was severely beaten shortly before his death. His is the latest in a series of tragic cases highlighting issues with Malaysia’s prisons.

June 10, 2019

Time — 1/12

Inside Outside

North America South America Women Asia Europe Long-term prisoners

Each month, the photographer Bertrand Gaudillère creates an image or chooses one from his archives. Prison Insider sends it to a dozen participants, prisoners around the world. They are in Argentina, in the United States of America, in France, in Switzerland, in Guatemala, in Ukraine, in Colombia…

June 6, 2019

Japan: time is money

Testimonial

Asia Japan

Geoffrey is incarcerated in Osaka prison. He describes, for Prison Insider, one working day.