Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

June 10, 2021

Rusia: justicia rusa decreta prisión preventiva para Pivovarov a la espera de que se celebre el juicio en su contra

News

Pre-trial detention Asia Europe Access to legal rights Russia

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June 9, 2021

France : en prison, on se suicide dans l’indifférence

News

Europe Mental health Suicide Violence France

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June 9, 2021

Europe: towards a binding legal framework for places of detention

Analysis Opinion

Coronavirus Europe Access to legal rights Justice

ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Saskia Bricmont focuses on European justice.

June 9, 2021

Europe: the long road to human dignity

Analysis Opinion

Pre-trial detention Europe Justice Material conditions Overcrowding Activities Social ties

ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Here, Maïté de Rue discusses the overuse of pre-trial detention in Europe and its consequences.

June 8, 2021

France: Concertina, coming together to explore imprisonment

Interview

Coronavirus Culture Europe Justice France

Concertina’s goal is to convene people from various backgrounds and disciplines, all motivated by detention and incarceration.

June 8, 2021

Rehumanising pretrial justice

Analysis Opinion

Africa North America Pre-trial detention Europe Access to legal rights

ICPR and Prison Insider asked several experts worldwide to share their insights in the framework of the project ‘Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in 10 countries’. Jago Russell focuses on the impact of pretrial defence

June 2, 2021

Understanding and reducing the use of imprisonment in ten countries

Thematic paper

Africa Crises Pre-trial detention Asia Elderly prisoners Europe Access to legal rights Health Mental health Drugs Material conditions Overcrowding Social ties

An international research and policy project carried out by the Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) at Birkbeck, University of London

May 28, 2021

France: women in prison and gender-based violence

Interview

Women Europe Long-term prisoners France

As of January 2020, women represent 3.6% of the total incarcerated population. Across 187 French correctional facilities, only three exclusively house women. Yet more women than men are sentenced to prison terms exceeding ten years. What role does gender-based violence play in the incarceration of…

May 27, 2021

España: La única cárcel para curas del mundo estaba en Zamora: celdas de 5m², torturas y el método del gusano

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Europe Material conditions Torture Religion Spain

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May 27, 2021

España: los suicidios en las cárceles aumentan con la pandemia

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Europe Mental health Suicide Spain

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May 27, 2021

España: ¿Por qué las mujeres son menos del 8% de la población reclusa en España? Así son las cárceles femeninas en nuestro país

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Women Europe Health Spain

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May 27, 2021

España: cuatro de las 12 operaciones contra el yihadismo en 2021 en España tuvieron lugar en cárceles

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Europe Protest Violence Religion Spain

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May 27, 2021

Géorgie : tuberculose, les prisons, viviers pour les souches multirésistantes

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Asia Europe Health Overcrowding Georgia

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May 6, 2021

Russia: release prominent lawyer defending Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation from arbitrary detention

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Pre-trial detention Europe Access to legal rights Justice Russia

Ivan Pavlov, human rights lawyer and the head of the human rights group Komanda 29 (Team 29), has worked on numerous high-profile cases. He was detained in the early hours of 30 April after a raid on the hotel where he was staying in Moscow. He was apprehended by the officers of the Federal Securit…

May 6, 2021

Malta: inmate claims solitary confinement retribution after speaking out on ‘campaign of terror’ in prison

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Europe Long-term prisoners Justice Material conditions Torture Violence Malta

A prisoner who spoke out on breach of human rights and systematic terror within the prison facility, has been barred from contacting the outside world and thrown into solitary confinement. Correctional Services Agency denies allegations

May 3, 2021

Georgia: prosecutor’s office detains former prison employee for inhuman treatment of prisoners

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Europe Torture Georgia

The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has detained an employee of Gldani prison, who systematically abused and mistreated prisoners in 2010-2012.

April 29, 2021

Malta: the Corradino correctional facility is “diabolical” and the prison system should be completely revised

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Europe Material conditions Facilities Overcrowding Rehabilitation Malta

Dean of the Faculty of social wellbeing Andrew Azzopardi said that it is “bursting at the seams”. “A few years ago, we were speaking about 200 to 300 people spending time in jail. It is now full up“

April 28, 2021

Italia: detenidos en Francia siete exmiembros de las Brigadas Rojas italianas

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Europe Foreign prisoners Justice Violence Italy

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April 28, 2021

Russia: human rights crisis deepens as Navalny supporters arrested en masse

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Pre-trial detention Asia Europe Health Protest Violence Russia

Russian authorities unleashed a crackdown on peaceful protesters demanding the release of Aleksei Navalny, arresting at least 1,700 and using excessive force, including tasers, at demonstrations around the country.

April 20, 2021

Ireland: prison university project to "bring third-level to those furthest away from it"

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Culture Europe Activities Rehabilitation Work Ireland

A programme to support prisoners to go to university, and “bring third-level education to those furthest away from it” will be unveiled by minister for Justice Helen McEntee and her colleague, minister for Higher Education Simon Harris.

April 14, 2021

No longer the product of my crime (but of my creativity)

Testimonial

Culture Europe Long-term prisoners Activities United Kingdom

“Being encased within steel and mortar shouldn’t alter the fundamental essence of a human being. Amid the brutality and apathy of the prison system, some find the ability to be creative” (Steeldoorstudios exposes the challenges of the creative process in prison.)

April 7, 2021

Russie : Alexeï Navalny entame une grève de la faim pour protester contre l’absence d’accès à des soins

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Asia Europe Health Torture Russia

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March 30, 2021

Suisse : la justice restaurative pourrait faire son entrée dans le Code de procédure pénale

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Europe Justice Switzerland

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March 29, 2021

Belgium: what is Haren ?

Interview

Europe Facilities Overcrowding Belgium

One billion euros have been invested in the construction of Haren, a massive prison complex located on the outskirts of Brussels.