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December 12, 2017

France : 11 choses que vous devriez savoir sur les discriminations que subissent les femmes en prison

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Women Europe France

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December 12, 2017

Las cárceles de Corea del Norte son peores que las nazis, dicen jueces internacionales

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Asia North Korea

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December 12, 2017

República Dominicana: hacinamiento y fugas en cárceles

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Dominican Republic

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December 11, 2017

España: una cárcel de 25 millones de personas

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Spain

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December 11, 2017

France : pourquoi BuzzFeed fait une semaine de la prison

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Europe France

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December 9, 2017

The end of American prison visits: jails end face-to-face contact – and families suffer

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Justice Social ties United States

It’s been described as ‘Skype for the jailed’ and is being sold as safer and more convenient. But it begs the question: are in-person visits a human right?

December 8, 2017

France : la Parisienne Libérée: "Prison dedans, prison dehors"

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Europe France

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December 6, 2017

South Africa: why we should care about inhumane prison conditions?

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Material conditions South Africa

On the anniversary this week of Sonke Gender Justice and Lawyers for Human Rights’ Pollsmoor overcrowding court victory, we should remember why the state of our prisons matter – and consider what we should be doing to improve conditions.

December 6, 2017

Australia: why it’s so hard to start a new life after prison

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Oceania Australia

For many former prisoners, getting out of jail is the first step in a long and difficult journey of ‘starting afresh’.

December 6, 2017

UK: teaching in a prison, education has the best chance of turning lives around

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United Kingdom

Emily Dewar-Langridge teaches young offenders at Feltham prison, and has won an award for the difference she’s made to students. Here, she explains her role.

December 6, 2017

France : Antonin Bernanos jeté brutalement en prison

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Europe Justice France

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December 1, 2017

Brazil: video shows prison torture

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South America Torture Violence Brazil

Shocking footage of Brazil prison guards torturing inmates has sparked an investigation, and serves as a stark reminder of the poor prison conditions that strengthen the country’s powerful prison gangs.

December 1, 2017

UK : Edmund Clark’s immersive study of prison life goes on show at the Ikon Gallery

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United Kingdom

“We are a faceless, forgotten part of society,” says one of the inmates at HMP Grendon, where Edmund Clark has been artist-in-residence for the last three years; his work at the prison is now going on show in Birmingham.

December 1, 2017

Turkey: elderly prisoner gets 11 days in solitary for expressing hope for release

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Europe Middle East Discipline Justice United States

Ali Osman Karahan, an 87-year-old Turkish man who has been in an Isparta prison for almost 15 months over alleged links to the Gülen movement, was given 11 days of solitary confinement.

November 30, 2017

France : psychologue et éducateur suivent des jihadistes rentrés de Syrie

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Europe Middle East Mental health France

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November 30, 2017

La pression législative s’accroît pour les migrants enregistrés ailleurs en Europe

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Europe

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November 29, 2017

France : (VIDEO) la réinsertion des détenus : quelle vie après la prison ?

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Europe France

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November 29, 2017

Comment Genève entend mieux s'occuper de ses détenus

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Switzerland

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November 29, 2017

USA: working their way home from prison

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United States

Brian L. Frank photographs young men in a California prison camp and on their journeys to freedom.

November 29, 2017

France : en prison, Hichem perd progressivement la vue dans l'indifférence générale

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Europe France

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November 29, 2017

France : d'anciens détenus attaquent l'Etat en justice

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Europe France

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November 29, 2017

France : une extension inquiétante de la rétention des demandeurs d’asile sous procédure Dublin

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Europe France

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November 28, 2017

German court rules against overpricing phone calls for prisoners

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Justice Social ties Germany

Germany’s constitutional court ruled on Tuesday against overpricing phone calls made by prison inmates, saying that disregarding the economic interests of prisoners violates their constitutional right to rehabilitation.

November 28, 2017

USA: reaching inside the jails to break the cycle of homeless arrests

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Health United States

Reaching inside the jails to break the cycle of homeless arrests