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October 8, 2017

Turquie : jusqu’à 15 ans de prison requis pour 11 militants des droits de l’homme

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Europe Turkey

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October 6, 2017

Colombia : hay 450 reclusos del ELN en las cárceles

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Colombia

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October 5, 2017

India: women denied jail benefits HC asks why

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Women Asia India

Why are women prisoners in Tihar Jail being denied the benefit of semi-open and open prisons, the Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the jail authorities.

October 3, 2017

Argentina : autorizan a los presos a instalar piletas de lona en las cárceles

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South America Argentina

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October 3, 2017

Togo: protesters abused in police custody

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Africa Togo

The group of Associations against impunity in Togo (CACIT) denounces police brutality and the human-rights abuses of protesters

October 3, 2017

Spain: dos funcionarios condenados por hacer proposiciones sexuales a internas en Brieva

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Europe Spain

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October 2, 2017

Kenya: gender-sensitive approach to non-custodial sentences

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Africa Kenya

“Going to prison would have been a big problem as I have lots of people who depend on me.”

October 2, 2017

Mexico : disminuye finalmente el hacinamiento en las cárceles de Tijuana

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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October 2, 2017

Guatemala : diputados debatirán este martes proyecto prohíbe celulares en cárceles

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Central America and the Caribbean Middle East Guatemala

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October 1, 2017

Un 42% de hacinamiento existe en los centros penitenciarios de Ecuador

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South America Ecuador

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October 1, 2017

Guatemala : las 10 causas más comunes de consulta en las cárceles del país

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Central America and the Caribbean Guatemala

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October 1, 2017

Argentina : el servicio penitenciario "gobierna el sistema a través de la violencia"

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South America Violence Argentina

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September 30, 2017

Perù : repatriación masiva de presos españoles de cárceles

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South America Peru

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September 29, 2017

Perù : cárceles productivas generan ingresos por S/ 120 millones

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South America Peru

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September 29, 2017

Sierra Leone: "I didn't mean to plead guilty"

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Africa Sierra Leone

“Miriam” grew up in Sierra Leone and didn’t go to school. As an adult, she struggled to read and write. When she was arrested for loitering, she misunderstood the offence and found herself in prison.

September 28, 2017

España : ¿Hay personas con discapacidad inimputables en las cárceles españolas?

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Spain

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September 28, 2017

Madagascar : pour la première fois en quarante ans, un journaliste condamné à Madagascar

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Africa South Africa

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September 28, 2017

Hong-Kong: prison is an inevitable part of Hong Kong's exhausting path to democracy

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China

In the first of a series of columns for the Guardian from his cell, the political activist says his detention is shining a light on China’s authoritarianism.

September 28, 2017

Perù : autoridades de 8 países comparten en Lima experiencias en gestión de cárceles

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South America Peru

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September 27, 2017

USA: House Dem introduces bill to incentivize states to reduce prison populations

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North America United States

A House Democrat has introduced a criminal justice reform bill in the House would create 20$ billion to incentivize states to reduce the nation’s mass incarceration.

September 26, 2017

USA: ICE violates own policy by locking up pregnant women, complaint alleges

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Women United States

Lawyers in South Texas say they noticed the change about two months ago: More pregnant women were being held for weeks in detention centers run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

September 25, 2017

España : el Gobierno anuncia una inversión de 2 millones en Fontcalent y los sindicatos denuncian falta de personal

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Spain

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September 24, 2017

Zimbabwe prisoners deprived of ARVs

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Africa Zimbabwe

Pre-trial detainees claim an acute shortage of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) has hit the country’s prisons and correctional facilities, and is now threatening their survival.

September 23, 2017

India: bail must not just be for rich

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Asia India

No one should be jailed simply because they are poor. That was the rationale brought up by a recent online campaign calling for changes to the existing bail process.