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September 15, 2017

Russie : Une membre des Pussy Riot raconte les traitements subis dans une prison pour femmes

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Women Asia Europe Russia

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September 14, 2017

USA: I can’t visit my sons in prison because I have unpaid traffic tickets

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United States

A mother with debts — and cancer — wonders if she’ll ever see her incarcerated children again.

September 13, 2017

Canada : les cellules d’isolement des détenus contestées devant la Cour

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North America Discipline Canada

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September 13, 2017

Paraguay : internos prendieron fuego a colchones y sábanas

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South America Paraguay

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September 10, 2017

España : plan de Interior contra las agresiones en cárceles

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Spain

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September 10, 2017

España : de la yihad a prisión, de prisión a la yihad

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Spain

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September 9, 2017

Argentina : denunciaron al menos 343 maltratos y torturas en cárceles federales en el primer semestre de 2017

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South America Torture Argentina

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September 9, 2017

USA: is there a constitutional right to cash in on the Poor?

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United States

They elect local judges in Craighead County, Arkansas, and two men decided two years ago to run for the bench there with a clear mission statement: if elected they would rein in a private probation company called The Justice Network and the local judge and prosecutor they said had countenanced its…

September 9, 2017

USA: trapped in Irma’s path

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United States

As Florida state and local officials urge South Florida residents to evacuate before Hurricane Irma makes landfall there Sunday morning, nearly 4,500 inmates inside facilities in evacuation zones have not been moved.

September 9, 2017

México : detecta CNDH mal uso de cárceles en Nayarit

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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September 9, 2017

Argentina : admitieron hábeas corpus para presos alojados en cárceles del sur provincial

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South America Argentina

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September 8, 2017

Colombia : alcaldía empieza a llegar a acuerdos con familias de reclusos de Medellín

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Colombia

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September 8, 2017

USA: weathering a hurricane in prison

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United States

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have prompted mass evacuations in Texas and Florida. But many Americans have been unable to flee, including huge numbers of prison inmates. The two states together are home to a quarter million incarcerated people. Texas has the largest prison population in the country, a…

September 8, 2017

Colombia : alerta por hacinamiento en cárceles de Cúcuta

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Colombia

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September 6, 2017

USA : hurricane Harvey, forgotten prisoners

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United States

Natural disasters don’t stop at prison doors. Since August 27 , Hurricane Harvey has affected the Houston region (Texas, USA). Torrential rain has struck within a radius of 320 kilometers. Nearly 6,000 prisoners from five penal institutions have been evacuated due to the threatening flood of Brazos…

September 6, 2017

Ukraine: guards and prisoners victims of an outdated system

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Europe Ukraine

The prosecutor’s office informed, on the 17th of August, that a detainee had killed and dismembered an inspector from the State Prison Service at the Odessa Pre-trial Detention Center (SIZO) No. 21. The murder occurred in the SIZO economic block where the prisoner was working.

September 6, 2017

República Dominicana : internos de cárceles confeccionan 10 mil sábanas para damnificados del huracán Irma

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Dominican Republic

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September 6, 2017

Crackdown: Prison conditions worsen in post-coup Turkey

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Europe Middle East Material conditions Turkey

Turkey has been packing its jails with political offenders since a failed coup nearly 14 months ago, and prisoners’ families, lawyers, and activists have told IRIN of an increase in overcrowding, poor medical care, solitary confinement, and mistreatment.

September 4, 2017

Côte d'Ivoire : que se passe-t-il avec les prisons ?

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Africa Côte d’Ivoire

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September 1, 2017

Argentina: over five hundred prisoners on hunger strike call for justice

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South America Argentina

Five hundred prisoners, from Villa Urquiza prison (province of Tucumán), decided to go on a hunger strike on August 23. They were joined, on August 30, by 54 new strikers from Concepción prison, located in the south of the province.

August 30, 2017

Malawi: seeking justice for helpless inmates

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Africa Malawi

Young inmates are locked away without any trial in Malawi’s prison cells. Some of them are even unaware of their right to a lawyer. Two legal activists from PASI do their best to secure justice.

August 30, 2017

Czech Republic: Ombudswoman says detainees’ rights are being violated

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Violence Czechia

Police officers often disrespect detainees’ basic human rights, says a report by the Office of the Ombudswoman.

August 29, 2017

New Zealand: fewer women to be jailed under new government strategy to curb growth in crime

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Women New Zealand

Fewer women will be sent to prison under a new programme to try and curb growth in crime among Kiwi females.

August 29, 2017

Croatia: see the haunting ruins of a prison once known as a "living hell"

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Europe Croatia

The decrepit remains can still be seen by tourists willing to make the trek to the uninhabited island. Goli Otok was once described as a “Living Hell” by those who were unlucky enough to be sent to the prison.