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August 18, 2017

UK: violence, debt and lockdowns

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Violence United Kingdom

It is the powder wreaking havoc inside Teesside’s biggest prison. Spice has been blamed for Holme House Prison wardens “dropping like flies” after inhaling it. A 5.6kg smuggled spice stash - worth an estimated £200,000 - was found in cells last month, stuffed in cappuccino, Oats-so-Simple and Weeta…

August 18, 2017

France: attempts to release prisoners early are unsuccessful

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Europe France

Today’s post is by Professor Martine Herzog-Evans who shares findings from a recent study into a French initiative to release prisoners on parole more efficiently in order to reduce the prison population, a subject of particular interest for the Parole Board for England and Wales in its attempt to…

August 17, 2017

USA: the secret, dangerous world of private prisons

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United States

GEO and other leading for-profit prison corporations have been plagued by health and safety issues for years, with prisoner and staff complaints and wrongful-death lawsuits piling up like mounds of unopened jail mail.

August 17, 2017

France : bientôt des téléphones "bridés" en prison ?

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Europe Social ties France

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August 17, 2017

Venezuela: at least 37 dead in fight between inmates and security at Venezuela prison

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South America Protest Violence Venezuela

At least 37 people were killed during clashes between armed inmates and security forces at a small prison in southern Venezuela, the state’s governor said Wednesday. Gov. Liborio Guarulla said the bloodshed came after fighting erupted between inmates and their jailers Tuesday night in the prison in…

August 16, 2017

Jordan: women imprisoned in name of family honor

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Women Middle East Jordan

In a secret shelter in the Jordanian capital Amman, 52-year-old Fatima runs a hand over the scar that has shaped her life.

August 16, 2017

USA: ACLU files lawsuit against state over prison conditions

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Material conditions United States

ACLU drew a line in the sand for Nebraska prisons. They’ve crossed it. Crowded prisons and a shortage of corrections officers and mental health workers have created a humanitarian crisis, ACLU of Nebraska officials say.

August 16, 2017

France : Homophobie en prison, cette violence que l’on tait

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Europe Violence France

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August 15, 2017

There’s a long line to get into prison in Iceland – up to 5 years waiting time

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Iceland

560 people are waiting to go to prison in Iceland after being convicted of crimes.

August 14, 2017

Nigeria: Lagos CJ frees 62 juvenile offenders, 67 inmates with disabilities from prison

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Africa Nigeria

No fewer than 62 juvenile offenders, 67 inmates with disabilities held at Kirikiri Female prisons and Kirikiri Medium Prisons, Lagos, were on Monday released on the orders of the State Chief Judge, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade.

August 14, 2017

Hong Kong imprisons more women per capita than any other country

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Women Hong Kong SAR China

One-fifth of Hong Kong’s prison population is female, the highest proportion of any major country in the world. Activists say local laws are stacked against women, in particular foreign women.

August 14, 2017

Samoa: weekend parole “common sense law” claims Prison Minister

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Samoa

The Minister of Prison and Correction Services, Tialavea Tionisio Hunt has defended the weekend parole programme for prisoners claiming it is “common sense law.”

August 11, 2017

Cambodia: Justice Ministry studying alternatives to prison for some inmates

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Asia Cambodia

At the urging of the U.N.’s human rights envoy to Cambodia, the Justice Ministry on Thursday said it was studying the feasibility of a pilot program that would help ease the burden on the country’s overcrowded prisons by creating alternatives to jail.

August 10, 2017

USA: no child deserves a life sentence. But try telling prosecutors that

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Long-term prisoners United States

In 2012, the Supreme Court took a step toward righting a terrible wrong by banning mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for children.

August 9, 2017

Venezuela: Urosa rechaza el encarcelamiento de los alcaldes opositores

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South America Venezuela

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August 8, 2017

USA: defendants kept in the dark about evidence, until it’s too late

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United States

New York is one of 10 states where prosecutors can wait until just before trial to share evidence, which critics say is unfair. But a new bill could change the rules.

August 7, 2017

El Salvador: las impactantes fotos de la prisión donde se encuentran los integrantes de la pandilla más peligrosa del mundo

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Central America and the Caribbean El Salvador

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August 6, 2017

España : varios miles de personas participan en la marcha en recuerdo de Del Hoyo

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Spain

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August 6, 2017

RDC : 8 prisonniers meurent de faim en un mois à la prison centrale de Tshikapa

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Africa Congo - Kinshasa

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August 6, 2017

Guatemala prison clash leaves one dead, five injured

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Guatemala

One prisoner died and five were injured in a clash involving some 50 inmates in Guatemala, state prison authorities said.

August 5, 2017

Pandillas y narcos controlan cárceles en Guatemala

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Central America and the Caribbean Guatemala

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August 5, 2017

Ce que j’ai vu dans les prisons iraniennes

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Middle East Iran

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August 4, 2017

La Turquie, "plus grande prison au monde pour les journalistes"

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Europe Turkey

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August 4, 2017

UK: prisons in crisis due to ‘perverse’ government overhaul

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Europe Drugs Overcrowding Violence United Kingdom

The president of the Prison Governors Association (PGA) has said prisons in England and Wales are in crisis due to a “perverse” government overhaul and a “toxic mix” of pressures.