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April 3, 2018

Story Of Earl Reinhardt

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North America Long-term prisoners Health Rehabilitation United States

Sarah Bones meets Earl, who has spent the past 50 of his 75 years behind bars.

April 3, 2018

Brazil: "I have no thought of escaping", inside the prisons with no guards

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Brazil

In a country where jails are seen as ticking timebombs, a system of self-rule among inmates has proved a striking success

April 2, 2018

Venezuela: attorney general says prison authorities were negligent in fire that caused deaths of 68 inmates

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South America Violence Venezuela

Venezuela’s attorney general said Monday that five jailed officials had been negligent in their handling of a prison fire that killed 68 people last week in central Carabobo state, and admitted that the country’s penal system is seriously overcrowded.

April 2, 2018

World: there are more women in prison than ever before

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Women

Our series takes a global look at the problem: why women are ending up in prison, what it’s like for them inside and how activists are fighting to keep people out.

April 2, 2018

Venezuela: "muerte de 68 presos no es mi competencia”, ministra de prisiones

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South America Violence Venezuela

This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.

April 1, 2018

Fire in Mexican prison kills at least six police officers

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Mexico

VERACRUZ, Mexico — Six police officers died on Sunday from smoke inhalation after prisoners started a fire while resisting an effort to transfer dangerous inmates out of a prison in Mexico’s Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, the authorities said.

April 1, 2018

Venezuela: prisiones hasta con un 250% de sobrepoblación

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South America Overcrowding Venezuela

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March 31, 2018

USA: a 'hellish world', the mental health crisis overwhelming America's prisons

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Health Mental health United States

In America, jails and prisons have become the nation’s de facto mental healthcare providers – and the results are chilling

March 30, 2018

Argentina: fighting daily against discrimination

Testimonial

South America Argentina

“Fighting is my thing!” Pablo is currently imprisoned in Argentina. He has spent half his life in prison.

March 29, 2018

Sixty eight killed in Venezuelan police station riot and fire

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South America Protest Violence Venezuela

Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses.

March 29, 2018

Türkiye: prison diseases

Testimonial

Europe Turkey

“*We feel as though we were buried alive here. We struggle to survive”.* Serhat is incarcerated in a prison F, in Izmir. This is the letter he wrote.

March 28, 2018

France: "la densité carcérale est passée de 114% à 117%" en un an

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Europe Overcrowding France

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March 28, 2018

Comment Casanova Agamemnon est devenu le plus ancien détenu de France

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Europe France

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March 28, 2018

France: surpopulation, réinsertion difficile...

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Europe Overcrowding France

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March 28, 2018

United States: let's imagine a national organizing effort to challenge mass incarceration

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North America United States

This story is the seventh in Truthout’s “Visions of 2018” series, in which activist leaders answer the question: “What would you like to see created, built, imagined or begun this year?” Each piece will focus on a bold idea for transformation, to give us fuel as the year moves forward.

March 28, 2018

Venezuela: motín en PoliCarabobo, descenso al infierno

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South America Violence Venezuela

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March 28, 2018

Colombia: proteger, no asesinar

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Colombia

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March 27, 2018

El Salvador: CIDH, medidas en cárceles violan derechos humanos

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Central America and the Caribbean El Salvador

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March 27, 2018

USA: Arizona prisons boss blames contractor for problems with inmate care

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Health United States

Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan took the witness stand at a hearing Tuesday and blamed a medical services contractor for the state’s failure to follow through on all its promises to improve inmate care.

March 26, 2018

Puerto Rico: trasladarán confinados a Estados Unidos para cerrar cárceles locales

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Puerto Rico

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March 23, 2018

Venezuela: el hambre, el peor azote de las cárceles

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South America Venezuela

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March 22, 2018

Malta: prisoners serving life should be eligible for parole, court rules in landmark judgment

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Malta

Prisoners serving life have a ‘right to hope’ and should be allowed the possibility to apply for parole after 25 years of jail, the constitutional court has said.

March 22, 2018

UK: six prisoners kill themselves in less than two years at notorious jail amid "severe overcrowding", watchdog finds

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Health Overcrowding United Kingdom

Campaigners say “appalling” death toll in HMP Leeds a “direct result” of severe overcrowding as inspectors reveal 1,127 men are held against certified normal capacity of 669.

March 22, 2018

Zimbabwe: otorga amnistía a tres mil reos para desahogar prisiones

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Africa Justice Zimbabwe

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