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June 23, 2017

Egypt: 502 prisoners pardoned for Eid al-Fitr

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Africa Middle East Egypt

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 502 prisoners, on Friday, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

June 23, 2017

Australia: rehabilitation programmes for prisoners serving short sentences

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Oceania Australia

High Intensity Program Units will focus on delivering intensive services, treatment programs and release planning activities for more than 1200 inmates serving sentences six months or less.

June 23, 2017

Oman: 192 prisoners granted amnesty for Eid

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Oman

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has released more than 190 inmates to join their families for Eid, according to a statement by the Royal Oman Police (ROP).

June 23, 2017

United States: judge accepts sweeping reforms of Arizona death penalty protocols

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North America United States

A U.S. judge accepted on Thursday major revisions to Arizona’s death penalty procedures, such as eliminating paralytic drugs in lethal injections and giving witnesses more access to watch prisoners inside the death chamber, a lawyer for the death row inmates said. The changes were part of a settlem…

June 22, 2017

Malawi: inmates prepared for life after prison

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Africa Malawi

Inmates at Nkhotakota Prison are learning technical skills that will help them to live an independent life after serving their jail terms. In an interview with Malawi24, Nkhotakota Prison spokesperson Cosmas Meja said many Malawians perceive that prisons are made to punish criminals which is contra…

June 22, 2017

United States: a new war on drugs

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North America Drugs United States

Jeff Sessions wants a new war on drugs. It won’t work.

June 22, 2017

United States: prosecutors: prison supervisor ordered juveniles hog-tied

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North America United States

An indictment says a former supervisor at a South Carolina juvenile prison ordered guards to hog-tie two inmates and leave them lying on their stomachs for two hours because they made too much noise.

June 22, 2017

United States: gang revolt at Florida prison injures 1 inmate, 7 officers

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North America Protest United States

A gang revolt at a Florida state prison injured seven corrections officers and one inmate Wednesday morning, authorities said.

June 21, 2017

Japan: new magazine offers convicts hope of escaping from a life of crime

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Asia Japan

To prevent those with criminal convictions from committing further offenses after leaving correctional facilities, a job magazine for people with a history of crime or delinquency will be distributed at prisons and juvenile training schools nationwide starting mid-July.

June 21, 2017

Iran: 40,000 inmates granted amnesty in one year

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Middle East Iran

Iran’s Judiciary spokesman, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’I, says nearly 40,000 prisoners in Iran have been granted amnesty in a one-year period.

June 21, 2017

Thailand: Phuket juveniles riot as ‘teen kingpins’ moved to prison

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Asia Thailand

Officers at the centre, located on Sakdidet Rd, called for backup at about 4pm after they found they could not contain the youths, who were smashing windows and tearing apart the dormitory and other areas in the youth detention facility. Phuket City Police led by Deputy Commander Lt Col Nikorn Chut…

June 21, 2017

United Kingdom: new probation services failing to improve re-offending rates, report finds

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United Kingdom

A key plank of controversial probation reforms shows no sign of improving re-offending rates and could be ditched immediately with little impact being felt, a highly critical report concludes. So-called Through the Gate services were introduced as part of a partial privatisation in 2015 to bridge t…

June 21, 2017

Ireland: prisoner numbers down as more get community service instead of jail

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Ireland

The number of people being committed to prison has plummeted after measures requiring judges to consider community services as an alternative to a jail term.

June 21, 2017

United States: lawyers contest constitutionality of Nebraska death penalty

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North America United States

Attorneys for an inmate accused of strangling his cellmate have asked a judge to declare Nebraska’s death penalty unconstitutional. Concerns over the recently reinstated capital punishment that was repealed in 2015 are among the 11 arguments in a motion filed Monday by Todd Lancaster and Sarah Newe…

June 21, 2017

United Kingdom: ex-prisoners will receive support to start their own businesses with a new fund

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United Kingdom

James Furber, the high sheriff of Greater London, has thrown his weight behind a new fund that aims to help people leaving prison become entrepreneurs. The programme will provide inmates with peer and professional mentors who will assist them with business planning and personal development.

June 21, 2017

Australia: most difficult prisoners mentoring most vulnerable in trial programme

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Oceania Australia

Matthew Taylor is the first to admit he wasn’t a model prisoner during his time behind bars at Canberra’s Alexander Maconochie Centre. “I was getting into a lot of trouble in here, fighting with officers, fighting with other detainees, using ice a lot and I got to the point where I was going to kil…

June 21, 2017

Bali escape: prisoners not found in waterlogged tunnel out of Kerobokan, police say

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Indonesia

Police have confirmed no prisoners have been found in a tunnel that is believed to be have been used by four escapee inmates at the Kerobokan jail. There had been fears that the men, including one Australian, may be stuck inside the muddied hole which had filled with water.

June 20, 2017

'Buried alive': the old men stuck in Britain’s prisons

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United Kingdom

They can’t manage the stairs, so they can’t exercise, or go to classes. They’re afraid to shower in case they fall. The ones with dementia don’t even know where they are. Is this any way to deal with elderly offenders?

June 20, 2017

France, prison de Perpignan : encore des surveillants de prison agressés par un détenu

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Europe Protest Violence France

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June 20, 2017

China: Around 120,000 given over five years in prison for drug crimes since 2012

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Asia Drugs China

Nearly 120,000 criminals charged with drug offences were handed sentences longer than five years by Chinese courts in the last five years, data released by the nation’s top court Tuesday shows.

June 20, 2017

United States: Alaska officials work to reform solitary confinement system

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North America Discipline United States

“Segregation is known to be psychologically detrimental to those who are in there for any length of time,” Bruce Busby, the state department’s director of institutions said.

June 20, 2017

Indonésie : quatre étrangers s'évadent d'une prison de Bali au moyen d'un tunnel

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Asia Indonesia

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June 20, 2017

United Kingdom: 'buried alive': the old men stuck in Britain’s prisons

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United Kingdom

Dave was 13 when he got his first custodial sentence. It was 1962 and he had been caught stealing from cars. That sentence was followed by others: he can’t quite remember how many. Gamely, he tried to count them: “I think it was 14 or 15,” he finally offered. He wasn’t always put away – at least se…

June 20, 2017

Indonesia cracks down on terrorism with new laws and joint patrols

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Asia Justice Indonesia

Jakarta: Indonesians who join terrorist groups overseas will face a maximum 15 years’ jail under new anti-terrorism laws expected to be passed by September. The new laws will enable authorities to crack down on Indonesians who return after fighting with the Islamic State in Syria or the Philippine…