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January 3, 2018

L'enfer des prisons égyptiennes pour les détenus gays et trans

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Africa Middle East LGBTQI Violence Egypt

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January 3, 2018

US: Can New York shut down its most notorious jail?

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United States

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has vowed to close Rikers Island, the city’s infamous jail. Critics worry it won’t happen. But he just gave them reason to hope.

January 3, 2018

República Dominicana: padre Manuel Ruiz propone modelo de cárceles sin muros

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Dominican Republic

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January 3, 2018

Kwakya // 1 // Along the way...

Testimonial

Ghana

Walls and borders. Kwakya, a Ghanaian refugee, fled his country four years ago. His journey brought him to prison. This is his story.

January 2, 2018

Gangs au Brésil : les prisons toujours sous emprise

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South America Violence Brazil

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January 2, 2018

Alemania: huyen dos presos de una cárcel de Berlín, mientras sigue la búsqueda de otros cuatro

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Germany

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January 2, 2018

Brésil : une mutinerie dans une prison fait au moins neuf morts

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South America Protest Violence Brazil

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January 2, 2018

Une centaine de prisonniers en fuite après une mutinerie au Brésil

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South America Protest Violence Brazil

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January 1, 2018

España: piden "responsabilidades" por el suicidio del inmigrante en la cárcel de Archidona

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Suicide Spain

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January 1, 2018

USA: the wall of love outside a jail

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Topic United States

The signs are clustered at one end of the low-slung warehouse that faces the detention center, on 29th Street. There is no formal system behind the effort, no Facebook group.

January 1, 2018

Brasil : motín en cárcel de Goiás deja 9 muertos y 14 heridos

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Violence Brazil

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December 31, 2017

UK: ‘prison works’ is an outdated concept that benefits no one

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United Kingdom

The best community penalties reduce reoffending rates via repentance and payback.

December 31, 2017

France : suicides en prison - l’hécatombe et le silence

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Europe Suicide France

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December 30, 2017

Argentina: cómo es un día en el sector de la cárcel de Ezeiza que aloja a los presos por corrupción

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South America Argentina

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December 28, 2017

UK: one in five female prisoners are homeless after release, data shows

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Topic Women United Kingdom

Labour attacks ‘shocking’ failure of privatised probation companies after proportion doubles in a year.

December 27, 2017

Prison food is making U.S. inmates disproportionately sick

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Health Material conditions United States

Lapses in food safety have made U.S. prisoners six times more likely to get a foodborne illness than the general population.

December 27, 2017

Mantener a cada preso en Chile tiene un costo de 724 mil pesos mensuales

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Chile

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December 27, 2017

USA: climate change meets mass incarceration: California's incarcerated firefighters

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United States

The intersection of climate change and mass incarceration is not unique to California, but as the state experiences its deadliest and most destructive year on record for wildfires – including the second-largest in the its history – the state’s incarcerated firefighter Conservation Camp program has…

December 26, 2017

Un militant chinois des droits de l'homme condamné à 8 ans de prison

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China

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December 26, 2017

USA: Idaho inmate says he had to swallow razor blade to get proper medical care in prison

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Health United States

A man whose leg got so infected that it required amputation is suing Idaho’s prison health care contractor, Corizon Health, for alleged failure to provide medical care. Gary L. Merchant, 65, says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that it wasn’t until he swallowed a razor blade that the prison’s medical st…

December 26, 2017

Turquie : quatre jeunes Roubaisiens demandent leur transfert en France

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Europe Turkey

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December 23, 2017

Afghanistan: for more than 300 children, many older than 5, home is mother’s cellblock

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Topic Afghanistan

A survey of Afghan prisons this month by The New York Times concluded that at least 333 children are imprisoned with their mothers nationwide, according to interviews with officials at 33 of the country’s 34 provincial prisons.

December 22, 2017

France : centre de rétention administrative de Marseille - une personne retenue dans le coma

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Europe France

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December 21, 2017

France : prolongation de la détention provisoire - recours à la visioconférence et santé du détenu

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Pre-trial detention Europe Health France

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