June 1, 2017 Venezuela : detainees say they’re being beaten, tortured in police custody News South America Torture Venezuela After enduring several minutes of beatings with fists and clubs, Erick Izaguirri, 27, was expecting the worst when he was dragged into an outpost of Venezuela’s National Guard. “They started to say, ‘Take his pants off, let’s stick the rifle in him,’ ” the anti-government protester recounted durin…
May 31, 2017 India: why death penalty is not the answer to sexual violence in India News Asia Violence India The death penalty is a distraction from the real measures that India needs to take to protect women’s rights to safety, writes Gopika Bashi of Amnesty International. Earlier this month in the Rohtak district of India’s northern state of Haryana, two men were arrested after the body of a young Dalit…
May 31, 2017 Taiwan: 19 inmates begin to work outside prison on Thursday under a correctional scheme News Asia Taiwan Nineteen inmates will begin to work outside their prisons in the morning and return to their cells after work under a program designed by Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to help inmates adapt to the society earlier.
May 30, 2017 Cyprus: bill to establish child-friendly justice system News Justice Cyprus The best interests of the child will be taken into account in a new bill regulating issues of youngsters who are suspects that was presented on Tuesday by Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou.
May 30, 2017 Malaysia: prisoners’ access to healthcare and quality of care is bad, says Suhakam News Health Malaysia Suhakam report, in detailing how inadequate healthcare is in prisons, notes insufficient sick bays, inadequately trained doctors and severely disproportionate number of doctors to prisoners.
May 27, 2017 USA: America’s prisons are failing. Here’s how to make them work News United States Shirley Schmitt is no one’s idea of a dangerous criminal. She lived quietly on a farm in Iowa, raising horses and a daughter, until her husband died in 2006. Depressed and suffering from chronic pain, she started using methamphetamine.
May 27, 2017 Côte d'Ivoire : Décès et détention des prisonniers politiques , Georges Armand OUEGNIN met Ouattara face à ses responsabilités News Africa Violence Côte d’Ivoire Le lundi 22 mai 2017, toute la Côte d’Ivoire s’est réveillée, triste de constater le décès, enchaîné sur un lit d’hôpital, du Maréchal des logis ASSI KOUATCHI, prisonnier politique incarcéré et détenu à la Maison d’Arrêt et de Correction d’Abidjan (MACA), depuis 2012, pour « atteinte à la sure…
May 27, 2017 France to scrap prison terms for cannabis users News Europe France France will introduce a law by year’s end that will end prison terms for cannabis use, although consuming the drug will remain a criminal offence, a government spokesman said on Friday.
May 26, 2017 Morocco needs more prisons to accommodate soaring number of inmates, official says News Morocco Prisons in Morocco no longer have the capacity to accommodate the soaring number of inmates, Mohamed Saleh Tamek, the Delegate General of the Penitentiary and Reintegration Administration, has said.
May 26, 2017 Brésil : 91 détenus s’évadent par un tunnel de la prison de Parnamirim News South America Protest Brazil This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
May 26, 2017 UK: prison officer risks endangering lives of inmates, says coroner News United Kingdom Concerns raised about ‘understanding of safety procedures’ after evidence at inquest into suicide of inmate at HMP Foston Hall
May 26, 2017 How an icon of Venezuelan architecture became a prison News South America Venezuela The Helicoide was going to be the world’s first drive-through mall. Now it is a prison that former inmates describe as hellish.
May 26, 2017 Almost 100 inmates escape through a 90 foot tunnel and strip off their prison clothes... before eight are recaptured and paraded naked in Brazil News Brazil More than 90 crawled through 90ft tunnel under Parnamirim State Penitentiary Prisoners discarded their jail uniforms before changing into civilian clothes Eight were recaptured before being stripped and handcuffed by Brazilian guards
May 26, 2017 How an icon of Venezuelan architecture became a prison News South America Venezuela The Helicoide was going to be the world’s first drive-through mall. Now it is a prison that former inmates describe as hellish.
May 26, 2017 Violation des droits de l’Homme au Burkina faso : l’ODDH tire à boulets rouges sur les Haute cour de justice et le Tribunal militaire News Africa Access to legal rights Burkina Faso This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
May 25, 2017 Iran: 333% increase of prison populace in 30 years News Middle East Overcrowding Iran Iran’s penitentiary chief refers to a 333 percentage increase in prisoner figures between 1985 and 2017. Accordingto Tasnim agency, Asghar Jahangiri said on Monday that Iran holds the second place for prison population among Islamic countries and 6th among Asian countries. Saying that Iran’s world…
May 25, 2017 New Zealand's bulging prison population 'unprecedented' News New Zealand The growth of the prison population is “unprecedented” and “unanticipated”, according to the Budget released on Thursday by Finance Minister Steven Joyce.
May 25, 2017 Ireland: penal reform group concerned over increased parole ineligibility for life prisoners News Justice Ireland A penal reform group has raised concerns after the Oireachtas justice committee voted to amend the Parole Bill 2016 to raise the period of ineligibility for parole for life-sentenced prisoners from eight to 12 years.
May 25, 2017 USA: security is not safety gendered harms in women’s prisons News Women United States My experience in women’s prisons has led me to question this dynamic for imprisoned women: does security create safety?
May 25, 2017 Inside the Hungarian closed camp News Hungary “I have spent three months stateside in the past year. The rest of my time has been split between Greece and Serbia where I have been volunteering with refugees. During this time, I have had the privilege of meeting some of the strongest, most resilient people I have ever met. The friends and conne…
May 24, 2017 Philippines : face à la menace terroriste, Rodrigo Duterte impose la loi martiale News Asia Justice Philippines This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
May 24, 2017 India : law panel for cut in undertrials’ jail time News Asia India The Law Commission is ready to submit to the Centre a set of recommendations intended to bring in revolutionary changes in bail jurisprudence which, if implemented, would help the release of the poor among the over 2.38 lakh undertrial prisoners languishing in jails for years.
May 24, 2017 Indigenous prison overrepresentation costs Australia $7.9bn a year, data shows News Oceania Australia PriceWaterhouseCoopers modelling recommends national justice targets and greater investment in diversionary and post-release programs to reduce rates
May 24, 2017 Suisse : prison à vie, internement à vie, internement ordinaire, quelles sont les différences ? News Europe Justice Switzerland This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
