April 11, 2017 United States: official says hunger strike over at South Mississippi prison News North America United States The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced Tuesday that a hunger strike at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution at Leakesville has ended, as the prison system continues to push a crackdown on contraband there and elsewhere.
April 11, 2017 La peine de mort recule de 37 % depuis 2015 News Death penalty Violence This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 11, 2017 France: furious prison guards clash with police outside infamous jail News Europe Protest France France 24 Police firing tear gas have clashed with prison guards protesting working conditions in a notorious prison south of Paris. The incidents Monday night at the sprawling Fleury-Merogis prison come after a few hundred workers blocked the entrance and set tires on fire to call attention to con…
April 11, 2017 Indonesia: prison population jumped by 12,000 in two months News Asia Overcrowding Indonesia The number of prisoners being held in Indonesia increased by 12,000 within two months this year, raising concerns about unresolved prison overcrowding problems.
April 11, 2017 France : surpopulation en prison, les derniers chiffres News Europe Overcrowding France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 11, 2017 Indonesia: House to deliberate alternative forms of punishment in Criminal Code News Asia Justice Indonesia The House of Representatives’ working committee for the amendment of the Criminal Code (KUHP) is looking into alternative forms of punishment in addition to imprisonment.
April 11, 2017 France : prisons, la réclusion à la peine News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 10, 2017 United States: New York raises age of criminal responsibility in 'lightning rod' reform News North America United States Polarizing bill approved in state budget to stop charging 16- and 17-year-olds as adults, sparing teens of criminal records: ‘I lost some years of my life back there’
April 10, 2017 Bénin: mouvements d’humeur de prisonnier à la prison civile de Natitingou News Africa Benin This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 10, 2017 France : "au feu, la pénit’ brûle" : à Fleury-Mérogis, les surveillants en colère bloquent la prison News Europe France This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 10, 2017 South Africa's parole system to be revised News South Africa Acting Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Faith Muthambi on Monday announced that the department is in the process of finalising a position document for the redrafting of the country’s parole system.
April 10, 2017 United Kingdom: cuts to legal aid for prisoners ruled unlawful News United Kingdom Campaigners win court of appeal battle against 2013 limits introduced by Chris Grayling in three out of five categories
April 10, 2017 Régime pénitentiaire au Burkina Faso : l’Assemblée nationale adopte un projet de loi pour humaniser nos prisons News Africa Burkina Faso This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 9, 2017 The Uruguayan prison where inmates set up shop News South America Uruguay Every weekday morning, Cesar Campo wakes up, eats a quick breakfast and heads to work in a converted warehouse where he builds tables, chairs, bookcases and anything else that clients request.
April 8, 2017 Kyrgyzstan: female convicts face harsh future News Women Kyrgyzstan Experts say that jailing women has far-reaching societal repercussions.
April 7, 2017 Philippines edges closer to death penalty return for serious drug offences News Asia Drugs Philippines Philippine lower house lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the re-imposition of capital punishment for serious drug offences on Tuesday, clearing another hurdle in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drive to use death as a deterrent against crime.
April 6, 2017 United States: Moore v. Texas: US Supreme Court enforces constitutional prohibition against executing intellectually disabled defendants News North America Death penalty United States A recent Supreme Court judgment in the US is being hailed as a triumph by death penalty abolition advocates.
April 6, 2017 Venezuela faces prison system rife with corruption News South America Venezuela Venezuela’s prisons, which are rife with violence, weapons, drugs and criminality, have been placed under a new, tightly regulated regime, says the nation’s leftist government.
April 6, 2017 Guinée : prévue pour 50 personnes, la prison de N’Zérékoré accueille actuellement plus de 300 détenus News Africa Overcrowding Guinea This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 5, 2017 South Africa: probe into two solitary confinement suicides in Western Cape Jail News Discipline Suicide South Africa Two inmates at Helderstroom Prison in Caledon, who were held in solitary confinement, have committed suicide within three months of each other.
April 5, 2017 A propos de la prison et de la récidive News This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.
April 5, 2017 Spain: el 'motín' de los funcionarios de prisiones News Europe Violence Spain This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the Spanish version.
April 4, 2017 Nigeria: 32 died in Lagos prison in 2016 News Africa Nigeria 6,047 inmates await trial in 2,500-capacity facility
April 4, 2017 United States: LGBT youth are disproportionately in jail News North America United States A disproportionate number of queer youth, particular lesbians and bisexual girls, end up in jail or prison in the United States, according to a study released today by researchers at UCLA. Worse, those youth are considerably more likely to be raped during their time in custody.
