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July 18, 2017

Factsheet: the state of South Africa’s prisons

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South Africa

South Africa’s most famous ex-prisoner wrote in his autobiography that “no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails”. In this factsheet, we provide data to show what’s going on inside South African prisons.

July 18, 2017

France : Qui veut gagner des prisons ?

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Europe France

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July 17, 2017

Philippines: Three killed, one injured in prison breakout in restive Jolo

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Asia Protest Violence Philippines

AUTHORITIES in the Philippines said three inmates were killed on Sunday and another was wounded following a prison escape in Jolo, a southern Island notoriously known as a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf militants. According to the South China Morning Post (via the AFP) the dead and wounded were among 14…

July 17, 2017

Kenya: eight things to remember when implementing a gender-sensitive approach to probation

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Africa Kenya

Throughout the world, probation systems and community-based sentences have been designed for men and by men.

July 17, 2017

USA: what statistics can’t explain about life on parole

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United States

Last Saturday my family and I took the ferry to Governors Island, where we happened upon a gallery hosting an exhibit, “Escaping Time: Art From U.S. Prisons.”

July 15, 2017

Turquie : "Le Monde" et Reporters sans frontières lancent un appel en faveur de la liberté de la presse

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Europe Turkey

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July 15, 2017

Réinsertion : l'enfer de la sortie de prison

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July 14, 2017

Mexico : revisión, no cambio a sistema de Justicia Penal Acusatorio

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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July 14, 2017

Turkey: inside Erdogan’s prisons

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Europe Middle East Turkey

I have been a member of Turkish Parliament representing Istanbul for the opposition Republican People’s Party for the past six years. It has forced me to become a specialist in the Turkish prison system as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (A.K.P.) government has increa…

July 14, 2017

Suisse : "Mes 10 000 jours en prison"

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Europe Switzerland

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July 14, 2017

Singapore: M'sian Prabagaran executed in Singapore by hanging

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Asia Death penalty Singapore

A 29-year old Malaysian convicted in 2014 of drug trafficking in Singapore was executed this morning.

July 13, 2017

Colombia : incidentes en dos cárceles dejan seis heridos y varias pérdidas materiales

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Violence Colombia

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July 13, 2017

United States: my friend killed himself in an Alabama prison

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North America United States

We called him Tyson. He was a short kid. Very good looking. And he was kind of like a child. He was very soft-spoken. We knew he suffered from a mental illness. You can just tell when a person’s not normal. He was like our nephew—like a child that needed to be fostered. Sometimes he would stray aro…

July 13, 2017

Colombia: las cárceles están llenas de jíbaros, no de narcotraficantes

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Colombia

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July 12, 2017

República Dominicana : María Crisálida Díaz lleva educación superior a las cárceles

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Dominican Republic

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July 12, 2017

Sign against Jeff Sessions' war on drugs

July 12, 2017

Argentina : la Suprema Corte apura al gobierno bonaerense para que mejore las cárceles y las comisarías

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South America Argentina

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July 12, 2017

France : Fabrice Boromée, emmuré vivant

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Europe France

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July 12, 2017

France : les conditions de détention à Fresnes devant le Conseil d'Etat

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Europe Material conditions France

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July 11, 2017

Indonesia : Kerobokan prison escapees still on run as Indonesian officials tackle overcrowding concerns

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Asia Overcrowding Indonesia

A group of politicians in Jakarta has demanded a number of prisoners, including foreigners, be moved from Bali’s infamous Kerobokan prison to address overcrowding as police continue a hunt for two men who escaped in June.

July 11, 2017

Pays-Bas : faute de criminels, l'incroyable prison de Breda accueille... des entreprises

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Europe Netherlands

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July 11, 2017

Search of Mexican prison where 28 died turns up knives

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Mexico

Mexican authorities say a search of an Acapulco prison where 28 inmates were killed last week during fighting among rival gang members turned up knives and shanks, but no guns or drugs.

July 10, 2017

Uruguay : van 17 muertos en las cárceles en lo que va del 2017

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South America Violence Uruguay

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July 10, 2017

Uruguay : yoga para presos: una alternativa más para la rehabilitación

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South America Uruguay

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