Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

June 27, 2018

Venezuela: motín termina en traslado de presos

News

South America Protest Violence Venezuela

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June 20, 2018

Uruguay: recluso de 29 años víctima del noveno asesinato en cárceles en 2018

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South America Uruguay

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June 15, 2018

Yoga, la terapia para liberar a los presos en las cárceles argentinas

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South America Argentina

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June 12, 2018

Argentina: presentan un programa de reinserción para jóvenes detenidos en cárceles bonaerenses

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South America Argentina

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June 10, 2018

Ecuador: 11 presos han muerto en 8 cárceles este 2018

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South America Violence Ecuador

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June 3, 2018

Argentina: el sistema carcelario no logra la resocialización del preso

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South America Argentina

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June 3, 2018

Cárceles desbordadas en Argentina: de 4.800 presos, 1.007 duermen hoy en el piso (Mendoza)

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South America Overcrowding Argentina

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June 2, 2018

Global prison trends 2018

Analysis Report

North America Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention South America Women Asia Europe Middle East Long-term prisoners Justice Overcrowding

Penal Reform International and the Thailand Institute of Justice co-published their 2018 annual report aiming to provide a global account on the state of prisons and the use of imprisonment throughout the world.

June 1, 2018

Perú: el país se consagra campeón Mundial... de los presos

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South America Peru

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May 28, 2018

Perú: las cárceles se están convirtiendo en bombas de tiempo

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South America Peru

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May 28, 2018

Argentina: cada semestre se registra un aumento de la cantidad de presos en un sistema colapsado

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South America

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May 23, 2018

Uruguay: Petit sobre las cárceles, “hemos mejorado pero estamos muy mal”

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South America Uruguay

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May 22, 2018

Argentina : ampliarán la capacidad de alojamiento de las cárceles entrerrianas

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South America Argentina

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May 22, 2018

Uruguay: señalan que proyecto de ley que amplía prisión es inconstitucional

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South America Uruguay

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May 17, 2018

Venezuela: political prison seized by inmates ahead of presidential election

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South America Protest Violence Venezuela

Riot after alleged torture casts shadow over campaign of Nicolás Maduro before Sunday’s vote

May 13, 2018

Uruguay: para el consejero Héctor Florit no es bueno que escolares visiten cárceles

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South America Uruguay

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April 15, 2018

Argentina: una cárcel vieja, mil historias y ocho gatos

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South America Argentina

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April 12, 2018

Uruguay: condena carcelaria de la ONU

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South America Uruguay

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April 11, 2018

Twenty dead in attempted breakout from Brazil prison

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South America Protest Violence Brazil

A number of inmates at a jail in the northern Brazilian city of Belem have died during an attempted mass breakout.

April 2, 2018

Venezuela: attorney general says prison authorities were negligent in fire that caused deaths of 68 inmates

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South America Violence Venezuela

Venezuela’s attorney general said Monday that five jailed officials had been negligent in their handling of a prison fire that killed 68 people last week in central Carabobo state, and admitted that the country’s penal system is seriously overcrowded.

April 2, 2018

Venezuela: "muerte de 68 presos no es mi competencia”, ministra de prisiones

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South America Violence Venezuela

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April 1, 2018

Venezuela: prisiones hasta con un 250% de sobrepoblación

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South America Overcrowding Venezuela

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March 30, 2018

Argentina: fighting daily against discrimination

Testimonial

South America Argentina

“Fighting is my thing!” Pablo is currently imprisoned in Argentina. He has spent half his life in prison.

March 29, 2018

Sixty eight killed in Venezuelan police station riot and fire

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South America Protest Violence Venezuela

Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses.