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Le calvaire des femmes incarcérées pendant la pandémie de COVID-19

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French, Spanish

Source: Global voices

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France: l’indignité des conditions de détention provisoire comme motif de mise en liberté

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Pre-trial detention Europe Access to legal rights Justice Material conditions France

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Le club des juristes

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United Kingdom: speed up video calls rollout in prison to ease families’ lockdown anguish

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Coronavirus Europe Material conditions Facilities Social ties United Kingdom
The rollout of secure video calls in prisons should be speeded up to ease the distress of families and their loved ones unable to see each other since the cancellation of social visits, a new briefing by the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) suggests. Based on 278 contributions from families and prisoners…

Source: Prison Reform Trust

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United States: advocates file complaint over Texas youth prison conditions

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North America Minors Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Material conditions Violence United States
Detainees in Texas’ juvenile prisons suffer from frequent physical and sexual abuse, inadequate mental healthcare and high rates of staff turnover, two youth advocacy groups wrote in a federal complaint Wednesday. The rights of the hundreds of youths detained in five secure facilities around the st…

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Argentina: advierten por los riesgos de contagio en las cárceles debido a la sobrepoblación

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Coronavirus South America Access to legal rights Health Material conditions Overcrowding Argentina

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: La Nación

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Venezuela: denuncian violación de DDHC a reclusos en la subdelegación Cicpc Las Acacias

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Pre-trial detention South America Access to legal rights Justice Health Mental health Material conditions Overcrowding Social ties Venezuela

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: Una ventana a la libertad

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United States: conditions at South Carolina juvenile facility unconstitutional

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North America Minors Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Material conditions Violence United States
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued notice on February 5, 2020 that it has found the “totality of the conditions, practices, and incidents” it discovered at Broad River Road Complex (BRRC), South Carolina’s long-term juvenile commitment facility, violated the juveniles’ Fourteenth Amendment…

Source: Prison legal news

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Venezuela: el ministerio penitenciario ortogó 80 libertades con régimen de confianza en Guárico

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: Una ventana a la libertad

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Venezuela: los "pures" caen presos mientras intentan sobrevivirI

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: Una ventana a la libertad

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France: conditions de détention en prison

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Ouest france

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Chile: ordenan mejoras en la cárcel de Valdivia

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

Source: Diario futrono

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France: la galère des familles de détenus après la suppression d’un arrêt de bus desservant la prison de Fleury-Mérogis

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This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

Source: Le Monde

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Australia: prisoner advocates call for abolition of 'discriminatory' voting restrictions as inmates prepare to cast vote in state election for the first time

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For the first time in Queensland’s history, thousands of inmates in correctional centres across the state will be given the right to vote in the upcoming october state election.

Source: ABC

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Lebanon: the largest prison grapples with alarming covid-19 outbreak

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Coronavirus Middle East Health Material conditions Overcrowding Lebanon
Lebanon’s largest prison on Thursday was grappling with an alarming coronavirus outbreak, as many inmates refused to take preventative measures or get tested under the impression that catching the virus could speed up their release as part of a rumored general amnesty, the head of the country’s doc…

Source: Daily Sabah

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