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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 3, 2018

USA: inside a private prison, blood, suicide and poorly paid guards

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Suicide Violence United States

JACKSON, Miss. — On the witness stand and under pressure, Frank Shaw, the warden of the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, could not guarantee that the prison was capable of performing its most basic function.

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

Fire in Mexican prison kills at least six police officers

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Mexico

VERACRUZ, Mexico — Six police officers died on Sunday from smoke inhalation after prisoners started a fire while resisting an effort to transfer dangerous inmates out of a prison in Mexico’s Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, the authorities said.

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.

March 28, 2018

Venezuela: motín en PoliCarabobo, descenso al infierno

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South America Violence Venezuela

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March 14, 2018

Bolivia: disturbios en cárcel de Palmasola dejan siete muertos y varios heridos

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Violence Bolivia

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March 14, 2018

Bolivia: requisa en cárcel deja 7 reos muertos y más de 20 heridos

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Violence Bolivia

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March 13, 2018

The Franklin Masacre Survivors

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South America Health Protest Violence Venezuela

Carlos Hernandez photographed the men who survived Franklin Masacre’s reign over the General Penitentiary of Venezuela.

March 9, 2018

Honduras: los presos de una cárcel se amotinaron pidiendo televisores

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Central America and the Caribbean Protest Violence Honduras

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February 27, 2018

Portugal, censurada por sus prisiones "inhumanas" y su policía violenta y xenófoba

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Torture Violence Portugal

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February 23, 2018

Décès du prisonnier politique sahraoui Mohamed El Ayoubi

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Violence Western Sahara

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February 20, 2018

Germany: use of Taser by the Dutch police unacceptable

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Violence Germany

Since 1 February 2017, the Dutch police have been experimenting with the use of the Taser X2 in day-to-day policing. The way they use these electro-shock weapons poses unacceptable health risks. This is evident from the report “A Failed Experiment: The Taser-Pilot of the Dutch Police” published by…

February 19, 2018

En Gambie, le président Adama Barrow annonce un moratoire sur la peine de mort

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Africa Justice Death penalty Violence Gambia

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February 14, 2018

Pérou : 5 morts dans une émeute et l'incendie d'une prison

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South America Protest Violence Peru

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February 14, 2018

Motín en una cárcel de Venezuela: los reos tomaron como rehenes a cuatro presos políticos y a 50 custodios

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South America Violence Venezuela

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February 13, 2018

Children of imprisoned parents: the increased risk of premature mortality

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Violence Social ties

A new study has shown that children who experience parental imprisonment during their youth are more likely to die prematurely.

February 9, 2018

España: la cárcel de Junqueras y Forn registra cinco incidentes violentos en tres días

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Violence Spain

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February 8, 2018

Venezuela: registrados 13 muertos en cárceles durante enero del presente año

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South America Violence Venezuela

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January 22, 2018

Blockade

Violence France

In 2017, nearly 4,000 physical assaults against prison guards in France were reported, just short of eleven per day. It was the last straw. Frustrated, angry, or simply ill at ease, prison guards in France are blockading the prisons…

January 17, 2018

France : Le mouvement de blocage des prisons se poursuit après deux nouvelles agressions

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Europe Violence France

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January 16, 2018

France : Après l’agression à la prison de Vendin-le-Vieil, les propositions de Nicole Belloubet

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Europe Violence France

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January 16, 2018

Surpopulation et violences en prison : la France emprisonne-t-elle trop ?

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Europe Overcrowding Violence France

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