May 2019

May 23, 2019

France: À quoi sert la prison ? [PODCAST]

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Europe France

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Source: 20 Minutes

May 23, 2019

United Kingdom: single offender has been jailed nearly 200 times

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Europe United Kingdom

A single offender has been sentenced to almost 200 jail terms of less than six months in their lifetime, new figures reveal, renewing calls for an overhaul of the justice system to curb the use of ineffective short sentences.

Source: The Guardian

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May 23, 2019

United States: Florida pushes back in prison hepatitis legal battle

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North America United States

Last month, Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker expanded the number of inmates ordered to receive potentially expensive care, following up on a previous order that mandated the state properly treat inmates with the virus.

Source: Tampa Bay Times

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May 22, 2019

France : voter en prison

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Europe France

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May 22, 2019

France: des associations s'indignent contre l'installation de fenêtres “anti-bruit” aux Baumettes

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Europe France

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Source: France 3

May 21, 2019

France: Adeline Hazan, "En prison, les droits fondamentaux sont presque considérés comme un luxe"

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Europe Access to legal rights France

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Source: Libération

May 21, 2019

France: ces détenues ont voté à l'intérieur de leur prison pour la première fois

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Europe France

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Source: Huffington Post

May 21, 2019

United States: miscarriages, a baby born in a cell, inadequate services for disabilities

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North America United States

Women miscarrying due to a lack of proper health care, a woman giving birth alone in a cell, and deaf inmates not getting interpretation services during doctor visits.

Source: The Arizona Republic

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May 21, 2019

Canada: new course trains yoga instructors to teach in Canadian prisons

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North America Canada

Hot yoga, prenatal yoga, yoga in the park: Since coming to the West, the increasingly popular practice of yoga has taken a kaleidoscopic number of forms. Now a new training course in Vancouver is helping it flourish in another arena: prisons.

Source: The Globe and Mail

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May 21, 2019

Europe: augmentation des condamnations à des peines alternatives à la prison

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Europe

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Source: Le Figaro

May 21, 2019

United Kingdom: government’s probation policy driving up prison population and trapping offenders in cycle of crime

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Europe United Kingdom

The government’s flagship probation policy is driving up the prison population and trapping people in an endless cycle of low-level offending, a report has suggested.

Source: The Independent

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May 20, 2019

Kenya: mothers in prison deserve better conditions to bring up children

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Africa Material conditions Social ties Kenya

The Kenya Prisons Service has allowed children under four years to accompany their mothers to prison, where they are accorded relatively proper care.

Source: Daily Nation

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May 17, 2019

United Kingdom: order published to reduce ineffective short term prison sentences

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Europe United Kingdom

An order has been published to extend the presumption against short prison sentences from three months to a year, in an attempt to break the cycle of reoffending.

Source: The Courier

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May 17, 2019

United Kingdom: inmates at Armley prison are looking after chickens and a mushroom farm

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Europe United Kingdom

Inmates at HMP Leeds are also being taught how to cook Asian food as part of an activity programme.

Source: Leeds Live

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May 17, 2019

United States: let prison inmates vote

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North America United States

Should Americans caught up in the justice system be stripped of their right to vote?

Source: CounterPunch

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May 16, 2019

La Cruz Roja visita cárceles de Nicaragua para saber de "presos políticos"

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Central America and the Caribbean Nicaragua

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

Source: El Periodico

May 16, 2019

Australia: babies and toddlers are living with their mums in prison, we need to look after them better

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Oceania Australia

Women are going to prison at a higher rate than ever in Australia. Our tough sentencing policies sent women to prison at twice the rate of England and Wales in 2018.

Source: The Conversation

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May 14, 2019

United States: who's legally responsible for prison and jail suicides?

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North America Suicide United States

Lawsuits used to be a path to prison reform, but they’re now an uphill battle for prisoners and their families.

Source: Pacific Standard

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May 14, 2019

France: le ministère de la Justice ne donnera plus chaque mois le nombre de détenus dans les prisons françaises

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Europe France

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Source: Libération

May 14, 2019

Belgium: l’Etat condamné à indemniser des détenus radicalisés

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Asia Europe Discipline Justice Facilities Belgium

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Source: RTBF

May 14, 2019

Colombia: el fracaso de las políticas del garrote

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South America Colombia

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Source: El Espectador

May 13, 2019

LGBTI people deprived of their freedom: ring the warning bell

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LGBTQI Access to legal rights Justice

Gang rapes, harassment, inhumane treatment, insults: LGTBI people are victims of physical and verbal abuse. Imprisonment exposes them to more risks.

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May 13, 2019

France: vétusté et violences, la visite surprise d'Esther Benbassa à la prison pour mineurs de Porcheville

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Europe Violence France

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Source: France Bleu

May 13, 2019

Romania: wiretapping, secret service control and dire prison conditions, scrutiny of Romania justice system as the country hosts the EU Summit

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Europe Justice Romania

Jean-Claude Juncker, the head of the European Commission, says Romania, which currently holds the European Union’s rotating presidency, must make further efforts to fully reach European standards on the rule of law. Mr Juncker’s comments were directed at the political wrangling in Romania over the…

Source: Eureporter

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