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August 29, 2017

Les jurés américains rejettent de plus en plus la peine de mort

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Death penalty Violence United States

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August 29, 2017

USA: why so few violent offenders are let out on parole

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Violence United States

In recent years, national discussions of criminal-justice reform have largely revolved around non-violent drug-related convictions—as illustrated by the hundreds of federal inmates that Barack Obama granted clemency to at the end of his second term.

August 18, 2017

UK: violence, debt and lockdowns

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Violence United Kingdom

It is the powder wreaking havoc inside Teesside’s biggest prison. Spice has been blamed for Holme House Prison wardens “dropping like flies” after inhaling it. A 5.6kg smuggled spice stash - worth an estimated £200,000 - was found in cells last month, stuffed in cappuccino, Oats-so-Simple and Weeta…

August 17, 2017

Venezuela: at least 37 dead in fight between inmates and security at Venezuela prison

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South America Protest Violence Venezuela

At least 37 people were killed during clashes between armed inmates and security forces at a small prison in southern Venezuela, the state’s governor said Wednesday. Gov. Liborio Guarulla said the bloodshed came after fighting erupted between inmates and their jailers Tuesday night in the prison in…

August 16, 2017

France : Homophobie en prison, cette violence que l’on tait

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Europe Violence France

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August 6, 2017

Guatemala prison clash leaves one dead, five injured

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Central America and the Caribbean Violence Guatemala

One prisoner died and five were injured in a clash involving some 50 inmates in Guatemala, state prison authorities said.

August 4, 2017

UK: prisons in crisis due to ‘perverse’ government overhaul

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Europe Drugs Overcrowding Violence United Kingdom

The president of the Prison Governors Association (PGA) has said prisons in England and Wales are in crisis due to a “perverse” government overhaul and a “toxic mix” of pressures.

August 1, 2017

República Dominicana: motín deja ocho heridos en cárcel de La Vega

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Violence Dominican Republic

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July 21, 2017

Argentina: denunciaron al Servicio Penitenciario Bonaerense por muerte y represión

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South America Violence Argentina

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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 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 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

Guyana hunts inmates after riot destroys prison, kills warden

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Protest Violence Guyana

Authorities in Guyana were on the hunt on Monday for a death-row inmate believed to have masterminded a weekend prison riot that destroyed the country’s largest jail and killed a warden.

July 3, 2017

South Africa : Violent chaos as riot breaks out at Pretoria prison [video]

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Violence South Africa

Sunday afternoon was not a peaceful day for staff at the Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria. As many as 19 people were injured after prisoners started rioting after expressing issues with how parole was being dealt with.

July 3, 2017

Political police torture in Caracas (Venezuela)

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South America Torture Violence Venezuela

Electric shocks, beatings, waterboarding, asphyxiation with chemicals… A report denounces these practices.

June 20, 2017

France, prison de Perpignan : encore des surveillants de prison agressés par un détenu

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Europe Protest Violence France

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June 15, 2017

Seeing red.

Violence France

Riots, mutinies, and hostage-takings follow each other without any explanation being provided for the motivations that led to their commission. A soft litany serves to quietly introduce a basic idea: prisoners should keep quiet and stay right where they are; preferably longer than expected. They ha…

June 5, 2017

Russia : Russian Interior Ministry ordered to pay $1,200 to man tortured by police

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Asia Europe Torture Violence Russia

The Supreme Court of Tatarstan has ordered Russia’s Interior Ministry to pay 70,000 rubles ($1,200) to a man tortured in a police office, lawyer Andrey Suchkov told RAPSI on Monday.

June 3, 2017

Brésil : mort de sept adolescents lors d'une émeute dans une prison

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South America Protest Violence Brazil

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May 31, 2017

India: why death penalty is not the answer to sexual violence in India

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Asia Violence India

The death penalty is a distraction from the real measures that India needs to take to protect women’s rights to safety, writes Gopika Bashi of Amnesty International. Earlier this month in the Rohtak district of India’s northern state of Haryana, two men were arrested after the body of a young Dalit…

May 27, 2017

Côte d'Ivoire : Décès et détention des prisonniers politiques , Georges Armand OUEGNIN met Ouattara face à ses responsabilités

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Africa Violence Côte d’Ivoire

Le lundi 22 mai 2017, toute la Côte d’Ivoire s’est réveillée, triste de constater le décès, enchaîné sur un lit d’hôpital, du Maréchal des logis ASSI KOUATCHI, prisonnier politique incarcéré et détenu à la Maison d’Arrêt et de Correction d’Abidjan (MACA), depuis 2012, pour « atteinte à la sure…

May 21, 2017

Australia: 'huge frustration' as prison overcrowding sparks violence concerns

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Oceania Overcrowding Violence Australia

Staff at the state’s largest prison are meeting on Monday to address frustrations and fears over prisoner violence amid rapidly increasing overcrowding.

May 15, 2017

New-Zealand: teens in youth prison allege abuse cover-up

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Violence New Zealand

Teenage boys at a youth prison told visiting watchdogs how staff hit them “on the body where it won’t mark” during fight clubs held away from CCTV cameras.