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May 17, 2022

USA: "This is the real Miami"

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North America Minors Justice United States

Richard Ross has been working on incarcerated minors for almost two decades. He is commenting a picture which encapsulates his commitment to this subject. A picture to tell what the country is doing with his youth.

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May 16, 2022

Sénégal : prison de camp pénal et de Kaolack, 15 détenus en grève de la faim

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Africa Health Material conditions Senegal

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

Source: Press Afrik

May 10, 2022

Algeria: a month (almost) like any other

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Africa Material conditions Torture Religion Algeria

Rachid M. was imprisoned in El-Harrach and then Tizi Ouzou between 1996 and 1999. He tells us about conditions in prison, visits and Ramadan.

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May 5, 2022

Ukraine: “prisons are left on their own”

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Crises Europe Material conditions Facilities Violence Social ties Ukraine

Information about prison is not easily accessible, even less during the war. Prison Insider is seeking to update its information about Ukrainian prisons.

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May 4, 2022

Argentina: "The phone is everything to me"

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South America Women Material conditions Argentina

How cellphones transformed life at a women’s prison in Argentina.

Source: Rest of world

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May 2, 2022

Australia: seen in the press / 2022

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Oceania Australia

Violence, acts of protest, prison conditions, justice reforms: find out what is new about prisons and justice in this country. Prison Insider monitors the press on a regular basis.

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April 28, 2022

Togo resumes prison visits after two-year ban

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Africa Coronavirus Social ties Togo

Togo is to allow prison visits to resume from Friday, phasing out a two-year-old ban that was imposed to help curb the spread of coronavirus.

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Des proches de détenus manifestent devant la prison militaire de Rihanié

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Middle East Justice Lebanon

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Source: L'Orient-Le Jour

April 28, 2022

Nigeria: Coverup in Nigerian Prison As TB Hits, Kills Several Inmates

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Africa Health Nigeria

Senior officials, including those in charge of the facility in Katsina, have attempted a coverup to avoid accountability, sources told this newspaper.

Source: All Africa

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Les prisonniers de Roumieh s'automutilent pour alerter sur la détérioration de leur situation

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Middle East Health Mental health Material conditions Lebanon

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Source: L'orient le jour

April 28, 2022

Lebanon's prisons: A microcosm of disease, sectarianism and near-anarchy

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Middle East Material conditions Lebanon

Inter-ministerial wrangling over the control of the prison facilities coupled with police brutality and a lack of funding has exacerbated the human rights situation of incarcerated people in the country.

Source: TRT WORLD

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Dans la plus grande prison du Liban, manger devient un luxe

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Middle East Material conditions Lebanon

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Source: Courrier international

April 28, 2022

Liban : Le quadruple féminicide d’Ansar ravive le débat sur la peine de mort dans un Liban en crise

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Middle East Death penalty Lebanon

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

Source: L'orient le jour

April 28, 2022

Lebanon: Lebanese LGBT community fights to keep safe spaces

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Middle East LGBTQI Lebanon

Although Beirut is one of the most LGBT-friendly cities in the region, there are still some limitations that don’t allow the community to express themselves freely.

Source: Al-Monitor

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April 28, 2022

Afghanistan: Over 1,200 drug addicts being treated at Herat prison

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Middle East Health Mental health Afghanistan

The drug users are being treated by governmental institutions in cooperation with private sector companies.

Source: Tolo News

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April 26, 2022

Lebanon : prisons in 2022

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Pre-trial detention Women Minors Middle East Foreign prisoners LGBTQI Long-term prisoners Access to legal rights Discipline Justice Health Mental health Material conditions Suicide Overcrowding Death penalty Torture Violence Activities Social ties Work Lebanon

All there is to know about Lebanese prisons in 2022. Key figures, life in detention, references: discover all the data gathered by Prison Insider.

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April 26, 2022

Lebanon’s prisons

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Pre-trial detention Middle East Material conditions Overcrowding Lebanon

In 2011, Lebanon had 24 prisons and Haitham Moussawi was the only Lebanese photographer to visit all of them.

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April 21, 2022

Équateur : des bains de sang dans les prisons, le gouvernement impuissant

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Central America and the Caribbean Drugs Violence Ecuador

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Source: La Voix du Nord

April 21, 2022

Cameroun : l’épidémie de choléra dans les prisons inquiète l’opposition

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Africa Health Material conditions Cameroon

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

Source: MSN

April 21, 2022

Iran : des détenus malades qu’on abandonne

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Middle East Health Material conditions Iran

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Source: Amnesty International

April 21, 2022

Salvador : des arrestations massives dans le cadre de la guerre contre les gangs

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South America Drugs Violence

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

Source: Courrier International

April 21, 2022

Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Poland

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Europe Justice Material conditions Facilities Poland

A delegation of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out a periodic visit to Poland from 21 March to 1 April 2022. It was the Committee’s seventh periodic visit to this country.

Source: CPT

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April 21, 2022

United States: “the darkness suffocates me at all time”

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LGBTQI Violence Social ties United States

Xandan is incarcerated at Lane Murray Unit, a state prison located in Texas. He tells us how a typical day goes by.

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April 20, 2022

United States: meeting my hero

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North America Women Social ties United States

Alex and Xandan have been corresponding for two years. Alex lives in Austria and Xandan is serving time in a Texas prison. This is the story of a friendship between two people living thousands of kilometers apart.

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