Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

February 1, 2021

Canada : bannir les courtes peines de prison pour éviter des suicides

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North America Pre-trial detention Justice Mental health Suicide Alternatives Canada

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February 1, 2021

Suisse : l'aide au suicide pour les prisonniers envisagée

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Europe Access to legal rights Justice Mental health Suicide Switzerland

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January 7, 2021

France : les suicides à la prison marseillaise des Baumettes ne sont pas une fatalité

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Europe Justice Health Mental health Suicide Violence France

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December 7, 2020

United States: mental health crisis in California’s lock-ups worsens with Covid-19

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Coronavirus North America Mental health Suicide United States

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has been challenged regarding care for its mentally ill prisoners for decades.

November 23, 2020

España: el protocolo antisuicidios en las cárceles

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Europe Mental health Suicide Spain

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September 17, 2020

France : suicides en prison

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Europe Mental health Suicide Social ties Religion France

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June 4, 2020

USA: solitary confinement is fueling New York's prison suicide crisis

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North America Mental health Suicide United States

On average, someone attempts suicide in one of New York State’s prisons every other day. And 43 percent of those suicide attempts occur in the state’s notorious solitary confinement units — the Special Housing Unit, or SHUs. Solitary confinement is also linked to higher rates of death by suicide, a…

April 9, 2020

France: en 2019, ils sont morts en prison

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Coronavirus Europe Health Mental health Suicide France

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February 27, 2020

USA: new BJS report reveals staggering number of preventable deaths in local jails

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North America Health Suicide United States

A new Bureau of Justice Statistics report reveals that over 1,000 people died in local jails in 2016, underscoring the dangers of jail incarceration. Most troublingly, the report finds at least half of these deaths are preventable, with suicide remaining the leading cause of death.

November 13, 2019

UK: security firm to monitor prisoner vulnerability at Kilmarnock Prison in bid to prevent suicide and self harm

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Europe Mental health Suicide United Kingdom

Changes in behaviour are highlighted to prison officers – allowing them to intervene before a prisoner self-harms or attempts suicide.

October 13, 2019

France: face aux suicides en prison, les détenus s’entraident pour libérer la parole

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Europe Suicide France

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September 4, 2019

France: à Fleury-Mérogis, huit détenus formés pour empêcher les suicides en prison

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Europe Suicide France

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September 3, 2019

UK: Big rise in assault and self-harm incidents at Highpoint Prison prompts call for the number of people in prison to be reduced

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Suicide United Kingdom

Incidents of assault and self harm at Highpoint prison have risen in recent years, amid warnings that England and Wales’ prisons have been asked “to do too much with too little for too long”.

August 23, 2019

USA: the U.S. isn't counting prison suicides even though the law requires it

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Suicide United States

Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide shined a light on a problem in the prison system: No one is keeping track of suicide deaths on a national basis.

June 17, 2019

Australia: Aboriginal man dies in custody days after jail was told he was suicidal

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Oceania Suicide Australia

An Aboriginal man has died in a Western Australian prison just days after his mother reportedly called the jail to warn that he was suicidal.

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.

May 10, 2019

United Kingdom: record number of self-harm cases at Ranby Prison

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Europe Suicide United Kingdom

The number of inmates in Ranby Prison who self-harm reached a record high in 2018, new figures show.

April 2, 2019

Las cárceles francesas registran el nivel más alto de suicidios en Europa

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Europe Suicide France

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March 29, 2019

France : suicides en prison, un hommage contre l'oubli

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Europe Suicide France

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March 17, 2019

Taipei: suicide caused by poor conditions at prison, report says

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Asia Discipline Suicide Taiwan

One suicide and several suicide attempts have resulted from poor conditions at the Lyudao Prison on Taitung County’s Green Island (綠島), three Control Yuan members said yesterday, citing an investigation they conducted.

February 4, 2019

France: Nice, un détenu se suicide en prison

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Europe Suicide France

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February 2, 2019

France: Villefranche-sur-Saône, un détenu de 18 ans se suicide dans sa cellule

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Europe Suicide France

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November 30, 2018

France : ces codétenus qui "apaisent" pour prévenir le suicide

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Europe Suicide France

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November 19, 2018

United Kingdom: rise in prison suicides prompts calls to tackle overcrowding

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Europe Suicide Overcrowding United Kingdom

Seventy-one inmates have killed themselves in English or Welsh jails so far this year.