Suicide
France : suicides en prison, un hommage contre l'oubli
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Europe
Suicide
France
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Europe
Suicide
Overcrowding
United Kingdom
Seventy-one inmates have killed themselves in English or Welsh jails so far this year.
Europe
Health
Suicide
Violence
France
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An overlooked tragedy
Analysis
Europe
Suicide
Overcrowding
Violence
France
After Slovenia, our country has the highest rate of prison suicide in Europe. How can this be? There are numerous causes, but they can be examined by asking two questions: who is being punished? How are they being punished? The first one is a penal policy question; the second a prison policy one.
North America
Health
Suicide
Canada
The number of inmates in federal prisons who intentionally harm themselves has more than tripled over the past decade, spiking again last year, prompting Canada’s correctional investigator to call for changes to ensure such prisoners are treated as patients who require medical care.