Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

March 13, 2019

UK: ‘In probation, we’re poorly paid and the caseloads are unmanageable’

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Europe United Kingdom

Steve Brown has just completed three months on home detention curfew, having left prison at the end of November. Things are looking up. He has had his electronic tag removed and last week moved into new supported accommodation. “I’m in a good place,” he says, “but no thanks to the probation service…

March 11, 2019

Russia: allegations of torture in the Northern Caucasian region

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Asia Europe Torture Russia

The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has today issued a public statement on the Russian Federation urging the Russian authorities to take decisive action to eradicate the phenomenon of ill-treatment by law enforcement…

March 11, 2019

Spain: brain zap prison experiment suspended

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Europe Spain

Government officials in Spain have suspended tests to see if zapping the brains of prisoners can make them less aggressive, following an exclusive report by New Scientist on the experiment. The research, involving inmates at Huelva prison, was scheduled to begin this month. The day after New Scient…

March 9, 2019

UK: des prisons testent la reconnaissance faciale et oculaire

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Europe Drugs United Kingdom

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March 8, 2019

France: la grève dure, les détenus endurent

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Europe France

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March 6, 2019

France: Inmate Michaël Chiolo wounds guards at France's Condé-sur-Sarthe prison

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Europe Violence France

A prison inmate in northern France has seriously wounded two guards in a knife attack, in what French ministers have described as a “terrorist incident”.

March 5, 2019

France: le grand débat dans une prison de femmes à Versailles

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Women Europe France

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March 3, 2019

UK: first transgender prison unit to open

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Europe LGBTQI Facilities United Kingdom

The UK’s first prison unit for transgender inmates will open this week, the Ministry of Justice has said.

March 1, 2019

Turquie : les enfants sont emprisonnés avec leur mère

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Europe Social ties Turkey

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March 1, 2019

UK: Haverigg prison inmates in 'mass intoxication', says report

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Europe United Kingdom

Seventeen inmates at Cumbria’s only prison were caught high on drugs in a single day of “mass intoxication”, a watchdog has found.

February 26, 2019

France : surpopulation, violence, contrebande et troubles psychiatriques dans les prisons de La Réunion

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Europe Mental health Overcrowding Violence France

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February 26, 2019

Spain: la lucha antiterrorista se reforzará con el control a retornados y en las cárceles

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Europe Justice Religion Spain

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February 24, 2019

France : nouvelle hausse du nombre des détenus au 1er février

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Europe France

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February 23, 2019

Belgium: 447 décès en prison en 8 ans: des prisonniers à la santé précaire

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Europe Health Violence Belgium

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February 21, 2019

France : Liberté conditionnelle pour bâtir au plus vite des places de prison

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Europe Justice France

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February 20, 2019

France : "c'est une prison sans barreaux"

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Europe France

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February 19, 2019

Turkey: les peines de prison de journalistes du quotidien d’opposition Cumhuriyet confirmées en appel

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Europe Turkey

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February 19, 2019

France : les “mardis noirs” des gardiens de prison

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Europe France

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February 19, 2019

France : le défi du suivi des "radicalisés" et des "revenants" hors des prisons

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Europe Facilities Religion France

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February 19, 2019

France: from the pen to the polls

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Europe Access to legal rights Discipline France

As of 1994, convicted people are no longer stripped of their civil rights. In principle, the majority of prisoners retain their right to vote. However, only 2% of them were able to vote during the last presidential elections. Incarceration prevents many prisoners from exercising this right. The Ro…

February 18, 2019

UK: ‘Prison isn’t working’

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Europe United Kingdom

Justice secretary says ‘robust community order regime’ would be better alternative.

February 18, 2019

La Belgique dispose de 20 ans pour rénover les cellules de ses prisons

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Europe Belgium

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February 13, 2019

UK: at Birmingham prison, government takeover from G4S extended for another six months

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Europe United Kingdom

Birmingham Prison is to remain in government hands for a further six months due to the “fragile” state of the jail, the government has said. The Prison Service stepped in to operate HMP Birmingham last August after an inspection uncovered soaring violence, drug use and appalling living conditions.…

February 4, 2019

France: Nice, un détenu se suicide en prison

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Europe Suicide France

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