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August 25, 2017

Germany: un teatro en una cárcel alemana, contra el extremismo islamista

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Europe Religion Germany

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August 20, 2017

Spain: Tres cárceles gaditanas, entre las que más agresiones sufren de toda España

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Europe Spain

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August 19, 2017

France : "Surveillante de prison, mes collègues ont parfois tendance à me surprotéger"

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Europe France

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August 18, 2017

France: attempts to release prisoners early are unsuccessful

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Europe France

Today’s post is by Professor Martine Herzog-Evans who shares findings from a recent study into a French initiative to release prisoners on parole more efficiently in order to reduce the prison population, a subject of particular interest for the Parole Board for England and Wales in its attempt to…

August 17, 2017

France : bientôt des téléphones "bridés" en prison ?

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Europe Social ties France

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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 4, 2017

La Turquie, "plus grande prison au monde pour les journalistes"

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Europe Turkey

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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 3, 2017

Belgique : l’enfer de la prison de Saint-Gilles vu par un détenu

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Europe Belgium

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August 2, 2017

Radio and prison

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Culture Europe Activities Social ties

They get life on the outside to come inside – radio broadcasts for and by detainees and their families. The fundamentals are often the same: anybody can call in to relay a message to a brother, a daughter, a friend in prison, or simply to express support. So, through the walls pass words of hope, o…

July 24, 2017

How the gulag lives on in Russia's prison economy

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Asia Europe Russia

In Russia, running a prison is a business, Olga Romanova writes for the Carnegie Center.

July 24, 2017

How the gulag Llves on in Russia's prison economy

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Asia Europe Russia

In Russia, running a prison is a business. The Soviet gulag may have transformed into Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), but its essence arguably is unchanged. With 434 prisoners per 100,000 people, Russia has the highest incarceration rate in Europe. It’s 143 in the UK, 101 in France, a…

July 18, 2017

France : Qui veut gagner des prisons ?

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Europe France

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July 15, 2017

Turquie : "Le Monde" et Reporters sans frontières lancent un appel en faveur de la liberté de la presse

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Europe Turkey

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July 14, 2017

Turkey: inside Erdogan’s prisons

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Europe Middle East Turkey

I have been a member of Turkish Parliament representing Istanbul for the opposition Republican People’s Party for the past six years. It has forced me to become a specialist in the Turkish prison system as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (A.K.P.) government has increa…

July 14, 2017

Suisse : "Mes 10 000 jours en prison"

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Europe Switzerland

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July 12, 2017

France : Fabrice Boromée, emmuré vivant

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Europe France

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July 12, 2017

France : les conditions de détention à Fresnes devant le Conseil d'Etat

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Europe Material conditions France

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July 11, 2017

Pays-Bas : faute de criminels, l'incroyable prison de Breda accueille... des entreprises

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Europe Netherlands

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July 10, 2017

Italie : une association LGBT franchit les murs de la prison

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Europe Italy

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June 30, 2017

Coopération Cameroun-Union Européenne : un plaidoyer pour l’encadrement des mineurs en détention

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Africa Europe Cameroon

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June 29, 2017

Turquie, zone carcérale

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Europe Turkey

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June 27, 2017

Latvia: electronic monitoring implemented in Latvia with Norway Grants

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Europe Latvia

Parallel to the development of the draft laws, the preparation of the electronic monitoring public procurement procedures was initiated. This procurement was the most complex in the history of the SPS and the implementation of the procedure was unexpectedly time consuming. The development of the dr…

June 26, 2017

Moldova : Training of trainers course on prevention and combatting of torture, ill-treatment and impunity

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Europe Torture Moldova

The objective of the ToT course is to prepare a group of trainers from the staff members of the People’s Advocate Office and members of the NPM, approximately 20 persons, for delivering further trainings to their peers on the topics covered by the TOT.