Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

February 27, 2020

USA: deaths in state prisons are on the rise, new data shows. What can be done?

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North America Health United States

A new Bureau of Justice Statistics report released yesterday shows that from 2015 to 2016, the number of deaths in U.S. state prisons increased from 296 to 303 per 100,000 people. What accounts for these deaths?

February 27, 2020

UK: psychoactive drugs linked to 95% of jail's ambulance callouts

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Europe Health Drugs United Kingdom

Paramedics were called 200 times in six months to a prison in West Yorkshire to deal with medical incidents linked to drugs like spice, an inspection has revealed.

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.

February 27, 2020

USA: public universities, prison-made furniture

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North America Work United States

Office furniture at the University of Virginia is made in prisons. So is some of the furniture at George Mason University and the University of Mary Washington.

February 27, 2020

USA: proposals to ease post-prison transitions en route to lawmakers this session

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North America Justice Rehabilitation United States

Members of a task force studying how people’s criminal records negatively impact their lives after prison have produced dozens of recommendations for mitigating this harm, including remedies for housing and employment discrimination.

February 27, 2020

USA: pretrial detainees to vote at first polling place in Cook County Jail

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North America Access to legal rights Justice United States

42 voting machines will be brought in during the first two weekends in March — marking the first time in the country a polling place will be available for pretrial detainees.

February 27, 2020

USA: bill to restore felons' voting rights dies on the floor of the Washington senate

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North America Access to legal rights Justice United States

Legislation to automatically restore the voting rights of convicted felons when they are released from prison has died unexpectedly in the Washington state Senate Wednesday.

February 27, 2020

USA: more than 60,000 Missourians on probation or parole can’t vote

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North America Access to legal rights Justice United States

When Missouri holds its presidential primaries next month, more than 63,000 residents will be barred from participating because they’ve been convicted of a felony and are serving a sentence on probation and parole.

February 26, 2020

Ecuador: tensión por ahorcamiento de seis presos en la cárcel de Turi en Cuenca

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South America Violence Ecuador

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February 26, 2020

Guatemala: el presidente Giammattei realizará cambios en las cárceles

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Central America and the Caribbean Justice Guatemala

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February 26, 2020

Mexico: el 80 por ciento de cárceles yucatecas carece de médicos

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Central America and the Caribbean Health Mexico

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February 26, 2020

Bolivia: resolución prohíbe el ingreso de niños a cárceles que no tengan espacios seguros

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South America Minors Bolivia

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February 26, 2020

Venezuela: ONG denuncia violaciones de DD.HH. en cárceles

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South America Violence Venezuela

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February 26, 2020

Uruguay: Denisse Legrand y la violencia entre reclusos: “A ningún gobierno le sirve que las cárceles revienten”

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South America Violence Uruguay

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February 26, 2020

France: Arras: une nouvelle prison basée sur la réinsertion par le travail

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Europe Rehabilitation Work France

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February 26, 2020

France: Lille, une prison dans la prison pour les détenus radicalisés

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Europe Discipline Religion France

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February 26, 2020

Morocco: deux ans et demi de prison pour avoir publié des vidéos "offensantes" sur YouTube

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Africa Justice Morocco

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February 26, 2020

France: l’intervention d’étudiants en prison pourrait reprendre dès la rentrée 2020

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Europe Activities France

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February 25, 2020

France: la justice ordonne des travaux d’urgence à Nouméa, où la "situation est alarmante"

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Europe Justice Health Overcrowding France

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February 25, 2020

France: prison pour mineurs de Meyzieu: un établissement "en surchauffe"?

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Europe Minors Overcrowding France

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February 25, 2020

Uganda newest and 'coolest' prison ready for inmates

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Africa Facilities Overcrowding Uganda

The Shs 25 billion facility sits on 5-acres of land and is situated about 55 kilometers northwest of Kampala, in Wakiso district. Construction of the state-of-the-art facility was funded by the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) with Ambitious Construction Limited as the contractor. It was built…

February 19, 2020

France: le suivi des "longues peines" qui ont commis des infractions sexuelles

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Europe Long-term prisoners Justice Rehabilitation France

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February 14, 2020

Algeria: des condamnés à mort se révoltent à la prison de Lambèse

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Justice Protest Death penalty Violence Algeria

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February 12, 2020

France: "aux oubliées", l’initiative pour offrir des livres aux femmes en prison

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Culture Women Europe Activities France

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