Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

February 13, 2017

France : tribunal d’application des peines, donneur de sens ou de leçons?

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Europe France

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February 13, 2017

Russia orders prison inmate on hunger strike to pay his own medical costs

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Asia Europe Russia

Rusia has ordered a prisoner to pay his own medical costs after he went on hunger strike over jail conditions, his lawyer said today, a move that could curb protests against poor treatment of convicts.

February 9, 2017

Netherlands: Dutch get creative to solve a prison problem

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Europe Netherlands

The Netherlands has a problem many countries can only dream of: a shortage of prison inmates. While countries like Belgium, Britain, Haiti, Italy, the United States and Venezuela have grappled with prison overcrowding, the Netherlands has such a surplus of unused cells that it has rented some of it…

February 9, 2017

France : à Melun, une mobilisation militante derrière les barreaux

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Europe France

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February 8, 2017

France : nous devons regarder en face notre responsabilité vis-à-vis des bébés qui grandissent en prison

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Europe France

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January 31, 2017

United Kingdom: prisons watchdog blames ‘failure of leadership’ for dire state of jails in England and Wales

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Europe United Kingdom

Prisons in England and Wales are struggling due to a “failure of leadership” on behalf of ministers, the watchdog said today.

January 30, 2017

Turkey, Hungary and Romania drive 23% rise in ECHR applications

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Europe Middle East

Crackdown after failed coup and prison conditions in Romania and Hungary fuel spike in human rights court applications. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s response to the attempted coup in Turkey along with poor conditions in prisons in Hungary and Romania have driven a 23% year-on-year rise in the number of a…

January 30, 2017

France : Thierry Lévy, l'avocat qui voulait fermer les prisons

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Europe France

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January 30, 2017

France : la pagaille de l’application des peines de prison

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Europe France

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January 27, 2017

European commission criticises Romania over prisoner pardon plan

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Europe Overcrowding Romania

Move to free thousands of criminals could hinder fight against corruption and undermine rule of law, officials warn

January 26, 2017

France : il volait et violentait les détenus, prison ferme pour un officier pénitentiaire

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Europe Violence France

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January 23, 2017

Spain: Does Barcelona needs a prison for pre-trial detainees?

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Pre-trial detention Europe Spain

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January 22, 2017

France : à Villepinte, une journée avec la femme qui bouscule la prison

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Europe France

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January 20, 2017

France : "la plupart des détenus ne sont ni des violeurs, ni des tueurs"

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Europe France

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January 20, 2017

France : du monde aux consultations psy

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Europe Health France

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January 20, 2017

France : les détenus modèles ont la clé de leur cellule

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Europe France

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January 17, 2017

Belgique : l'Observatoire international des prisons - section belge publie sa Notice 2016

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Europe Belgium

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January 14, 2017

Espagne : ETA, des milliers de manifestants en soutien aux prisonniers à Bilbao

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Europe Spain

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January 13, 2017

France : menaces et radicalisme à la nursery de la prison de Fleury-Mérogis

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Women Europe Justice Violence Religion France

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January 12, 2017

Norvège : Breivik impute sa radicalisation à son isolement en prison

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Europe Discipline Norway

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January 11, 2017

France : Longuenesse, incendie et mutinerie à la prison

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Europe Protest Violence France

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January 11, 2017

Turquie : "ils m’ont fait mettre complètement nu, ils m’ont allongé par terre"

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Europe Turkey

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January 11, 2017

France : vers la mise à disposition de seringues pour les détenus toxicomanes ?

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Europe Drugs France

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January 11, 2017

France : le populisme pénal

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Europe France

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