Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

November 7, 2019

France: au coeur du nouveau quartier pour radicalisés

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Europe Discipline Facilities Religion France

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September 3, 2019

UK: Haverigg prison to become "open prison" and double in size

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Facilities United Kingdom

HMP Haverigg is set to double in size after becoming an open prison, Ministry of Justice bosses have announced.

August 13, 2019

Czech Republic: first czech open prison reports record-low reoffending rate

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Facilities Czechia

The Czech Republic’s first open prison, which went into operation nearly two years ago, is reporting a record-low reoffending rate.

August 11, 2019

UK: Boris Johnson anuncia la creación de 10.000 espacios nuevos en las prisiones

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Europe Facilities United Kingdom

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July 23, 2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina: first state prison to open after 13-year wait

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Europe Facilities Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bosnia’s Justice Minister Josip Grubesa announced that the country’s long-delayed first state-level prison will open next month 13 years after the foundation stone was laid.

June 27, 2019

USA: New York City’s plan to build new jails draws backlash

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North America Facilities United States

Despite corrections staff shuttling through the massive complex that houses roughly 7,800 inmates, from the outside, the jails on Rikers Island look abandoned. An eerie serenity is marred by the sounds of jet planes from neighboring LaGuardia Airport. The roars rattle around the rundown jails, them…

June 26, 2019

Paraguay: ministerio de Justicia cierra dos cárceles por superpoblación de presos

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South America Facilities Overcrowding Paraguay

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May 14, 2019

Belgium: l’Etat condamné à indemniser des détenus radicalisés

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Asia Europe Discipline Justice Facilities Belgium

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May 7, 2019

France: dans une prison de la banlieue de Lille, un nouveau quartier réservé aux détenus violents

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Europe Facilities Violence France

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April 15, 2019

Zimbabwe: call to commit all women inmates to open prison

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Africa Women Facilities Zimbabwe

THE Zimbabwe Prison Correctional Services (ZPCS) has called on government to commit all women inmates to the open prison system. ZPCS’s assistant commissioner, Christmas Tarwira said this development will greatly assist mothers incarcerated and living with their minors. “We want the government to b…

March 19, 2019

France: une prison dans la prison pour les détenus radicalisés recruteurs

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Europe Discipline Facilities 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.

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 15, 2019

USA: Why more prison closures may be coming to New York

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Facilities United States

Citing a decline in crime, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday proposed closing up to three state prisons by Sept. 1.

February 12, 2019

USA: Alabama will build 3 prisons for men, Ivey announces

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Facilities United States

Gov. Kay Ivey announced today that her administration will seek bids for building three regional prisons for men to replace aging, cramped facilities that the Alabama Department of Corrections has said are too costly to maintain and repair. The governor said new prisons are a necessary part of a la…

December 17, 2018

Finland: on a visité une "prison ouverte"

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Europe Facilities Finland

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December 14, 2018

France : Paris, la prison de la Santé prépare sa réouverture

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Europe Health Facilities France

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December 5, 2018

USA: could a new $444 million Kentucky prison get held up by inmates worried about bats, wetlands?

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Facilities United States

Lawyers from Pittsburgh and New Orleans, along with 21 federal convicts spread out in prisons across the United States, have filed suit against the government to stop the construction of a federal prison in Letcher County.

November 6, 2018

United Kingdom: government reveals second new prison in England to be privately run

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Europe Facilities United Kingdom

Two new jails announced by the government are to be privately run, it has emerged, as the role of profit-making prisons comes under increased scrutiny after the crisis at the formerly G4S-operated HMP Birmingham.

November 4, 2018

United Kingdom: A la prison de Birmingham, la faillite d’une gestion privée

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Europe Drugs Material conditions Facilities Violence United Kingdom

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September 24, 2018

France: un quartier pour radicalisés dans la prison de Condé-sur-Sarthe

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Europe Discipline Facilities France

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July 15, 2018

Uruguay: avanza la construcción de un nuevo pabellón en la cárcel de Paraná

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South America Facilities Uruguay

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June 27, 2018

UK: government scraps proposed women's 'community prisons' in new strategy to reduce female offending

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Women Facilities United Kingdom

Campaigners warn funding offered for community focussed plans is “wholly inadequate”.

June 14, 2018

New Zealand: mega-prisons overseas have been absolute failures

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Facilities New Zealand

We’re being told to look at the inroads being made with some US prisons to determine how New Zealand should progress with our justice system.