Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

October 3, 2019

Russia: new report offers government think-tank perspective on reforming the prison system

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Asia Europe Russia

Russia has too many prisoners — more than 543,000, the largest imprisoned population per capita in Europe. Twenty-eight percent of Russian prisoners are behind bars for drug-related crimes, more than those imprisoned for either robbery or murder. Most of those individuals are drug users, not drug d…

October 3, 2019

Philippines: 5,000 prisoners at NBP die yearly

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Asia Philippines

At least 5,000 prisoners at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City die every year, said an official from the Bureau of Corrections.

October 2, 2019

Czech Republic: terapias para reducir la reincidencia entre la población expresidiaria

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Europe Czechia

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October 2, 2019

USA: Sheriffs release sick people from jail to avoid paying hospital bills

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North America Violence United States

Michael Tidwell’s blood sugar reading was at least 15 times his normal level when sheriff’s deputies took him to the hospital. But before they loaded the inmate into the back of a car, deputies propped up his slumping body and handed him a pen so he could sign a release from the Washington County J…

October 2, 2019

Saudi Arabia: un journaliste détenu 56 jours dans une prison saoudienne: "je me suis souvenu de Khashoggi et de la scie"

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Middle East Saudi Arabia

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October 1, 2019

France: "Ils se sont vus mourir" : après l'incendie de Rouen, des détenus de la maison d'arrêt vont porter plainte

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Europe France

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October 1, 2019

Madagascar: the children in prison for stealing vanilla

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Africa Madagascar

Children accused of stealing vanilla beans in Madagascar can spend nearly three years in prison without trial.

October 1, 2019

Spain: denuncian el "colapso sanitario" en las cárceles

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Europe Spain

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September 30, 2019

Venezuela: detenidos enfermos en calabozos no tienen quien vele por su salud

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South America Venezuela

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September 27, 2019

USA: prison book bans called ‘arbitrary and irrational’

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North America United States

A report from PEN America says some restrictions targeted books by authors including Barack Obama, John Updike and Joyce Carol Oates.

September 25, 2019

Australia: atados y amordazados, la realidad de los menores en las cárceles

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Oceania Australia

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September 25, 2019

France: À Fleury-Mérogis, la première crèche en prison

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Europe France

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September 24, 2019

France : à la prison de Riom, "le savoir permet de casser les murs"

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Europe France

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September 24, 2019

Brazil: Lula préfère la prison à un aménagement de peine

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South America Brazil

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September 23, 2019

South Africa: transgender inmate wins right to express her gender in male prison

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LGBTQI South Africa

The Equality Court sitting in the Western Cape ordered that the Department of Correctional Services had to respect September’s wishes to be treated as a woman.

September 23, 2019

Mexico: cárceles de Tamaulipas, peligro para niños y niñas

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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September 22, 2019

Spain: mujeres y presas, la discriminación por género también se sufre en las cárceles

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Europe Spain

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September 21, 2019

Paraguay: autorizan utilización de blindados y personal militar para custodiar cárceles

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South America Paraguay

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September 21, 2019

Argentina: crisis en las cárceles y comisarías bonaerenses, la superpoblación alcanza el 100%

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South America Overcrowding Argentina

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September 21, 2019

China: "special project", torture and death in a prison

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Asia Torture China

The city of Benxi in China’s Liaoning Province boasts a unique tourist attraction: the smallest lake in the world, measuring just 15 square meters. But there’s another aspect to Benxi that is nothing to be proud of—it is home to one of the most brutal prisons in the country, especially for Falun Go…

September 21, 2019

USA: sentenced to death by Incarceration in New York state prison

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North America United States

The conversation around criminal justice reform is finally moving from general talk about mass incarceration to the specific reality of the multitude of people serving massive sentences.

September 20, 2019

Ireland: overcrowding an issue as prison inmate numbers rise 11% in two years

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Europe Overcrowding Ireland

The Irish Prison Service said more people are being sent to prison and overcrowding has once again become an issue in Irish prisons. The number of inmates has increased by 11% in the last two years, with more than 4,000 people now in custody on a regular basis. Remand prisoners have increased by mo…

September 20, 2019

Argentina: dans une prison, "le rugby a été mon exutoire"

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South America Argentina

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September 20, 2019

China: torture and death in a chinese prison

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Asia Torture China

There’s another aspect to Benxi that is nothing to be proud of—it is home to one of the most brutal prisons in the country, especially for Falun Gong adherents.