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A lone judge will read out 16 verdicts in an almost empty chamber in the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg at 9.30AM on Thursday (26 March).
One senior jurist, called an advocate general, will also read out non-binding legal opinions on other cases.
A second judge will read out 12 more verdicts at…
France: "ça risque d’être une hécatombe", la grande crainte d’une épidémie de Covid-19 en prison
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France: "je pense tout le temps au virus"
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France: des détenus "dans leur cellule 23 heures sur 24" explique Adeline Hazan
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Belgium: "Jamais je n'ai vécu pire situation", témoigne un détenu
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France: "Ce que j'ai fait ne mérite pas que je crève ici !"
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Luxembourg
The prison has not yet recorded a case of coronavirus. The management hopes to keep it that way as many inmates suffer from health issues.
Prison visits will be reduced to a minimum from 16 March onward. Prison officials explained in a statement that there will not be more than 25 visits a week. A…
Bosnia and Herzegovina: convicts of Zenica prison sewed over 2,000 protective masks in only two days
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In just two days, the convicts of the Zenica Correctional Institution sewed close to 1,500 protective masks to make available to those in need.
As Klix.ba news portal has learned, ten convicts have worked hard over the past two days to sew as many masks as they plan to donate to the Government of t…
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Albania
The government of Albania plans to temporarily release hundreds of prisoners convicted of lesser crimes and some who are elderly and suffering from chronic diseases that can make them vulnerable.
Justice Minister Etilda Gjonaj said on Tuesday that about 600 prisoners are expected to be released fro…
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Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s most populous state North-Rhine Westphalia plans to release as many as 1,000 prisoners in order to free up cells to be used as quarantine rooms out of concern that coronavirus could spread unchecked in jails, its justice minister said.
The plan, first reported by Focus…
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Malta
The government should consider setting up temporary prisons to ease overcrowding at Corradino prison and the related risk of the spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus, the shadow minister for home affairs said on Thursday.
Beppe Fenech Adami said the prison authorities should segregate elderly prisoners a…
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Portugal
Prisoners of all kinds – held on remand awaiting trial – are set to be released in the coming weeks because the courts have gone into basic paralysis.
The trend has already started.
A couple of weeks ago, the trial of dozens of Hells Angels was ‘post-poned indefinitely’ as defendants – many of whic…
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The Prison Policy Initiative’s new “Whole Pie” report reveals what’s at stake if prisons and jails do not take immediate steps to decarcerate.
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The segregation of a jail’s transgender women prisoners for “long periods” has been noted as a concern by a watchdog.
The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) also had “serious concerns” about the lack of rehabilitation courses, and of women facing homelessness on release from HMP Eastwood Park.
It p…
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How ICE and probation and parole detainers (or “holds”) contribute to unnecessary jailing