Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

November 28, 2022

Russia: a prison hospital became a torture dungeon

News

Asia Health Violence Russia

“Strapped down, had genitals shoved in their faces”. How a prison hospital in Krasnoyarsk became a torture dungeon

November 23, 2022

Togo: harsh detention conditions for children

Interview

Africa Coronavirus Pre-trial detention Minors Access to legal rights Health Material conditions Social ties Togo

What is the response to offences committed by minors? In many cases, it is detention. Civil society actors express concern over the situation of minors in conflict with the law. Three key questions shed light on this issue.

November 7, 2022

Narratives of mass incarceration around the globe

Interview

Africa Culture Asia Europe Middle East Access to legal rights Justice Health Drugs Overcrowding Rehabilitation

Dr. Dreisinger is the founder of the Incarceration Nations Network (INN), an international community that works to support, instigate and popularize prison reform efforts around the world. Prison Insider met her in Lyon during a joint screening of the docuseries. We asked her three questions in a v…

October 18, 2022

Pakistan: submerged and forgotten

Interview

Crises Asia Access to legal rights Health Material conditions Pakistan

Pakistan experienced torrential rains between June and September 2022. The floods submerged a third of the country. What about prisons? Zainab Mahboob and Fakhra Irshad from Justice Project Pakistan shared with us what they know about the current situation. Interview.

September 20, 2022

Iran : humanitaire belge arrêté : la famille dénonce des conditions de détention "indignes"

News

Middle East Health Material conditions Iran

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

September 13, 2022

Prison Insider in 2021

Activity report

Coronavirus Health Overcrowding

Day after day for five years now, Prison Insider has been publishing essential information on prison conditions around the world. Take a look at all our activities realised in 2022 by leafing through our activity report.

September 5, 2022

España: el déficit de médicos en las cárceles se agudiza: menos de 200 sanitarios para 55.000 presos

News

Europe Health Spain

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September 1, 2022

COVID-19: what’s next?

Opinion

Coronavirus Health

After two years of regular updates, Prison Insider has decided to end the coverage in its newsfeed dedicated to the coronavirus in prison. We continue, and will continue, to provide updates on this topic through news, testimonies and themed features.

July 12, 2022

España: la sanidad privada entra en cinco cárceles por la falta de médicos penitenciarios

News

Europe Health Spain

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July 4, 2022

Canada: "a drop in the ocean"

Interview

Coronavirus North America Health Facilities Overcrowding Canada

“Since prisons are such confined and notoriously unsanitary places, vaccinating the prisoners was an urgent matter. At the very least, vaccinating the oldest and most vulnerable among them was a top priority.”

June 14, 2022

South Africa: prison abortions — women behind bars endure plethora of obstacles

News

Women Health South Africa

Prison policies in South Africa need to be changed in terms of women’s choice of termination rights.

June 2, 2022

Nepal: “There are prisons inside prisons”

Interview

Asia Health Material conditions Overcrowding Nepal

What is going on inside Nepalese prisons? No one can say for sure. But basic human rights such as access to water and healthcare are rarely respected, and violence is everywhere. Here is an overview of the situation.

May 16, 2022

Sénégal : prison de camp pénal et de Kaolack, 15 détenus en grève de la faim

News

Africa Health Material conditions Senegal

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

April 28, 2022

Nigeria: Coverup in Nigerian Prison As TB Hits, Kills Several Inmates

News

Africa Health Nigeria

Senior officials, including those in charge of the facility in Katsina, have attempted a coverup to avoid accountability, sources told this newspaper.

April 28, 2022

Liban : Les prisonniers de Roumieh s'automutilent pour alerter sur la détérioration de leur situation

News

Middle East Health Mental health Material conditions Lebanon

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

April 28, 2022

Afghanistan: Over 1,200 drug addicts being treated at Herat prison

News

Middle East Health Mental health Afghanistan

The drug users are being treated by governmental institutions in cooperation with private sector companies.

April 26, 2022

Pre-trial detention Women Minors Middle East Foreign prisoners LGBTQI Long-term prisoners Access to legal rights Discipline Justice Health Mental health Material conditions Suicide Overcrowding Death penalty Torture Violence Activities Social ties Work Lebanon

All there is to know about Lebanese prisons in 2022. Key figures, life in detention, references: discover all the data gathered by Prison Insider.

April 21, 2022

Cameroun : l’épidémie de choléra dans les prisons inquiète l’opposition

News

Africa Health Material conditions Cameroon

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

April 21, 2022

Iran : des détenus malades qu’on abandonne

News

Middle East Health Material conditions Iran

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French

March 23, 2022

Chile: Corte Suprema ratifica exigencia de médico/a las 24 horas en la Cárcel de Mujeres de San Miguel

News

South America Women Health Chile

This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish

March 23, 2022

Bolivia: Buses médicos parquearán en cárceles y hogares

News

South America Health Bolivia

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March 7, 2022

Switzerland: the role of forensic psychiatric expertise

Interview

Europe Access to legal rights Justice Health Mental health Switzerland

Psychiatric expertise has grown in the last few years, especially in assessing recidivism risk. Can risk really be predicted? Interview.

February 24, 2022

France: Psychiatry at the service of security

Interview

Europe Health Mental health Suicide France

Fresnes, Fleury-Mérogis, la Santé: for 25 years, Cyrille Canetti witnessed the shift of prison psychiatry. (Critical) interview about psychiatry and prison.

February 24, 2022

Ukraine: The prison population should be included in evacuation plans

News

Europe Justice Health Violence Ukraine

A Ukrainian organisation defending human rights shares its concerns regarding the situation of prisoners.