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May 22, 2017

United Kingdom: Wrexham super prison set to open another wing this month

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The Alwen wing which will house more than 700 men at the £212m HMP Berwyn is on schedule for May opening*

April 26, 2017

Nepal: new prison houses to be built in 17 districts

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The Department of Prison Management would replace old and earthquake-damaged prisons in 17 districts with the new ones. The construction will be undertaken in collaboration with the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction.

April 26, 2017

New prisons to accommodate overcrowded inmates would cost Romania more than EUR 1 billion

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Marius Vulpe, the director of National Penitentiaries Administration (ANP), said Romania would need to build 8 modern prisons to solve the issue of prison overcrowding, News.ro reported. The new facilities could accommodate 8,000 to 8,500 inmates and would cost EUR 140 million each, resulting in to…

March 8, 2017

Ireland: Mountjoy training unit set to be knocked down and rebuilt to accommodate older inmates in prison

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Inmates who are currently housed in the training unit will be moved to other areas of the jail campus until the building, which is expected to take up to two years, is finished.

February 27, 2017

France : comment fonctionne le quartier d'évaluation de la radicalisation ?

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This article is not available in English. If you wish you can consult the French version.

February 20, 2017

Australia: NSW government to 'rapid-build' jails

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With NSW prisons bursting at the seams, the state government will “rapid-build” a 400-inmate high-security jail at the Wellington Correctional Centre, with the facility to open later this year.

February 15, 2017

New Zealand: secure unit for high-risk offenders opened

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Corrections Minister Louise Upston today opened a new residential facility at Christchurch Men’s Prison that will accommodate high-risk sexual or violent offenders subject to Public Protection Orders.

February 7, 2017

Hungary to build eight new prisons until summer 2018

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Eight new penitentiary facilities of European standard will be constructed in Hungary until the summer of 2018, Tamás Tóth, head of the Hungarian Prison Service told news agency MTI.

January 5, 2017

UK : Thorn Cross open prison praised by inspectors

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An open prison in Cheshire is well-led, with very good outcomes for prisoners and few violent incidents, according to Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, Peter Clarke. HMP and YOI Thorn Cross in Warrington, which houses about 380 inmates, was inspected in October last year.

January 2, 2017

Tunisie : vers la création d'une nouvelle prison "hautement sécurisée" pour les terroristes

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December 30, 2016

Colombie : le laboratoire carcéral de l’oncle Sam

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December 18, 2016

Australia : new Perth women's prison opens with private operator offered cash incentives

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The first inmates have moved into WA’s new women’s jail, where the private operators are being offered cash incentives by the Government to ensure prisoners are rehabilitated. In an Australian first, the company Sodexo will get bonus payments for ensuring inmates at Melaleuca prison do not reoffend…

October 26, 2016

France to scrap special prison wings for dangerous jihadists

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France’s Minister of Justice, Jean-Jacques Urvoas, announced on Tuesday the end of French prison wings for radicalized inmates, promising a new “regime” instead. France has five prisons with experimental de-radicalisation wings for dangerous Islamist extremists, and all these units will be shut dow…

October 12, 2016

Uganda : government to build 1000-capacity jails annually to cut down congestion

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Kampala — Uganda Prison Services is to build a 1000-inmate capacity prison annually starting this year in order to cut down congestion, the Internal Affairs minister has announced. Maj Gen Jeje Odongo, who was accompanied by state minister Mario Obiga Kania and prison officers made his maiden visit…

July 7, 2016

France : le regroupement des détenus "radicalisés" en question

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Depuis le début de l’année, cinq “unités dédiées” aux détenus identifiés comme islamistes radicaux ont été créées. Mais certains observateurs ont montré les limites de ce dispositif.

July 6, 2016

France : la prise en charge de la radicalisation en prison avance à tâtons

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L’administration pénitentiaire avait lancé une réflexion sur la “déradicalisation” avant les attentats de Charlie Hebdo et de l’Hyper Cacher en janvier 2015. Elle a, depuis, obtenu des moyens très importants. Pour évaluer ces politiques de prévention de la radicalisation et les budgets qui y sont c…