Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

April 24, 2020

Nigeria: 70% of Nigerian prisoners held without trial

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Africa Coronavirus Pre-trial detention Nigeria

At least three-quarters of Nigeria’s total prison population are inmates serving time without being sentenced, the Nigerian Correctional Service said this on Thursday. The head of the agency, Ja’afaru Ahmed, 51,983 inmates are awaiting trial out of the prison’s total population of 73, 726 inmates.…

April 23, 2020

Egypt: un agujero negro en tiempos del coronavirus

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Africa Coronavirus Health Egypt

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April 23, 2020

Death penalty 2019: les chiffres les plus bas de la décennie

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Africa Asia Europe Middle East Oceania Death penalty

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April 23, 2020

Chad: la polémique enfle après la mort de membres présumés de Boko Haram en prison

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Africa Chad

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April 23, 2020

Africa: "the state of prisons is not fixed"

Analysis

Africa Health

The online course Prisons in Africa: experiences, models and circulations gathers theoretical analysis, interviews with diffeerent actors (researchers, prison administration staff, former inmates, and activists). It aims at debunking the idea that all African prisons are the same, invariably labele…

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April 10, 2020

Burundi: "Some people are sleeping outside in the rain"

Testimonial

Africa Health Material conditions Overcrowding Burundi

D. is incarcerated in the Mpimba prison. He is one of over 4000 inmates in a dilapidated establishment that was designed to hold up to 800. He describes his day to day life.

April 9, 2020

Africa: penser la prison à l'heure de la pandémie de Coronavirus

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Africa Health Material conditions

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March 26, 2020

Covid-19: l’ONU s’inquiète des risques de contamination dans les prisons et réclame des mesures d’urgence

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Africa Coronavirus North America Central America and the Caribbean South America Asia Europe Oceania Health

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March 18, 2020

Coronavirus: Prison Fever

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Africa Coronavirus North America Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention South America Asia Europe Middle East Health Material conditions Protest Activities

What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? Here is an overview. — Update 31/12/2020

March 18, 2020

Africa: coronavirus, prison fever

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Africa Coronavirus Health Material conditions Protest

The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 09…

February 27, 2020

South Africa: prisons are the 'worst places', offer 'no rehab', says fees must fall activist Kanya Cekeshe

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Africa Rehabilitation South Africa

But Fees Must Fall activist Kanya Cekeshe says he hopes to empower prisoners and help them gain more rights.

February 26, 2020

Morocco: deux ans et demi de prison pour avoir publié des vidéos "offensantes" sur YouTube

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Africa Justice Morocco

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February 25, 2020

Uganda newest and 'coolest' prison ready for inmates

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Africa Facilities Overcrowding Uganda

The Shs 25 billion facility sits on 5-acres of land and is situated about 55 kilometers northwest of Kampala, in Wakiso district. Construction of the state-of-the-art facility was funded by the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) with Ambitious Construction Limited as the contractor. It was built…

February 12, 2020

Changing the prison system: the role of information

Interview

Africa Minors Health Overcrowding

It can be difficult to collect data on prisons. Few people have direct access to it. Carole Berrih explains the necessity of access to quality information.

February 5, 2020

Egypt: "Someone is sick guard", leaked audio

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Africa Middle East Health Egypt

Inmates are kept in overcrowded, dirty cells without ventilation and are given insufficient food.

January 31, 2020

Côte d'Ivoire: présumé.e innocent.e ? Étude sur la détention préventive

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Africa Justice Côte d’Ivoire

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January 21, 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo: 11 morts en une semaine dans la plus grande prison de Kinshasa

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Africa Health Overcrowding Violence Congo - Kinshasa

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January 21, 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo: l’évasion presque ordinaire de 105 détenus d’une prison dans le centre du pays

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Africa Protest Overcrowding Congo - Kinshasa

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January 15, 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo: à Kinshasa, onze morts dans l’enfer de la prison de Makala

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Africa Health Violence Congo - Kinshasa

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January 3, 2020

Nigeria: prison tragedy

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Africa Overcrowding Nigeria

A thorough investigation is necessary to avoid a recurrence

January 2, 2020

Zimbabwe: praised for prison term reforms

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Africa Alternatives Zimbabwe

PRISON Fellowship International (PFI) has commended the Zimbabwean Government for adopting the community service system as an alternative to jail sentences for minor offenders.

January 1, 2020

Coronavirus: Prison Fever / 2021

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Africa Coronavirus North America Central America and the Caribbean South America Asia Elderly prisoners Europe Middle East Oceania Health Mental health Material conditions Activities Social ties

The virus has not stopped at prison gates. What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? Here is an overview. — Update 31/12/2021

December 27, 2019

Zimbabwe : water, power woes dog prison

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Africa Health Material conditions Zimbabwe

INMATES and officers at Marondera Prison are sitting on a ticking health time bomb, as they have gone for close to two weeks drinking water from unprotected sources after a pump broke down.

December 18, 2019

Nigeria: "Ikoyi Prison not fit for animals"

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Africa Justice Overcrowding Nigeria

A financial analyst, Lukman Okunade, was remanded at the Ikoyi Prison Service (now known as Ikoyi Correctional Centre) for three days pending the time he would meet his bail conditions. He told TAJUDEEN ADEBANJO that those days remain the darkest part of his life.