Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

July 13, 2022

New Zealand: prison labour used to build new parts of Waikeria Prison

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Oceania Material conditions Facilities New Zealand

Prison labour is being used to build the new parts of Waikeria Prison, the site of a riot 18 months ago.

July 5, 2022

Colombia: masacre entre rejas

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South America Material conditions Colombia

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June 29, 2022

Ukraine: Russia establishes more than 20 prison camps in occupied Ukraine

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Asia Material conditions Russia

Russia has created more than 20 prison or “filtration” camps in occupied Ukrainian territory, Ukraine’s representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe said.

June 29, 2022

Myanmar's junta rejects Red Cross request to resume prison visits

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Asia Material conditions Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar’s military regime has rejected the request of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to resume its prison visits and other humanitarian activities and allow family visits.

June 16, 2022

Argentina: proponen prohibir celulares en cárceles de Santa Fe: "El 80% de las balaceras salen de ahí"

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South America Material conditions Argentina

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June 14, 2022

China : the Uyghurs now live in a giant, open air prison camp

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Asia Material conditions China

There’s a cultural genocide taking place in China right now against the nation’s Uyghur minority. Aggressively monitored by Chinese authorities and faced with the constant threat of arrest or torture, this Turkish-speaking people in China’s Far West now exist in the world’s first, real-life, digita…

June 2, 2022

Venezuela: AN de 2015 repudia política penitenciaria y violación de DDHH en cárceles del país

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Material conditions Venezuela

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June 2, 2022

Nepal: “There are prisons inside prisons”

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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 31, 2022

Liban : Le système judiciaire n'enquête toujours pas de manière adéquate sur les allégations de torture, selon un rapport

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Middle East Material conditions Torture Lebanon

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May 31, 2022

Haiti : Dossier Jovenel – Ariel Henry chercherait-il à laisser les 18 prisonniers colombiens mourir de faim avant même qu’un verdict soit rendu ?

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Central America and the Caribbean Material conditions Haiti

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May 31, 2022

Haïti : "Les droits des détenus ne sont pas respectés" estime l'OCNH

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Central America and the Caribbean Pre-trial detention Material conditions Haiti

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May 31, 2022

Guinée : Décès de prisonniers à Coyah, l'autopsie révèle qu'ils ne recevaient plus d'air

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Africa Material conditions Guinea

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May 31, 2022

Nigeria: "even hungry dogs’ll reject our meals"

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Africa Material conditions Nigeria

When the increase was officially announced by the Nigerian Customs Service comptroller (NCS), most inmates in prisons across the country rejoiced, believing that their daily food ration would automatically increase. Seven months later, Encounter’s investigation revealed that inmates’ food rations r…

May 31, 2022

Guinée : À N'Zérékoré, le ministre de la justice s'indigne face aux mauvaises conditions de la prison

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Africa Material conditions Guinea

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May 24, 2022

"These two photos were my first introduction to prison life"

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Europe Material conditions Facilities France

“I had barely taken a step inside when a rat jumped out of the toilet bowl and landed on my feet…” Thierry Chantegret is a photographer. He joined, in 2021, the team of the Controller-General for Places of Deprivation of Liberty (CGLPL). He comments, for Prison Insider, two of his photos.

May 24, 2022

France: "There is a good amount of wandering around in my line of work"

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Europe Material conditions Facilities Overcrowding France

Thierry Chantegret is a photographer with the French National Preventive Mechanism team. He spoke with us about the role of photography, his approach, and how he gets down to the facts.

May 19, 2022

Argentina : Siguen las advertencias por pésimas condiciones en comisarías y cárceles

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South America Women Material conditions Argentina

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May 18, 2022

USA: inside the kids’ cells

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North America Minors Material conditions United States

They are 60,000. Who? The minors incarcerated in America’s prisons. Richard Ross is a photographer. His ‘Juvenile in Justice’ work has been giving them a voice for the past two decades.

May 16, 2022

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

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Africa Health Material conditions Senegal

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May 10, 2022

Algeria: a month (almost) like any other

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Africa Material conditions Torture Religion Algeria

Rachid M. was imprisoned in El-Harrach and then Tizi Ouzou between 1996 and 1999. He tells us about conditions in prison, visits and Ramadan.

May 5, 2022

Ukraine: “prisons are left on their own”

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Crises Europe Material conditions Facilities Violence Social ties Ukraine

Information about prison is not easily accessible, even less during the war. Prison Insider is seeking to update its information about Ukrainian prisons.

May 4, 2022

Argentina: "The phone is everything to me"

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South America Women Material conditions Argentina

How cellphones transformed life at a women’s prison in Argentina.

April 28, 2022

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

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Middle East Health Mental health Material conditions Lebanon

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April 28, 2022

Lebanon's prisons: A microcosm of disease, sectarianism and near-anarchy

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Middle East Material conditions Lebanon

Inter-ministerial wrangling over the control of the prison facilities coupled with police brutality and a lack of funding has exacerbated the human rights situation of incarcerated people in the country.