Information, topic by topic, on prisons across the world

July 4, 2019

México: sobrepoblación del 21% en dos cárceles de Quintana Roo; expediente

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Central America and the Caribbean Overcrowding Mexico

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July 3, 2019

Spain: interior ordena extremar el control para detectar los malos tratos a presos

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Europe Spain

Prisiones insta a los directores de las cárceles a informar a los jueces de todas las denuncias de agresión a internos “aunque no consten lesiones”

July 3, 2019

France: un rapport pointe les difficiles conditions de vie des détenus la nuit

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Europe Material conditions France

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July 3, 2019

Mexico: niños en cárceles no conocen ni a los perros: reinserta

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Central America and the Caribbean Mexico

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July 3, 2019

Argentina: servicio penitenciario, 300 presos por mes ingresan a las cárceles de Mendoza

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South America Argentina

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July 3, 2019

Spain: la generalitat estudia sustituir mossos por vigilantes privados en las cárceles

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Europe Spain

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July 3, 2019

Uruguay: trasladaron a 102 presos a Punta de Rieles, donde asumió Republicana

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South America Uruguay

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July 2, 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo: Kinshasa, la prison centrale de Makala en pleine modernisation

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Africa Congo - Kinshasa

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July 2, 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo: la prison de Kananga évacuée le temps des travaux de réhabilitation

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Africa Congo - Kinshasa

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July 2, 2019

Salvador: la emergencia en cárceles provoca la suspensión de 370 diligencias judiciales

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Central America and the Caribbean El Salvador

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July 1, 2019

Australia: the biggest and most expensive jail sparks concerns in Grafton

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Oceania Australia

Australia’s biggest and most expensive jail is being built near the New South Wales north coast town of Grafton, and locals are increasingly worried about the impact it will have on their region.

July 1, 2019

Ghana: Name and shame in your reports, Amnesty International told

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Africa Ghana

Mr Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, the executive director of Crime Check Foundation (CCF), has asked Amnesty International to add naming and shaming component to its report on prison conditions. He said this would awaken agencies and individual that have shirked their responsibilities of insuring improved…

June 30, 2019

France: un nouveau plan sur la santé des détenus

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Europe Health France

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June 30, 2019

Egypt: ‘Hospitals are for the dying’, medical negligence inside Egyptian prisons

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Africa Middle East Egypt

Inside his prison cell, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh’s health has severely deteriorated. The issue is not a new one. For years, local and international rights groups have repeatedly warned that conditions in Egypt’s prisons — especially access to health care — fell far below acceptable standards.

June 28, 2019

India: inmates, police clash in Ludhiana Central Jail

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Asia India

A violent clash broke out between inmates and police officers at Punjab’s Ludhiana Central Jail on Thursday, leaving one inmate dead and five injured. Around half a dozen police personnel also sustained injuries.

June 28, 2019

France: danse en milieu carcéral, “l’éveil des sensations” par Angelin Preljocaj

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Europe France

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June 28, 2019

Belgium: Lantin, des cours artistiques au sein de la prison

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Europe Belgium

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June 28, 2019

Belgium: No hope for improvement in voting system

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Europe Belgium

Most Belgian prisoners have the right to vote but few choose to exercise it. Vanessa de Greef, PhD in law at the Open University of Brussels, is studying this topic as part of her research. In her capacity as vice-president of the Belgian League for Human Rights, she took part in organising worksho…

June 27, 2019

Syria: woman recalls regime torture, condition of women in prisons

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Women Middle East Material conditions Torture Syria

Thousands of women across Syria have been subjected to torture under the custody of the Syrian regime, while about 128,000 civilians remain in detention.

June 27, 2019

USA: New York City’s plan to build new jails draws backlash

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North America Facilities United States

Despite corrections staff shuttling through the massive complex that houses roughly 7,800 inmates, from the outside, the jails on Rikers Island look abandoned. An eerie serenity is marred by the sounds of jet planes from neighboring LaGuardia Airport. The roars rattle around the rundown jails, them…

June 27, 2019

France: "Sur le terrain, c'est rocambolesque" ou la difficile mise en place du plan canicule dans les prisons

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Europe France

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June 27, 2019

Gabon: des détenus parmi les candidats au baccalauréat

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Africa Gabon

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June 26, 2019

USA: Bank of America will stop lending to private-prison firms

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North America United States

Bank of America Corp., the second-biggest U.S. bank, will stop lending to companies that run private prisons and detention centers.

June 26, 2019

Greece: Korydallos prison brawl highlights tension

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Europe Greece

A clash between inmates in two different wings of Korydallos Prison Tuesday left an Afghan detainee and a prison guard with injuries, while underlining the tense climate at Attica’s high-security penitentiary.