United States of America
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale.
USA: a Guantánamo Bay detainee's drawings show the brutal CIA torture he endured at a secret US-run prison in Thailand
Abu Zubaydah was captured by US forces after a gun fight in Faisalabad, Pakistan, in March 2002. US officials incorrectly believed the Saudi Arabian citizen was a member of al-Qaida and transported him to a secret US-run prison, known as a black site, in Thailand.USA: quand la prison fait payer aux détenus la lecture d’ebooks dans le domaine public
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USA: les exécutions fédérales ne reprendront pas dans l’immédiat
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USA: many issues in Delaware's prison health system remain unaddressed, report says
Despite years of recommendations focusing on problems in the Delaware Department of Correction’s healthcare system, a report issued Thursday by the state’s largest private healthcare provider found that many have not been addressed. Take a recommendation from the Pew Charitable Trusts in 2017 that…USA: "Capitalisme carcéral" : la prison du futur sera partout
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USA: les gardiens de prison de Jeffrey Epstein inculpés
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USA: Artist JR teamed up with current and former inmates to create a mural at a supermax prison outside LA
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