Editorial
Prison Insider's editorial
The members of Prison Insider periodically put forth their critical points of view -- different opinions from different people are the assets of the Prison Insider team.
Europe: coronavirus, prison fever
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 31…
Pakistan: prison reform needed
A joint report by Amnesty International and the Justice Project Pakistan, Prisoners of the Pandemic─ The Right To Health, notes that the reduction of overcrowding in prisons during the first wave of the coronavirus epidemic was not undertaken, even the second wave was now upon us, and there was a r…
Egypt: collective punishment at prison
A human rights watchdog Thursday accused Egyptian authorities of making modifications to a notorious Cairo prison that amount to “collective punishment” of inmates following an escape attempt that left four policemen dead. Egyptian security agencies last month had construction workers make changes…United States: trans inmate wins federal case to get gender affirming surgery
A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that a prison would violate an inmate’s constitutional rights by denying her from having gender-affirming surgery, and has ordered correction officials to allow for the inmate to make such arrangements.
France : indignité des conditions de détention et pressions subies par un détenu de la prison de Nanterre. Le Conseil d'Etat tacle l'administration.
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Space — 12/12
Each month, the photographer Bertrand Gaudillère creates an image or chooses one from his archives. Prison Insider sends it to a dozen participants, prisoners around the world.They are in Argentina, in the United States of America, in France, in Switzerland, in Guatemala, in Ukraine, in Colombia, i…
Turquía: nueva resolución sobre Osman Kavala deja claro que debe ser excarcelado de inmediato
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Irán: seis hombres en peligro inminente de que les amputen los dedos tras juicios injustos y tortura
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Egipto: estremecedor aumento de las ejecuciones revela profunda crisis de derechos humanos
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Yémen : Le Drian interpelé sur une ex-usine de Total utilisée comme prison
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
France : en Bretagne, des protections gratuites dans les prisons contre la précarité menstruelle
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
France : "le "Guide du prisonnier", un concentré pédagogique du droit pénitentiaire"
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Belgique : "on est revenu en pleine seconde vague à un taux de surpopulation assez élevé"
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
Belgique : les visites reprennent en prison… sous forme limitée
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
United States: reproductive justice prison system
The United States imprisons the most women in the world. Across the United States, approximately 200,000 women are incarcerated—nearly an 800 percent increase since 1980. Women of color are disproportionately affected by the criminal justice system. In 2017, twice as many Black women and 1.3 times…