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España: una concentración en Bilbao pide durante toda la noche otra política penitenciaria
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Afghanistan: life in prison, looking to the future from behind bars
For many people, prison is only a place where criminals serve their sentence. But there are also prisoners who are transformed during their imprisonment, deciding to abandon their past and change their future. Recently the directorate of prisons initiated a new program called “Prisoners’ Literacy a…
Venezuela: los "pures" caen presos mientras intentan sobrevivirI
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United States: California announces first closure of state prison since 2003
A California assemblymember said nearly $200 million in operating costs will be saved after the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) announcement on Friday of the closure of a state prison in Tracy. The Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy was chosen for closure based o…France : le sport en prison, "c'est le seul moyen pour s'évader"
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France: conditions de détention en prison
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México: ¿qué libro le regalarías a una mujer que está en la cárcel?
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El Salvador: el caso de Cindy Erazo y qué supone su liberación para otras 18 mujeres condenadas por la estricta ley contra la interrupción del embarazo
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Argentina: sin visitas y con menos actividades, así viven la cuarentena los presos
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Chile: ordenan mejoras en la cárcel de Valdivia
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France: la galère des familles de détenus après la suppression d’un arrêt de bus desservant la prison de Fleury-Mérogis
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France: en 2019, près de 54 000 étrangers sans titre de séjour ont été enfermés
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United States: nearly 1,000 inmates, more than 200 staff in Wisconsin prisons have tested positive for coronavirus
After nearly flattening for about three months, positive coronavirus tests in Wisconsin prisons are back on the rise at rates worse than ever. More than 600 inmates in state-run prisons tested positive for coronavirus in the past month, bringing the total to 953 since the beginning of the pandemic.…
Australia: prisoner advocates call for abolition of 'discriminatory' voting restrictions as inmates prepare to cast vote in state election for the first time
For the first time in Queensland’s history, thousands of inmates in correctional centres across the state will be given the right to vote in the upcoming october state election.
Lebanon: the largest prison grapples with alarming covid-19 outbreak
Lebanon’s largest prison on Thursday was grappling with an alarming coronavirus outbreak, as many inmates refused to take preventative measures or get tested under the impression that catching the virus could speed up their release as part of a rumored general amnesty, the head of the country’s doc…Liban: plus de 200 cas de covid-19 dans la principale prison du pays
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Ouganda: vaste chasse à l'homme pour retrouver 200 prisonniers échappés
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