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France: pour certaines féministes, la prison n'est pas la solution contre les agressions sexuelles
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France: de la prison au confinement, une sortie "surréaliste"
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Spain: cárceles registran 147 contagiados por coronavirus
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Estonia: prison guards to switch to five-day schedules during emergency situation
In order to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, prison guards in Estonia are switching to a 24/5 schedule beginning Saturday, under which they will work five days in a row and spend their time off after work likewise on site at the prison, the Ministry of Justice said. Experts have re…Spain: la ONU urge a liberar los presos "porque las cárceles no son seguras"
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Uruguay: el hacinamiento y la propia situación edilicia en las cárceles hacen a las personas en situación de encierro más vulnerables ante el COVID-19
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Argentina: la inquietante versión de los presos tras los motines en Santa Fe
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Spain: las cárceles, una "olla a presión"
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Australia: 'urgent action' needed over high proportion of Indigenous women in prison, report says
The number of Indigenous women in custody has been called “one of the most challenging human rights issues facing Australia”. Research out today has shed new light on Indigenous women in the criminal justice system in New South Wales. It found the number of women in NSW jails between March 2013 and…
USA: prison outbreak affects health of entire state
Absent immediate action, COVID-19 will overrun Connecticut’s jails and prisons. Connecticut’s Department of Correction has now confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in the prison population after announcing that three DOC officers tested positive for the virus last week. This affects us all and the…Europe: EU courts still issuing verdicts despite pandemic
A lone judge will read out 16 verdicts in an almost empty chamber in the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg at 9.30AM on Thursday (26 March). One senior jurist, called an advocate general, will also read out non-binding legal opinions on other cases. A second judge will read out 12 more verdicts at…France: "ça risque d’être une hécatombe", la grande crainte d’une épidémie de Covid-19 en prison
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France: "je pense tout le temps au virus"
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France: des détenus "dans leur cellule 23 heures sur 24" explique Adeline Hazan
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Cyprus: cabinet to approve measures to mitigate prison overcrowding
The cabinet is on Tuesday expected to approve a series of measures to cut down on overcrowding a the Nicosia central prisons to curb any spread of the coronavirus. The issue was the main topic of discussion during a meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and justice minister Giorgos Savvides…Belgium: "Jamais je n'ai vécu pire situation", témoigne un détenu
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France: "Ce que j'ai fait ne mérite pas que je crève ici !"
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Luxembourg: Schrassig detention centre reduces visits to minimum
The prison has not yet recorded a case of coronavirus. The management hopes to keep it that way as many inmates suffer from health issues. Prison visits will be reduced to a minimum from 16 March onward. Prison officials explained in a statement that there will not be more than 25 visits a week. A…Bosnia and Herzegovina: convicts of Zenica prison sewed over 2,000 protective masks in only two days
In just two days, the convicts of the Zenica Correctional Institution sewed close to 1,500 protective masks to make available to those in need. As Klix.ba news portal has learned, ten convicts have worked hard over the past two days to sew as many masks as they plan to donate to the Government of t…Albania: free 600 prisoners as pandemic precaution
The government of Albania plans to temporarily release hundreds of prisoners convicted of lesser crimes and some who are elderly and suffering from chronic diseases that can make them vulnerable. Justice Minister Etilda Gjonaj said on Tuesday that about 600 prisoners are expected to be released fro…