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USA: new BJS report reveals staggering number of preventable deaths in local jails
A new Bureau of Justice Statistics report reveals that over 1,000 people died in local jails in 2016, underscoring the dangers of jail incarceration. Most troublingly, the report finds at least half of these deaths are preventable, with suicide remaining the leading cause of death.USA: proposals to ease post-prison transitions en route to lawmakers this session
Members of a task force studying how people’s criminal records negatively impact their lives after prison have produced dozens of recommendations for mitigating this harm, including remedies for housing and employment discrimination.
Ecuador: tensión por ahorcamiento de seis presos en la cárcel de Turi en Cuenca
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Guatemala: el presidente Giammattei realizará cambios en las cárceles
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Mexico: el 80 por ciento de cárceles yucatecas carece de médicos
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Bolivia: resolución prohíbe el ingreso de niños a cárceles que no tengan espacios seguros
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Venezuela: ONG denuncia violaciones de DD.HH. en cárceles
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Uruguay: Denisse Legrand y la violencia entre reclusos: “A ningún gobierno le sirve que las cárceles revienten”
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France: Arras: une nouvelle prison basée sur la réinsertion par le travail
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France: Lille, une prison dans la prison pour les détenus radicalisés
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Morocco: deux ans et demi de prison pour avoir publié des vidéos "offensantes" sur YouTube
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France: l’intervention d’étudiants en prison pourrait reprendre dès la rentrée 2020
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France: la justice ordonne des travaux d’urgence à Nouméa, où la "situation est alarmante"
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France: prison pour mineurs de Meyzieu: un établissement "en surchauffe"?
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Uganda newest and 'coolest' prison ready for inmates
The Shs 25 billion facility sits on 5-acres of land and is situated about 55 kilometers northwest of Kampala, in Wakiso district. Construction of the state-of-the-art facility was funded by the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) with Ambitious Construction Limited as the contractor. It was built…France: le suivi des "longues peines" qui ont commis des infractions sexuelles
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