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USA: study shows link between restrictive housing and increased risk of mortality after release from prison
A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that being held in restrictive housing (i.e., solitary confinement) is associated with an increased risk of death after a person is released from prison.
Russia: new report offers government think-tank perspective on reforming the prison system
Russia has too many prisoners — more than 543,000, the largest imprisoned population per capita in Europe. Twenty-eight percent of Russian prisoners are behind bars for drug-related crimes, more than those imprisoned for either robbery or murder. Most of those individuals are drug users, not drug d…Czech Republic: terapias para reducir la reincidencia entre la población expresidiaria
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USA: Sheriffs release sick people from jail to avoid paying hospital bills
Michael Tidwell’s blood sugar reading was at least 15 times his normal level when sheriff’s deputies took him to the hospital. But before they loaded the inmate into the back of a car, deputies propped up his slumping body and handed him a pen so he could sign a release from the Washington County J…
Saudi Arabia: un journaliste détenu 56 jours dans une prison saoudienne: "je me suis souvenu de Khashoggi et de la scie"
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France: "Ils se sont vus mourir" : après l'incendie de Rouen, des détenus de la maison d'arrêt vont porter plainte
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Spain: denuncian el "colapso sanitario" en las cárceles
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Venezuela: detenidos enfermos en calabozos no tienen quien vele por su salud
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Australia: atados y amordazados, la realidad de los menores en las cárceles
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France: À Fleury-Mérogis, la première crèche en prison
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France : à la prison de Riom, "le savoir permet de casser les murs"
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Brazil: Lula préfère la prison à un aménagement de peine
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France: prisons and mental health
People with mental illness are over represented in the prison population. This group is particularly vulnerable and subjected to violence and abuse. Prison psychiatry is a sector that has undergone significant changes lately, in France and elsewhere. Where do we stand right now? In July 2014, Adeli…
Uruguay: rebuilding life after prison
They founded a cooperative to mitigate housing and employment challenges. These cooperatives are one of the measures put in place to give low-income residents access to lodging through financial support from the State. Self-management, solidarity and participatory democracy are the central values…
Kosovo: “corruption cases have destroyed the prison system”
Kosovo is a small country of about 11,000 km². It has 12 prisons and 1,648 prisoners, according to the last published figures. The Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims (KRCT) monitors and visits prisons to defend and promote human rights. Alban Muriqi is a law graduate and a project man…
Mexico: cárceles de Tamaulipas, peligro para niños y niñas
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Spain: mujeres y presas, la discriminación por género también se sufre en las cárceles
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Paraguay: autorizan utilización de blindados y personal militar para custodiar cárceles
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