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Argentina: crisis en las cárceles y comisarías bonaerenses, la superpoblación alcanza el 100%
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China: "special project", torture and death in a prison
The city of Benxi in China’s Liaoning Province boasts a unique tourist attraction: the smallest lake in the world, measuring just 15 square meters. But there’s another aspect to Benxi that is nothing to be proud of—it is home to one of the most brutal prisons in the country, especially for Falun Go…
Ireland: overcrowding an issue as prison inmate numbers rise 11% in two years
The Irish Prison Service said more people are being sent to prison and overcrowding has once again become an issue in Irish prisons. The number of inmates has increased by 11% in the last two years, with more than 4,000 people now in custody on a regular basis. Remand prisoners have increased by mo…Argentina: dans une prison, "le rugby a été mon exutoire"
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USA: a college education in prison opens unexpected path to freedom
Cal State LA’s Prison Graduation Initiative is the state’s only public B.A. program sending professors to teach behind bars. College programs like it were once far more common, but today advocates are hopeful the political winds have shifted enough to bring public dollars back to prison education.Bolivia: “Libros por rejas” busca incentivar la lectura en las cárceles para reinserción de presos
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Spain: imputado por defender presos
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Spain: alertan del elevado número de casos de enfermedad mental en las cárceles
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Belgium: la prison de Mons, photographiée par des détenus et exposée sur les murs d'enceinte
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France: les Éris ou la normalisation de la violence en prison
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Pakistan: decoding the prison class system
The recent accountability drive has seen a number of high-profile prisoners — including former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi — demanding that they be provided better class facilities in jail. However, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government in its latest…
Philippines: Lacson wants steps to tackle corruption in Bilibid prison
Senator Panfilo Lacson wants laws to address corruption and dismantle syndicates at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) as he lamented that high-profile inmates, not government officials, were running the penitentiary. The senator cited reports that some prisoners have become “more powerful” than Bureau o…
China: cárceles con sistema de vigilancia para controlar a musulmanes
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Myanmar : notorious prison presents a friendlier face to inmates
Mention Insein Prison and what comes to mind are images of abused inmates, unbridled corruption and sub-human conditions. Myanmar’s main penitentiary, located on the outskirts of Yangon, gained notoriety during five decades of military rule as a place where political dissidents were incarcerated an…France : comment Belloubet veut faire changer la pratique des juges
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France : entre le Genepi et l'administration pénitentiaire, la rupture est consommée
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