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Mexico: las cárceles de SLP siguen igual que hace ocho años
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United States of America: solitary confinement worsens mental illness
Prisoners who volunteered for a mental health diversion program say promises of therapy and time out of their cells weren’t fulfilled. And Texas prison officials aren’t regularly tracking success rates — even as they ask lawmakers to fund an expansion of the program.
Ecuador: los centros de rehabilitación de Cuenca, Latacunga y Guayaquil no tienen comedores.
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Mexico: denuncias por tortura sexual contra reclusas serán llevadas ante la ONU
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Spain: el séptimo país de Europa que tiene más presos por habitante
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France: à Caen, dans la prison pionnière des transgenres
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Malaysia heading towards smart prison systems
The Malaysian Prisons Department is studying the viability of using artificial intelligence (AI) systems in its facilities. Its director general Datuk Seri Zulkifli Omar said smart technologies could be used to support management and administration within and outside prison walls.Ukraine: los presos votan en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales
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Bolivia: subcomité ONU denuncia impunidad en torturas hechas en cárceles por policías y penitenciarios
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Spain: el único centro cerrado que funciona en Barcelona y el único con un módulo para madres
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France: à Fleury-Mérogis, la première crèche en prison épaule les mamans détenues
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Venezuela: 65 détenus s'évadent d'une prison de l'île de Margarita
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France: "Prison Breakfast", une émission où l'on "invente des recettes à partir des repas fournis aux détenus"
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UK: Perth prison praised after healthcare improvements
Perth Prison has made “commendable progress” after serious concerns were raised over its healthcare provision, according to inspectors. An HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) report gave it a “poor performance” grading for health and wellbeing following a visit last May. Confidentiality…Porto Rico : “En pausa” el programa de traslado de confinados a cárceles privadas de Estados Unidos
El gobierno de Puerto Rico retiró por segunda vez el contrato que sometió a la Junta de Control Fiscal (JCF) para el traslado de confinados a cárceles privadas de Estados Unidos. “Dado a que la Autoridad de Asesoría Financiera y Agencia Fiscal (AAFAF) retiró el contrato del proceso de revisión que…
Africa: prisons and contexts
Are overpopulation, squalor, epidemics and malnutrition all there is to prisons in Africa? Frédéric Le Marcis, a professor of social anthropology at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) de Lyon, and Marie Morelle, a geography lecturer at the University Paris 1 - Panthéon Sorbonne, claim not. Marcis a…Ghana: dans les prisons à ciel ouvert pour "sorcières"
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Equatorial Guinea: Teodoro Obiang lance le processus pour abolir la peine de mort
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Salvador: dans une prison surpeuplée, de redoutables gangsters apprennent un métier
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