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Malta: Faculty for Social Wellbeing dean calls for end to solitary confinement in Malta’s prison
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Malta: Faculty for Social Wellbeing dean calls for end to solitary confinement in Malta’s prison
A position paper issued by the Office of the Dean
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Crises
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Malta: “unbearable heat” in prison cells is “inhumane”
Prisoners are suffering “inhumane treatment” due to the “unbearable heat” that builds up
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Over the past weeks we’ve seen major changes done to Corradino Correctional Facility with regards to visitation rights and conjugal visits, but how much do we really know about the basic functions of a prison? Jeremy Micallef speaks with Senior Lecturer in the Department of Criminology Dr Sandra Sc…
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Malta: prison facility is on a “very good” track forward
Compared to the Corradino Correctional Facility of 15 years ago, Prisoner Welfare
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Overcrowding
Malta: when it comes to prison, the statistics are very telling
Statistics are very telling. In Malta the rate of recidivism (people who commit
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Discipline
Malta: clash of cultures at Corradino prison, former legal officer says
Warders focus on punishment while professionals want rehabilitation, says
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Malta: PN suggests temporary prisons to ease overcrowding and virus risk at Corradino
The government should consider setting up temporary prisons
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Malta: the Corradino correctional facility is “diabolical” and the prison system should be completely revised
Dean of the Faculty of social wellbeing
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Prisoners serving life have a ‘right to hope’ and should be allowed the possibility to apply for parole after 25 years of jail, the constitutional court has said.
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Malta: Prime minister has full faith In prison director after inmate’s death
Prime Minister Robert Abela insists he has full faith in Prison Director
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Malta: government proposes rehab instead of prison term for persons already jailed over drugs
The Ministry for Justice has launched a public
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Malta: Corradino prison staff start week-long shifts to reduce Covid-19 risks
Corradino Correctional Facility staff have begun working in week-long
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Malta: inmate claims solitary confinement retribution after speaking out on ‘campaign of terror’ in prison
A prisoner who spoke out on breach
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The number of prisoners in Switzerland rose 50% from 1988 to 2017.
Much of this is due to population growth. Switzerland’s population grew 28% over the same period. However, population growth doesn’t account for all of the increase in prison numbers. In 1988, there were 70 prisoners per 100,000. By…
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Prisons make fertile breeding grounds for viruses, yet administrations have revealed little about Covid-19 cases, deaths and vaccinations in Europe’s prisons. Data from 32 countries show the pandemic’s impact on prisons
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The Covid-19 does not stop at prison gates. Prisoners often live in overcrowded cells and unsanitary contexts, sharing cells.
What measures are taken to guarantee the safety of all prisoners and prison staff? What are the consequences of the pandemic on the living conditions in prisons? — Update 31…