Switzerland
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country.
Suisse : des détenus accros à la prégabaline mettent les médecins sous pression
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Suisse : à Genève, la grève des gardiens de prison fâche les familles de détenus
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Suisse : 60 détenus de Champ-Dollon signent une pétition
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Suisse : un collectif dénonce les conditions de vie dans les prisons genevoises
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Suisse : Les oubliés de la dispute carcérale
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Suisse : Champ-Dollon, prison impossible à réformer
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Suisse : Hans Wolff, “Avec la pandémie, le risque suicidaire a explosé en prison“
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Suisse : la justice restaurative pourrait faire son entrée dans le Code de procédure pénale
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Suisse : l'aide au suicide pour les prisonniers envisagée
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Swiss: proportion la plus faible d'étrangers en prison depuis 15 ans
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Switzerland: à Genève, les juges croulent sous la supplique sanitaire
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Switzerland: des élus vaudois veulent améliorer les conditions des femmes en prison
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Switzerland: un débat sur la réinsertion des prisonniers relancé
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Switzerland’s prison population swells 50% in less than 30 years
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…