Prisons

A prison (also known as a jail or gaol (dated, British and Australian English), penitentiary (American English), detention center (or centre if outside the US), correction center (American English), correctional facility, lock-up or remand center) is a facility in which inmates (or prisoners) are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state. Prisons are most commonly used within a criminal justice system: people charged with crimes may be imprisoned until their trial; those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified period of imprisonment. In simplest terms, …

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UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund · 17 April 2024 English

It is important to note that of material in maps do not imply the expression transgender men and non-binary people also experience pregnancy, and that gender-diverse people experience of any …

discrimination. in camps or people detained in prisons have been excluded), but most often, their exclusion health and rights of all people drugs and people in prisons and other enclosed are realized. Instead, the attitudes


Maine Policy Institute · 16 April 2024 English

Even so, it is fair to state that what has story of how politicians in Augusta began happened in Maine has much to do with the standardizing education with laws …

white supremacist country with racist people in prisons or jails–is an act of state institutions that oppress


GFATM: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria · 16 April 2024 French

En particulier : • Les médiateurs et des pairs éducateurs permettent de réduire la stigmatisation dans les établissements de santé et facilitent l’accès aux services de santé des personnes vivant …

personnes en détention, six visites dans cinq prisons différentes auraient été réalisées par le RENAPOC


World Bank Group · 10 April 2024 English

Activities in Liberia, (iv) Report on the Management of Prisons System in Liberia, (v) Report on the Road Maintenance


RAND Corporation · 10 April 2024 English

RAND's research and analysis address issues that affect families and communities around the world — such issues as health, education, national security, and public safety. RAND's 2023 Annual Report describes …

Huxtable A night-time lighting analysis of Tibet’s prisons and detention centres Strategic advantage in


CHRC: Canadian Human Rights Commission · 10 April 2024 French

Notre mandat La Commission protège le principe fondamental de l’égalité des chances et soutient la vision d’une société inclusive exempte de toute discrimination : • en favorisant le respect des …

d’améliorer les droits des personnes détenues dans les prisons fédérales ou dans les centres de détention pour que ce problème dépasse largement le cadre des prisons. En effet, il affecte les personnes en situation


Urban Institute · 9 April 2024 English

phones in correctional facilities, which have been found to challenge the safety and security of prisons and jails, correctional leaders and policymakers have employed a variety of technological and nontechnological

Correctional Settings Contraband cell phones in prisons and jails pose a threat to the security of those


MEI: Middle East Institute · 9 April 2024 English

Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, the group has launched hundreds of rockets and missiles against international shipping in the Red Sea and at the Israeli …

society. The testimonies of survivors of Houthi prisons indicate that they have The UAE, under pressure


Amnesty International · 8 April 2024 English

Responding to the death in custody of Walid Daqqah, a 62-year-old Palestinian writer who was the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails after having spent 38 years imprisoned, Erika Guevara-Rosas, …

about the Palestinian lived experience in Israeli prisons. He acted as a mentor and educator for generations


URGE: URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity · 5 April 2024 English

URGE | YOUNG PEOPLE'S REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE POLICY AGENDA 05 Issue 4: ACCESSING HEALTHCARE AND COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION In 2021, URGE worked to update the State Sex Education Code to get …

disabilities, and people living inside Alabama prisons and jails. URGE | YOUNG PEOPLE'S REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE


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