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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The Food Foundation · 30 November 2023 English
Whitbread has fallen due to the government’s lack of coherence and Lidl and Sainsbury’s are the only retailers that have targets in the ranking this year as it no longer …
food, such as state schools, homeless shelters, prisons facilities front and centre of our offers. Collaborative …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 30 November 2023 English
Les défenseurs de la terre, de l'environnement et des populations autochtones, les lanceurs d'alerte, les journalistes et d'autres membres de la société civile font l'objet de menaces, d'agressions et d'assassinats …
Development (PHY), Tanzanie 214. Fondation pour les prisons, Népal 215. Proética, Transparencia Internacional …
RAND Corporation · 30 November 2023 English
Using a review of published literature, interviews conducted with professionals and people with disabilities and legal system experience, and input from an advisory board of people with professional and/or lived …
of the studies are focused on jails, courts, prisons, and forensic hospitals (75 percent of the overall … court hearings (Intercept 2); jails, courts, prisons, and forensic hospitals (Intercept 3); reentry … place in longer-term custodial settings, such as prisons. Therefore, if this model is to be used to understand … people face distinct challenges in jails and prisons compared with challenges they face in court settings …
RAND Corporation · 30 November 2023 English
The authors explore the experiences of people with various disabilities who navigated the civil and criminal legal systems in the United States. Drawing on firsthand experiences of professionals, practitioners, family …
percent of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons reported at least one disability, including impairments … jails, and prisons). Sev- Almost 40 percent of people incarcerated in state and federal prisons reported … law enforcement; criminal courts; and jails, prisons, and other correctional set- tings. Where applicable … Disability Type Law Enforcement Courts Jails, Prisons D/deaf/HH • Sign language interpreter • Certified … the context of courts and (2) in the context of prisons, where what is available outside (i.e., in the …
RAND Corporation · 30 November 2023 English
This report presents the findings of a scoping review to assess the current state of literature and policy related to individuals with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities who interact with …
in the context of law enforcement, jails and prisons, and court- rooms (Eisner, 2020; Taylor and Weisberg … conviction occurs). Ȥ Intercept 3. Jails, courts, prisons, postconviction court programs, problem-solving … courts and correctional settings (e.g., jails, prisons). We specifically included specialty court and … individuals incarcerated in state and federal prisons (Bronson, Maruschak, and Berzofsky, 2015) or among … disabilities and provided model policies for jails and prisons. It reviewed key topics, such as the need for …
HRI: Harm Reduction International · 30 November 2023
This update also summarises some of the penalties associated with drugs and making sure the key developments in harm reduction and drug policy rights of criminalised populations are preserved and …
SYRINGE PROGRAMMES (NSPs) IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN PRISONS Iceland Russia Finland Norway Estonia Sweden Latvia … AGONIST THERAPY (OAT) IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN PRISONS Iceland Russia Finland Norway Estonia Sweden Latvia … developments, advocating for a shift towards in prisons and other closed settings, people more human rights-centred … drug treatment guidelines specific to people in prisons and other and harm reduction services which result …
World Bank Group · 30 November 2023 English
This Background Note to the Kenya Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) highlights the urgent need to scale access to clean cooking in order to reduce energy poverty and mitigate …
boarding schools, hospitals, TVET institutions, and prisons) transitioned from biomass cooking fuel to higher-tier …
Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance · 29 November 2023 English
The Greens/EFA Group has always led in demanding that sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour is stamped out in politics. We have pushed for stronger measures to be put in place …
2019, LY: A survivor who escaped Libyan torture prisons says that the EU has deprived them of their basic …
Amnesty International · 29 November 2023 English
Responding to Tuesday’s High Court ruling overturning former member of parliament Job Sikhala’s guilty verdict on charges of obstruction of justice, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern …
CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 29 November 2023 English
The Digital Democracy Network’s contributors offer global perspectives on digital repression trends, the role of tech platforms, digital sovereignty, and the impact of geopolitics and governance on technology.Across the globe, …
continues today—in the form of protests in front of prisons, weekly protests after Friday prayers in Sistan … protesters in turn started mobilizing outside of prisons. In January 2023, there was widespread mobilization … the two executions with few protests outside the prisons. While attribution is not certain without further …
