United Kingdom of Belgium, now in Scotland ! in association with proudly presents – A MAN STANDING – Jean-Michel Van den Eeyden / Jean-Marc Mahy / Stephane Pirard Jean-Marc Mahy entered prison at the age of seventeen. He spent nearly 20 years detained, three of them in solitary confinement. On stage with performer Stephane Pirard,…
(photo : Roe House, a prison within the Maghaberry prison in Northern Ireland) Source by Alan Travis A hardcore of proselytising Islamist jihadis inside prisons in England and Wales are so dangerous they need to be isolated in special units in maximum security prisons, an official review into prison extremism has said. The justice secretary,…
Terror threat prompts France, Belgium and the Netherlands to isolate prisoners in attempt to prevent radicalisation. European prisons are increasingly resorting to solitary confinement to counteract the threat of terrorism, despite warnings about its impact, defence lawyers and human rights advocates say. France, Belgium and the Netherlands are all deploying solitary and “small-group isolation” on suspected and…
Welcome to your virtual cell: could you survive solitary confinement? Based on former prisoners’ testimonies, our virtual reality prison, 6×9, replicates the experience in disturbing detail Caroline Davies Wednesday 27 April 2016 There’s a thin mattress on a concrete platform bed, a stainless steel washbasin and toilet, a metal door with a slot for food,…
(Photo : The Maze prison, where republican IRA and INLA inmates died during a hunger strike in 1981. Photograph: PA) Proposal to replace dispersal system with ‘British Alcatraz’ to house convicted terrorists has alarmed prison chiefs The government is seriously considering placing all convicted Islamist terrorist prisoners in England and Wales in a single secure unit,…
Bekijk de Panorama uitzetting hier Jonathan Jacob overleed op 6 januari 2010 in een cel van de lokale politie in Mortsel ten gevolge van politiegeweld. Eerder die dag was geprobeerd Jonathan Jacob te laten colloqueren. Maar een psychiatrisch ziekenhuis weigerde de man op te nemen. Hij zou te agressief geweest zijn. Om die reden moest…
READ ON CORPORATEWATCH.COM This briefing is being published on 17 April 2015 to coincide with the annual day of solidarity with Palestinian prisoners. It collects the memories of the pain, suffering and resilience of Palestinians who have been imprisoned by Israel. In 2013, Corporate Watch visited the West Bank and Gaza Strip and interviewed released…
“… On 10 October 2014, the prison population in England and Wales was 84,485. The imprisonment rate of England and Wales is 149 per 100,000 of the population; in Scotland it is 147 per 100,000. This does not include those held in police stations, immigration detention centres or secure mental hospitals. Twenty years ago, the…
The Guardian 9 December 2014 : CIA torture report: Europe must come clean about its own complicity The CIA’s activities would not have been possible without the help of Britain and 20 other European nations Read article here Guantanamo chez nous ? Un livre de Luk Vervaet (extrait) : Chapitre : Guantanamo et la complicité…
photo Close Supervision Centre at Woodhill Since I first arrived on the Close Supervision Centre (CSC) system in March 2010 I have seen a distinct pattern emerge in the way the system is being operated. All possibilities of the chance to progress back to main location have been removed; even the liars in charge don’t…