Italy’s “Hard Prison”Regime and its Human Rights Implications
The case of Alfredo Cospito, an anarchist who remained on a “41-bis” detention regime despite a 6-month long hunger strike, has reignited the debate on the compatibility of the Italian...
Prisons
The Carceral State vs Indigenous Women’s Lives: Battling Contexts in the Latest Supreme Court of Canada Decision
Image Description: Inside of a Prison Which context matters in determining a breach of the right to equality? The aims of the state in punishing crime or the painful impact...
Paltry Prisoner Wages: India’s Dire Need to Recognise a Prisoner’s Right To Minimum Wages
Image Description: This is a picture of the Chennai Central Jail building. The Odisha High Court, in December 2021, took a much-awaited step by directing the State Government to revise...
Unpacking the Limitations of a Reform-Based Approach and Contextualising Prison Abolition in India
In the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer for allegedly forging a $20 dollar bill, massive protests spread across the United States...
How the Prison System is Failing Women and Why it is a Human Rights Issue
While women make up the minority in global prison populations, they are the fastest growing prison population. With this, comes a need to evaluate human rights violations within justice systems...
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