The 76-page report, “‘They Don’t Treat Us like Human Beings’: Abuse of Imprisoned Women in Japan,” documents the abusive conditions in many women’s prisons in Japan. Government policies towards women in prison violate international human rights conventions and contravene international standards such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules of the Treatment of Prisoners, known as the Mandela Rules. Prison authorities use restraints on imprisoned pregnant women, arbitrarily employ solitary confinement as a form of punishment, verbally abuse women in prison, deny incarcerated women’s opportunities to parent their child in prison, and fail to provide adequate access to health and mental health care.
A St. Croix judge did not impose fines against the V.I. Bureau of Corrections on Monday, after convening a hearing to determine why the Bureau did not release a mentally
Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders this month announced commendations and life-saving awards for several of his staff who prevented a suicide attempt at the jail and assisted an elderly resident …
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