San Quentin Prison : (San Quentin, California) - In the 1930’s, San Quentin was rife with corruption by management, until a new director, Clinton Truman Duffy, appalled at the inhumane conditions at the prison, decided to implement reforms in the 1940’s. Prior to his appointment, prisoners made counterfeit currency in the prison shops, had their heads shaved and were forced to wear numbered uniforms, while eating out of pails and enduring solitary confinement in poured-concrete cells that had little air and no light. Even a petty offense to prison regulations would land an inmate in solitary, and race riots would put inmate lives at risk on a regular basis. San Quentin is still a harsh environment, filled with California’s most violent offenders, and the high ratio of guards to general population, just barely keeps the prison system from spiraling out of control.
Wellington Correctional Centre
Wellington Correctional Centre is a minimum and maximum security institution for male and females. It is situated in the Central West, 360km north-west of Sydney and 50km south-west of Dubbo. Wellington is the reception prison for the Orana region.
Visitor Information
Bookings: Visits must be pre booked. Bookings may be made on (02) 6840 2871 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between 9:00am and 2:00pm.
The information for this prison
PRP, is for prisoners awaiting trial and those who have prison sentences of less than ten years--those with sentences of more than ten and less than twenty years go to the main Chonburi jail, and those with more than that go to a prison in Bangkok. The conditions in PRP are typical of Thai prisons. Here is a description, apparently from a prisoner. I don't know how accurate it is, though the bias is clear:
Pattaya Prison in Nong Palai is a prison built for about 700 inmates, on this moment there are 1700 inmates, included 300 women. They are seperated. They 2 blocks for men, 1 block for waiting trial and 1 block for convicted inmates, up to 10 years! Between 10-20 year who will go to Chonbury! 20 Years up to BKK Hilton.
There are about 50 inmates per room, a room has 50m2 and 1 hole in the floor what can be used as toilet.
The day starts at 0600, with calling the names for those who have to go to court in pattaya. If you have badluck and it is for a holyday then upto 150 inmates in 1 bus, offcourse with chains.
0615: 1St count
0700: breakfast, the energy you get from that is less then the energy from walking that you loose to get there.
0900: People are selected for exercise or work in a "factory" other inmates included foreingers do nothing, nothing to do, nothing to read, etc. F**king borring.
1200 Lunch, see the comments for breakfast
1500: shower, 5 cups with water each, when available.
1530: Diner, see comments, with breakfast and lunch
1600: counting, and go upstairs in the room.
1900: Inmates names are called who can get out on bail, or finished their sentence.
1930: 3Rd count
1945; 4th count
2000: the songs for buddha, the king and the prison rules
2100: have to sleep, with the light on.
Upstairs not allowed to eat, smoke etc, if you get caught you can get physical punishment the next morning. 3 Kicks with a bamboo stick with a ball on it in your back.
Only in the weekends, tv: 600 inmates can look to a video with a 30 cm screen. Also beach football, wher the commanders and inmates gamble fot sigarettes, when the commanders loose, punishment will follow.
If you have money you can spent that for buy small things like water, soap, coffee.
Towels, blankets etc. Normally not available.
Of course you sleep on the floor, other inmates use your feet as pillow.
Medical supplies is aspirine, sleepingp ills and antibiotics
Gorjani detention centre in Tunis
Whilst being interrogated at the Gorjani detention centre, the detainees were reportedly forced, under the threat of being sent back to the Ministry of the Interior, to sign police reports with confessions they had not even read.
Amnesty International is concerned that Muhanna bin Abdul 'Aziz al-Hubail may be at risk of torture or ill-treatment as he is believed to be held in incommunicado detention in the city of al-Ihsa, Eastern Province. He may be detained solely for the non-violent expression of his political views and as such would be considered a prisoner of conscience.
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Up to 11 people, including Dr Matrouk al-Falih, Dr Abdullah al-Hamid, Muhammad Sa'id Tayyab, Dr Tawfiq al-Qussayyir and Suleyman al-Rashudi, have been arrested since 15 March 2004, apparently for criticising the government-appointed human rights watchdog. They are reportedly held incommunicado at the General Intelligence (al-Mabahith al-'Amma) in 'Ulaysha, in the capital, Riyadh. Amnesty International is concerned that they may be at risk of torture and ill-treatment.
Alcala Meco prison
Alcala-Meco prison. There are alike 1000 prisoners here. The squares parallel to the road are Cumplimiento and the ohers Preventive. The swimming pool is the women prison.
Alcala-Meco prison. There are alike 1000 prisoners here. The squares parallel to the road are Cumplimiento and the ohers Preventive. The swimming pool is the women prison.
This prison is about 400 km away from the Basque Country, but there are many basque prisoners here, according to the spanish basque political prisoners dispersion laws.
The cars in the western side are familiars making a visit.
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Basque Political Prisoners, repatriation!
Independence and socialism for the Basque Country
Alcala Meco prison
Alcala-Meco prison. There are alike 1000 prisoners here. The squares parallel to the road are Cumplimiento and the ohers Preventive. The swimming pool is the women prison.
Alcala-Meco prison. There are alike 1000 prisoners here. The squares parallel to the road are Cumplimiento and the ohers Preventive. The swimming pool is the women prison.
This prison is about 400 km away from the Basque Country, but there are many basque prisoners here, according to the spanish basque political prisoners dispersion laws.
The cars in the western side are familiars making a visit.
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Basque Political Prisoners, repatriation!
Independence and socialism for the Basque Country
Alcala Meco prison
Alcala-Meco prison. There are alike 1000 prisoners here. The squares parallel to the road are Cumplimiento and the ohers Preventive. The swimming pool is the women prison.
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