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News in Brief

Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: On January 9, 2023, the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) arrested a guard at the city jail for an alleged off-duty assault, the Birmingham News reported. It’s unclear who filed the misdemeanor complaint against Reba Foulks, 36; MPD didn’t begin its investigation until …

News in Brief

Article • May 1, 2020 • from PLN May, 2020

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: On March 28, 2020, death row prisoner Lonnie Franklin Jr., 67, aka “Grim Sleeper,” was found unresponsive in his San Quentin cell. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton told reporters, “There were no signs of trauma. They don’t know why he died.” …

Institute for Criminal Policy Research - World Prison Population List, 2018

Publication • January 1, 2018

Filed under: Statistics/Trends

Institute for Criminal Policy Research - World Prison Population List, 2018 World Prison Population List twelfth edition Roy Walmsley Introduction This twelfth edition of the World Prison Population List gives details of the number of prisoners held in 223 prison systems in independent countries and dependent territories. It shows the …

World Medical Association Declaration of Tokyo – Guidelines For Physicians Concerning Torture And Other Cruel, Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment In Relation To Detention And Imprisonment, 2...

Publication • October 1, 2016

Filed under: Threats by Staff, Retaliation, Hunger Strikes, Protests, Forcible Treatment, Conditions of Confinement, Food, Torture Victims Act

World Medical Association Declaration of Tokyo – Guidelines For Physicians Concerning Torture And Other Cruel, Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment In Relation To Detention And Imprisonment, 2016 WMA DECLARATION OF TOKYO – GUIDELINES FOR PHYSICIANS CONCERNING TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT IN RELATION TO …

Like America, Japan Allows Guards to Walk After Prisoner Abuse Convictions

Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007

Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Prison/Jail Murders, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Prisoners-International

Like America, Japan Allows Guards to Walk After Prisoner Abuse Convictions by The recent convictions and sentences given to several Japanese prison guards reveals the phenomena of allowing guards to walk even when they seriously injure kill prisoners is not limited to the United States. In total, seven guards have …

World Criminal Justice Systems: A Survey

Article • February 15, 1997 • from PLN February, 1997

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews, Prisoners-International

World Criminal Justice Systems: A Survey by by Richard Terrill is a 472 page book examining the criminal justice systems of France, England, Sweden, Russia and Japan. In that respect the title is misleading as all five countries are industrialized bourgeois democracies that have more in common with each other …

Report on Japanese Prisons Released

Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996

Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Reviews, Prisoners-International

Report on Japanese Prisons Released by Human Rights Watch Asia has recently released a booklet titled Prison Conditions in Japan. The 93 page booklet gives a detailed overview of the Japanese prison system. Organized by topic the booklet includes a summary with chapters covering police detention, physical conditions, communication between …

Japanese Justice: The Police Detention and Prison Systems

Article • June 15, 1996 • from PLN June, 1996

Filed under: Police Misconduct, International, Prisoners-International

Japanese Justice: The Police Detention and Prison Systems by Gary P Leupp by Gary P. Leupp Japanese justice officials boast of their extraordinarily high rate of conviction (99.94% in 1994). They imply that this rate results from efficient police work and careful judicial proceedings. When a high profile case (such …

Japan Uses Prison Slave Labor

Article • January 15, 1995 • from PLN January, 1995

Filed under: Prison Industries, International, Prisoners-International

Japan Uses Prison Slave Labor by While the use of prison slave labor by China has been widely criticized by the US, less well known is the fact that Japan also has a similar system. In July, 1994, congressman Gary Ackerman (NY Dem), head of the foreign affairs subcommittee on …

A Lesson From Japan

Article • August 15, 1991 • from PLN August, 1991

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime, Prisoners-International

A Lesson From Japan by Dan Pens The Japanese may arguably have the most effective justice system in the Western World. A glance at the accompanying graphs will readily verify this statement. So what are the Japanese doing right? If one were to believe proponents of popular trends in the …