By wanting to communicate with an inmate, he ends up in the same prison

By wanting to communicate with an inmate, he ends up in the same prison

Everything comes in time. Early, last Friday, November 22, the gendarmes from the surveillance and intervention platoon of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, in Savoie, spotted the strange behavior of a car on the outskirts of the Aiton penitentiary center. The vehicle was in fact traveling with all lights off while it was still dark and in a sensitive … Read more

The hell experienced by the “pointers” at the heart of a trial before the assizes

The hell experienced by the “pointers” at the heart of a trial before the assizes

At the Ille-et-Vilaine Assize Court in Rennes, Far from view, the prison functions like a microsociety in isolation. With its rules of course, but also its codes, its hierarchy between inmates and its crude language. In prison jargon, any inmate convicted of sexual offenses, particularly against minors, is referred to as “pointer”, “pointy” or “tutu”. … Read more

Uganda: historic opponent Kizza Besigye “kidnapped” and detained, says his wife

Uganda: historic opponent Kizza Besigye “kidnapped” and detained, says his wife

The Ugandan government announced on Wednesday that it was investigating the situation of historic opponent Kizza Besigye, after his wife claimed that he had been “kidnapped” in Kenya and transferred to a military prison in Uganda. Winnie Byanyima, director of UNAIDS, asked the government about “to release immediately” her husband, a former close friend who … Read more