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1. The applicant alleges that he belonged to the lowest caste of “pariahs” in the informal hierarchy that, according to…
Yesterday, I had the great honour and privilege of speaking with staff from the Prison Service of the Republic of…
In early June 2025, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to…
In this study, we raise the issues of the origins of Soviet criminal and prison subculture, the corresponding informal prisoner…
This monograph was prepared and published during my work and research at the University of Tübingen as part of the…
Overcrowding, a thriving criminal subculture, critical staff shortages, and the deplorable state of infrastructure in Moldovan prisons create conditions conducive…
У цьому документі ЄКЗК викладено його міркування та стандарти щодо проблеми сучасної неформальної ієрархії ув’язнених. Це явище продовжує існувати, хоча…
Taking into account the social consequences caused by imprisonment, prisons and other total institutions cannot be considered only as formal…
D. v. Latvia: Ill-Treatment of a Member of a Lower Informal Caste in Prison in the Absence of Physical Violence…
