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1. The applicant alleges that he belonged to the lowest caste of “pariahs” in the informal hierarchy that, according to…
In early June 2025, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) carried out an ad hoc visit to…
“Makena”, the notorious leader of the criminal organization, has received a definitive 25-year prison sentence. This comes after the Prosecutor’s…
Maintenance treatment with methadone (MMT) is globally recommended as a key strategy for HIV prevention and addiction treatment in prisons,…
In this expert blog, PRI’s Tinatin Uplisashvili explores the persistence of informal prison hierarchies across post-Soviet penitentiary systems, structures that…
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…
Treatment or Punishment has noted a ‘longstanding feature’ of the Moldovan prison system – a well-established informal hierarchy and subculture…
13. Moldovan prisons have for decades been plagued by informal prisoner hierarchies as a key feature of prison subculture and the related problem of inter-prisoner…
