US bishop: Reports of women prisoners being abused are ‘disgusting, shameful’

The women housed at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clinton, the only women’s prison in the state of New Jersey, seem to have the cards stacked against them. Already facing isolation, suspended visitations and restricted gatherings – all to minimise the potential spread of the coronavirus and exposure to it – the women incarcerated there are facing another challenge: the fear... Read More

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February 28, 2021

Paschal candle programme brings light to prisoners’ lives, chaplain says

Used at the Easter vigil and at baptisms and funerals, the paschal candle symbolises Christ who brings light and hope to a world lost in the darkness of sin and death. However, in an Italian prison 45 miles south of Rome, the candle’s meaning takes on a whole new dimension as inmates grab their paintbrushes and decorate paschal candles in preparation for... Read More

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November 19, 2020

Bishop calls on government to protect prisoners during Covid-19 second wave

The lead Catholic bishop for prisons has called on the Government to go further in protecting prisoners and staff during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bishop Richard Moth contacted the UK Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland QC, earlier this year about the release of vulnerable prisoners who do not pose a threat to the... Read More

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July 27, 2020

Prisoners held in ‘solitary confinement’ conditions during lockdown, MPs told

Prisons introduced conditions that were akin to solitary confinement, MPs were told during an inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The Commons Justice Committee was told that some prisoners in England and Wales were allowed out of their cells for only 30 minutes a day during the lockdown, which was brought in to... Read More

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June 17, 2020

Setting of execution dates for federal death-row prisoners denounced

Critics of the death penalty denounced the decision by Attorney General William Barr to set execution dates for four federal prisoners on death row. The executions of three of the men are scheduled within a five-day span in mid-July. If carried out, these would be the first executions of federal prisoners since 2003. Three of... Read More

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May 14, 2020

Soviet prisoners of conscience petitioned St John Paul II for help

Soviet political prisoners from various backgrounds begged St John Paul II’s help in secret messages after his 1978 election, according to a former inmate in recollections published for the late pope’s hundredth birthday. “The pope’s election was received with huge enthusiasm in Soviet labour camps; we sensed this figure had been sent by Divine Providence... Read More

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April 28, 2020

Irish Chaplaincy offers contact service for anyone in Ireland with concerns about vulnerable older family or friends isolated in London

The Irish Chaplaincy in London has offered a contact service for anyone in Ireland who is concerned about vulnerable older family or friends isolated in the English capital. The Irish Chaplaincy in London is a registered charity which provides an outreach service to three main groups: elderly Irish people (the Seniors’ Project); prisoners and to... Read More

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April 20, 2020

US seeks release of religious minorities imprisoned in other nations

The United States is asking other nations to release what one ambassador called religious “prisoners of conscience” to prevent their infection with the coronavirus. “We’re making the point that you should not want any of these prisoners of conscience to die of the Covid-19 virus while in prison and to have the responsibility on your... Read More

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March 30, 2020

Bishop joins calls on Government to tackle spread of Covid-19 in prisons

The Catholic Church has joined calls for the Government to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in prisons by urgently releasing some people where it is safe to do. The call comes after a top defence barrister demanded that the Government acts now on “hellish” and “inhumane” prison conditions, amid fears of riots and the spread... Read More

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