TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia wants to make it legal to use pepper spray, batons and dogs in prisons for security reasons.
Today, if a prisoner poses a danger, he may be chained or placed in a restraining jacket.
The government has drafted a bill with
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Public Defender claims his staff witnessed mistreatment of a prisoner.
Ucha Nanuashvili on Friday appealed to the Prosecutor’s Office to start investigation of Prison No 8 in Gldani.
The Ombudsman’s statement says employees visited the
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three prison staff suspected of wrongdoing in connection with the death of a prisoner in a town in western Georgia were Saturday released on bail.
The Appeals Court in Georgia’s second city Kutaisi decided to release Giga Kokhodze, Aleko Babunashvili
TBILISI, DFWatch–Three persons have been placed in pre-trial detention for two months pending trial, after a suspicious death of a prisoner.
The prisoner, Levan Kortava, died May 23 at the prison hospital after being moved there from Geguti prison, a village
TBILISI, DFWatch — Psychologists say juvenile prisoners are serving time under very bad conditions in Georgia.
Georgian Centre for Psychosocial and Medical Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (GCRT) found out that juvenile prisoners were tortured last year.
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TBILISI, DFWatch – Thirteen prisoners from one of Georgia’s prisons went on hunger strike for five days until the election as way of showing their protest against torture and mistreatment of prisoners.
Representatives of the public defender September 26 visited
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Public Defender’s Office informs that several prisoners at facility No 15 in Mtskheta near Tbilisi have gone on hunger strike to show solidarity with victims of torture.
According to the ombudsman’s rapporteurs, prisoners went on hunger
TBILISI, DFWatch – The sixth video clip showing prisoner abuse was aired Thursday by TV9.
It seems to shows mentally ill persons who are inmates in Gldani prison and are being humiliated and forced to dance and sing.
Gldani prison is where the majority of torture
The European Union Wednesday issued a statement regarding the ongoing scandal surrounding prisoner abuse in Georgia:
“The EU Delegation is shocked by the appalling footage of abuses committed against inmates in Gldani prison. It is of vital importance that these
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili Thursday appointed the public defender as prison minister.
Former prison minister Khatuna Kalmakhelidze resigned yesterday amidst a scandal spurred by the release of five videos showing prisoners being beaten