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 Information from Helen Fair, Research Associate, International  Centre for Prison Studies, School of Law King's College London.Disabled prisoners unable to bathe or shower for monthshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/20/prisons-parkhurst-owers-disabled-prisonersFuture insecurehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/20/secure-care-homes-closureYoung offenders academies will cause more problems than they solvehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/may/20/young-offenders-academy-youth-justice€40m fiasco as super prison plan is shelved (Ireland)http://www.independent.ie/national-news/euro40m-fiasco-as-super-prison-plan-is-shelved-1744538.html'Money wasted' on Latchmere House prison refurbishment, report claimshttp://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/4364601._Money_wasted__on_Latchmere_House_prison_refurbishment__report_claims/Sentencing plan attack rejected  (Scotland)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8058209.stmNetherlands to close prisons for lack of criminalshttp://www.nrc.nl/international/article2246821.ece/Netherlands_to_close_prisons_for_lack_of_criminalsChildren's Situation in Diyarbakır Prison is "Desperate" (Turkey)http://www.bianet.org/english/children/114600-childrens Coroners Bill: now the battle begins for legal aid and jurieshttp://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article6328907.ecePolice Quell Prison Riot in Mexicohttp://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=335298&#38;CategoryId=14091Remand prisoners need Justice (Ghana)http://news.myjoyonline.com/features/200905/30379.aspPrisoner Organization, a voice for the voiceless  (Yemen)http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1261&#38;p=report&#38;a=2YOTs fear legality of databasehttp://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Youth-Justice/news/906803/?DCMP=EMC-YouthJusticeADCS opposes passing on custody costs to councilshttp://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Youth-Justice/news/906798/?DCMP=EMC-YouthJusticeKenny MacAskill threatened with no confidence vote over jail escape (Scotland)http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article6338586.ecePraise from prison monitoring grouphttp://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/4386354.Praise_from_prison_monitoring_group/Inmates pull own teeth at Edmunds Hill prisonhttp://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/Inmates-pull-own-teeth-at.5291369.jpHomemade crafts from a home with barred windows (Japan)http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/arts/20090522TDY13004.htmWomen's jail worst for self-harm  (Scotland)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8067555.stmFrench prisoners get their own Tour de Francehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5383584/French-prisoners-get-their-own-Tour-de-France.htmlDeborah Orr: Prison is not the place for people who are a danger to themselveshttp://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/deborah-orr/deborah-orr-prison-is-not-the-place-for-people-who-are-a-danger-to-themselves-1689759.htmlInhuman cells (India)http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?sectionName=Current+Events&#38;contentId=5517797&#38;programId=1073754900&#38;pageTypeId=1073754893&#38;contentType=EDITORIAL 