28 Jul 2022同文#2282
Prisons hotter in sweltering weather; Correctional Services refuses to allow cooling patches for inmates
近日香港持續高溫，一直關注囚權的前立法會議員邵家臻昨日（27日）出席商台節目時指，現時監獄內溫度最高可達 38 度，並指出今年懲教署未有加設任何降溫措施，期望署方能夠允許家屬以入物資的方式，批准向在囚人士提供退熱貼。惟懲教署昨晚發新聞稿回應，指基於保安理由，不會批准在囚人士購買退熱貼。
With Hong Kong experiencing persistently high temperatures in recent days, former Legislative Council member Shiu Ka-chun, who has long关注 prisoner rights, said on a Commercial Radio programme yesterday (27th) that temperatures inside prisons could reach 38 degrees Celsius. He said the Correctional Services Department had introduced no additional cooling measures this year and hoped it would allow families to provide cooling patches to inmates as incoming supplies. In a press release last night, however, the department said it would not approve inmates’ purchase of cooling patches for security reasons.
27 Jul 2022獨媒#2273
Tang Kai-yin's brother: Letters to brother returned twice; mainland prison says it will respond in about a month
涉12港人事件、正在從化監獄服刑的港人鄧棨然，其家人自2月起未收到他任何信件，寄給鄧的信件近日亦被監獄「彈回頭」，指無人領取。鄧棨然的弟弟向《獨媒》表示，曾兩度聯絡從化監獄詢問哥哥情況，包括為何過去兩個月不見他在獄中有任何花費或收入；獄方回應他指，會將問題轉述相關部門，著鄧家「等大概一個月左右」，又指「可能會叫棨然寫信解答」。
Tang Kai-yin, one of the 12 Hong Kong people and currently serving a sentence at Conghua Prison, has not sent any letters received by his family since February. Letters recently sent to Tang were also returned by the prison, marked as unclaimed. Tang's younger brother told InMedia that he had contacted Conghua Prison twice to ask about his brother, including why there had been no record of Tang spending or receiving any income in prison over the past two months. Prison authorities told him they would relay the questions to the relevant department and asked the Tang family to "wait for about a month", adding that "Tang Kai-yin might be asked to write a letter to answer".
14 Jul 2022獨媒#2218
Tang Kai-yin, serving sentence on the mainland, has had no contact with family for six months; prison has not updated information this month
涉12港人事件、在內地被判囚三年的港人鄧棨然，去年起在從化監獄服刑，料於明年8月出獄。惟鄧棨然的家人指，自今年2月起未收到他任何信件，而獄方網上系統今月起再無更新鄧的情況，亦顯示他在過去兩個月間沒有任何支出。
Tang Kai-yin, one of the 12 Hong Kong people involved in the incident and sentenced to three years in prison on the mainland, has been serving his sentence at Conghua Prison since last year and is expected to be released in August next year. His family said they had not received any letters from him since February this year. The prison’s online system has also stopped updating information about Tang this month and shows that he had made no expenditure in the past two months.
5 Jul 2022明報#2176
Around 35 barristers who received 612 Fund cheques sent letters by Bar Association seeking explanations; chairman Victor (1977) Dawes reportedly handling matter personally
大律師公會向部分曾涉612基金資助案件的大律師發信，要求解釋直接收取612基金支票的理由，以及有否聲稱以義務形式代表被告等。
The Bar Association has written to some barristers who were involved in cases funded by the 612 Fund, asking them to explain why they directly received cheques from the 612 Fund and whether they had claimed to represent the defendants on a pro bono basis.
5 May 2022獨媒#1969
Correctional Services Department to Resume Normal Family, Friends and Official Visits on May 9
第五波疫情爆發後，懲教署在2月5日起暫停親友探訪，並在2月18日「鎖倉」10日強檢，至3月24日才恢復有限度探訪。署方今日稱隨疫情穩定，宣布於5月9日（星期一）佛誕當日起起恢復正常的親友及公事探訪安排。
After the outbreak of the fifth wave of the pandemic, the Correctional Services Department suspended visits by family and friends from February 5, and conducted compulsory testing during a 10-day lockdown from February 18. Limited visits resumed on March 24. The department said today that, as the pandemic stabilised, it would resume normal arrangements for visits by family and friends and official visits from May 9, Monday, the Buddha’s Birthday.
22 Apr 2022獨媒#1938
Jailed US Lawyer Says Human Rights Were Denied in Prison; Correctional Services Department: No Comment, Complaints May Be Lodged
因「襲警」罪成被囚4個半月，服刑後被遣返的美籍律師 Samuel Bickett就其案件向香港終審法院提出上訴。他指，若上訴被受理，將是終審法院首次直接處理反修例期間，有關警察濫用職權的聆訊。他亦在社交媒體揭露獄中未能服藥、用餐不定時等剝奪人權的情況。
US lawyer Samuel Bickett, who was jailed for four and a half months after being convicted of “assaulting a police officer” and deported after serving his sentence, has appealed his case to Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal. He said that if the appeal is accepted, it would be the Court of Final Appeal’s first direct handling of a hearing concerning police abuse of power during the anti-extradition bill protests. He also disclosed on social media conditions in prison that he said deprived him of human rights, including being unable to take medication and having irregular mealtimes.
13 Apr 2022獨媒#1920
Correctional Services Department arranges “de-radicalisation” treatment counselling for some prisoners sentenced in anti-extradition bill cases
懲教署指約一成涉反修例案的在囚人士曾在獄中接受「去激化」治療輔導，包括接受中國歷史及國民教育課程、心理輔導等。
The Correctional Services Department said about one in 10 prisoners involved in anti-extradition bill cases had received “de-radicalisation” treatment counselling in prison, including Chinese history and national education courses and psychological counselling.
21 Feb 2022獨媒#1844
Former District Councillor Sets Up Prisoner Support Platform ‘Migratory Bird’: Staying Behind Means Caring for Those Left Behind
前區議員朱江瑋成立在囚支援平台「候鳥 Waiting Bird」，透過售賣平安包和設立熱線，支援在囚人士和家屬。
Former district councillor Kong Wai Chu has established the prisoner support platform “候鳥 Waiting Bird”, which supports people in custody and their families by selling care packages and setting up a hotline.
7 Feb 2022獨媒#1822
Correctional Services bars Chow Hang-tung from wearing “People Will Not Forget” T-shirt, requires her to wear Mickey Mouse shirt
鄒幸彤早前就無法收到六四相關書籍、懲教署要求上庭不准穿著印有悼念六四事件字句的衣服提出投訴，懲教署回覆指其衣著引起「公眾疑慮」基於保安理由而禁止，而該書籍則已依《監獄規則》扣留並處置。
Chow Hang-tung earlier lodged a complaint over being unable to receive books related to June 4 and the Correctional Services Department requiring her not to wear clothing bearing words commemorating the June 4 incident when appearing in court. The department replied that the clothing was prohibited on security grounds because it had caused “public concern”, while the book had been withheld and disposed of under the Prison Rules.
23 Nov 2021立場新聞#1696
Legal Aid Overhaul: Multiple National Security Law Defendants Assigned Lawyers They Did Not Choose; at Least 3 Plan to Fund Their Own Cases
政府上月提出的法援新制度已經落實，至少 8 名成功申請法援的《國安法》被告，均未能提名原本負責案件的律師，被署方委派其他法律代表，至少3人擬放棄法援，計劃自資數以百萬打官司。
The new legal aid system proposed by the government last month has been implemented. At least eight National Security Law defendants who successfully applied for legal aid were unable to nominate the lawyers originally handling their cases and were assigned other legal representatives by the department. At least three plan to give up legal aid and fund their own legal cases, costing millions.
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