Prisoners' rights

Case-Law Guide


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Gullotti v. Italy, no. 64753/14

10/07/25

Limitation of the applicant’s right to correspondence during his detention under a special regime for imprisoned Mafia members.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Hayes v. the United Kingdom, nos. 56532/22 and 2 others

01/07/25

Complaint about impending extradition to the USA, which would, if the applicants were to be convicted, allegedly result in a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if the applicant was to be convicted.
Judgment | Legal Summary


Uygun v. Türkiye, no. 9389/19

03/06/25

Prison authorities’ refusal to send the applicant’s letter to his fiancée, a paragraph having been interpreted as evidence of his ongoing involvement with a terrorist organisation.
Judgment


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