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Jailhouse blocks

21 September 2017

From prisons to police stations, how modern thinking is forging arresting new architecture.

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The Urbanist - Gangsters, prison and crime

23 February 2012

Crime and the city: the Chicago prison in a skyscraper, how Oslo street lighting prevents crime and a look at New York gangsters of old.

Radio

The Briefing - Alexei Navalny dies in prison

16 February 2024

Russian activist and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison. Senegal’s top court rules that a decision by its president to delay a national election was unconstitutional. Plus: we check in with Nina dos Santos at the…

Radio

The Monocle Minute - Mystery surrounds Russian prisoner swap

30 August 2019

Could a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine be back on? Plus: chaos as UK MPs rush to block a no-deal Brexit, what to expect from Italy’s new government and Monocle’s Robert Bound examines the state of pop music fandom…

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Arresting architecture

6 October 2017

We explore best practice in the design of prisons and see how modern thinking is forging innovative architecture with a human touch.

Radio

The Monocle Minute - Did MH17 suspect stall Russian prisoner swap?

3 September 2019

Details of a planned prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine remain elusive. Now there are suggestions that a suspect wanted over the downing of flight MH17 could be the reason the deal was called off. Plus: a boost for…

Radio

The Monocle Daily - The US-Germany prisoner swap with Russia and Olympic anthems

2 August 2024

Thomas Chatterton Williams and Pierre Siankowski discuss the biggest prisoner exchange between the US, Germany and Russia since the Cold War, as well as the highs and lows of Olympic anthems. Plus: we check in with the…

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Europe

17 October 2008

Taser guns get the go-ahead in France, and Swedish prisoners get a style makeover.

Radio

Monocle on Design - Rethinking prisons; Irish typography; and climate design

4 August 2020

We talk to a firm in the US that’s designing justice infrastructure that challenges the mass-incarceration model. Plus: we discuss typography in Ireland and breeze through a history of keeping cool before air conditioning…

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Waiting in the Isles

17 September 2012

They’re sunny, beautiful and safe but Portugal doesn’t seem to know what to do with them. Maybe it’s time to start recognising the potential of the Azores.

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Hot plates

23 February 2017

Figgjo crockery is a Norwegian staple, from the prime minister’s residence to prisons – it’s also a smashing export.

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The Globalist - Fears of wider Middle East war, Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap and Thailand’s tourism push

5 January 2024

We discuss the effect of the Israel-Gaza war on Lebanon and the potential for a broader fallout after a series of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah. Then: the latest on Russia’s war in Ukraine, following the biggest prisoner…

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Jail breakers

24 February 2022

A German architect duo is converting a former jail into a smart hotel. Monocle takes an exclusive first look at the prison-turned-pension.

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Oceania

20 January 2011

The king of Tonga is our dapper Style Leader, Australia is a wise old goat, and New Zealand strips its prisoners of the right to vote and smoke.

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Europe

20 May 2010

Relations between Poland and Russia thaw, the new get-out-of-jail card for pious prisoners in Georgia, plus Malta's version of the World Cup - for nations that don't exist.

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Inner peace

13 December 2018

The foreboding exteriors of the Fredensborg Houses have been compared with a prison. But peek inside and Jørn Utzon’s revolutionary housing project is every bit as captivating as his masterpiece: the Sydney Opera House.