How the controversial prisoner list became a political issue (Swiss Press Text 2016, by Sonja / Nora Mühlemann / Camenisch) - Swiss Press Award
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2016
Sonja / Nora Mühlemann / Camenisch
We uncovered that the Bernese Office for Deprivation of Liberty maintains a "blacklist" of inmates. Those affected claimed to have been listed for political reasons because their offenses made headlines – a fact the police department admitted. Despite the lack of a legal basis, the canton maintains the list. An interpellation to abolish it is currently underway, and one inmate has filed a lawsuit.
