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In recent years, the state Department of Corrections’ use of disciplinary segregation has trended upward, according to data. Several prisoners say the agency is violating Oregon’s Constitution.
A new report says there will be 15,200 prisoners in June 2036 - a 35 percent increase from this year.
A parliamentary majority is ready to support a bill by the D66 and CDA to allow judges to sentence people to house arrest with an ankle monitor for minor offenses. According to MPs Joost Sneller...
By offering coding classes to inmates in a juvenile prison, Kenyan tech entrepreneur Paul Akwabi is hoping to change their futures.
An inmate in HMP Garth in Walton, Leyland, was killed in a blaze, a report has revealed.
Incarcerated people allege they are forced to endure vermin-infested cells and are subjected to beatings and rape
"There are provisions in the bill in case of emergency situations which really don’t occur, but to give everyone peace of mind."
The Scottish Prison Service says careful thought was given to the design of HMP Highland.
A comprehensive overhaul of the prison system is being proposed, with a focus on rehabilitation, reducing reoffending and dismantling criminal networks within Dodds Prison as part of a broader...
As concerns mount over the country’s rising prison population, judges and prosecuting agencies have been identified as part of the problem.
The Riigikogu on Wednesday approved amendments to the law allowing prisoners from foreign countries to be housed in Estonian prisons. A vote on ratifying a prison agreement with Sweden will also take...
ACT’s Inspector of Custodial Services said self harm incidents should prompt therapeutic responses, not security responses.
The military junta has detained thousands of political prisoners since the 2021 coup, and a pattern of gender-based abuses is becoming clear
Sweden's right-wing government withdrew Thursday a heavily-contested proposal to lower the age at which children can be sentenced to prison from 15 to 13, citing a lack of support in parliament.
Emily C Marks finds method proposed to kill Jeffery Lee violates ban on cruel and unusual punishment
There are currently no nurses with knowledge and training in the area of addiction working in Irish prisons, vital in a system where the majority of personnel have addiction issues
A report by the Welsh Affairs Committee highlighted "serious concerns" about the Welsh prison estate. | ITV News Wales