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Overcrowded and overheated, Korean prisons become intolerable for both inmates and officers

With a metallic click, cold metal cuffs close around both wrists. “You are now in custody.” Suddenly, moving one’s arms freely becomes impossible. The discomfort sets in quickly, a...

Grievances in Federal Prison Rarely Succeed. Here’s How Prisoners Would Change That.

The Marshall Project surveyed people in federal facilities for advice about the complaint process — and how to fix it.

‘Rejected’: How Federal Prisons Stonewall Grievances and Deny Care for Years

A law forces people in federal prisons to file grievances before they can sue in court. But less than 2% of filings are granted.

The Prison Rules You Won’t Find in Any Handbook

There are unofficial rules in every prison and jail. Here’s what you need to know before you go in.

Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women

Tochigi Prison, which houses 456 inmates, is a microcosm of what female prisons across the nation are facing, from a rising foreign population to mental health issues.

In Federal Prisons, Some Guards Use Fear and Violence to Stifle Complaints

Prisoners in federal facilities must file most grievances with the guards — a system they say exposes them to retaliation, including physical abuse.

Serious implications for safety’ — report sounds alarm on prisons crisis

The Welsh Affairs Committee found prison overcrowding as well as workforce challenges have worsened safety for both prisoners and staff.

'Rejected': How federal prisons stonewall grievances and deny care for years

People who go to prison keep one important right — to file a grievance over their treatment: from abuse to denied medical care. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go...

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New prison mail policy sparks constitutional concern over inmate privacy

Key Points:  New prison mail barcode policy sparks concerns from inmates, attorneys Advocates warn changes will hinder self-represented litigants’ access to the courts  Corrections...

Prisoners in Israel face 'unprecedented' rights violations, public defender's report says

A report by the Israel Public Defender's Office warned of harsher police violence, severe overcrowding in prisons and the implementation of more measures previously reserved for wh...

Hundreds of Calls for Help: What 911 Logs Reveal About the Local Jail

From assaults to suicide attempts, emergency calls can be a sign of problems that jails can’t handle on their own.

College Education for Prisoners

It can be argued that providing college education to prisoners yields practical benefits and that there are ethical reasons for doing so.  If a function of the prison system isRead...

Grim reality of prison conditions laid bare in damning report

Inmates in England and Wales live among vermin while gangs control entire wings, monitors warn, with failures ‘at risk of becoming normalised’Staff at immigration detention centre...

Metro jail overcrowding, staffing shortages raise concerns among inmates, officers

Inmates and staff raise concerns as Louisville Metro jail faces overcrowding and staffing shortages.

Welsh prisons are ‘failing’ — inside the crisis putting staff and inmates at risk

Overcrowding and staffing challenges in Welsh prisons are undermining the safety of staff and prisoners, says Newport East MP Ruth Jones.

Prison Congestion: Judges face backlash over unjust bail conditions

As concerns mount over the country’s rising prison population, judges and prosecuting agencies have been identified as part of the problem. The post Prison Congestion: Judges face...

How to Parent From Prison

Incarcerated people from around the country share their advice.

Minor offences causing prison congestion, Tunji-Ojo says

Minister Tunji-Ojo highlights how minor offences contribute significantly to prison congestion in Nigeria and Africa, urging a review of incarceration poli Read More: https://punc...

Irish Prison Service attempted to 'constrain' its watchdog during inspection

A report today highlights the ‘worsening conditions’ that have ‘triggered national and international concern’ in the Irish prison system.

Inmate died in fire and another almost lost leg to spider in UK’s packed prisons

A new report sheds light on the state of prisons in England and Wales (Credits: Getty Images/iStockphoto) An inmate at a prison in the north of England died in a fire after an a...

Inside Vermont’s prisons: What legislators didn’t see.

Staffing shortages, medication failures and lost programming tell a different story than a recent legislative visit to Southern State Correctional Facility suggested. Read the stor...

Ian Acheson: A review of our Prisons system must not be so broad it gets blurred

The risk with a system‑wide mandate is that distinctly different threats – overcrowding, organised crime, Islamist extremism, chronic under‑staffing – are flattened into a single s...

El Salvador's mega jail can help fix our 'broken' prison system, says Richard Madeley: The lessons Britain can learn fro...

The broadcaster spent time inside the Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) in El Salvador, where suspected gang members sit in metal bunks stacked four beds high in concrete cells.