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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Drone drugs problem persists at prison

A new inspection of HMP Bullingdon finds drug availability is leading to increased violence.

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.

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.

‘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.

'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...

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...

Prisoner numbers at record high despite 600 releases in six months

Numerous attempts to address overcrowding have failed to make a long-term impact and the population has reached critical levels.

Prison slammed over continued 'drone drugs' and violence failures

HMP Bullingdon, near Bicester in Oxfordshire, has been criticised for making patchy progress in tackling drugs, violence and poor conditions.

More day releases to help prisons bursting at the seams: NOS

Overcrowding and lack of staff could prompt prisons to put more prisoners on day release, according to justice ministry plans...

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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.

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...

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...

Jackson County Inmate Outcry Claims New Jail Already Hot Mess

Social media put this typical jailhouse griping on blast last week . . . Like it or not, Americans don't have much sympathy for the incarcerated and human rights complaints typical...

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...

Wisconsin women’s prisons 78% over capacity, nearing record

Wisconsin's women's prisons are 78% over capacity as the state's prison population nears an all-time high, forcing beds into gyms and cutting access to programs. The post Wisconsin...

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...

Sri Lanka Prison Riot Exposes Intertwined Crises of Drugs, Crime and Overcrowding

A recent prison riot at Negombo underscores the need for the government to dismantle drug trafficking networks, contain criminal activity and carry out prison reforms.