The number of prisoners in England and Wales has reached a six-month high, despite thousands of inmates being released early ...

The number of prisoners in England and Wales has reached a six-month high, despite thousands of inmates being released early ...

The justice sector will be able to improve the management of the prison population with the start of construction of ten penitentiaries this year, with a view to reducing the overcrowding that ...

The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) will introduce a parole system in June this year, marking a major shift ...

County jails are facing a backlog after the statewide corrections officer strike ended earlier this month.MORE: Mounting criticism over executive order as former corrections officers face job ...

By Alek Buttermann El Salvador has received 238 alleged members of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang and 23 MS-13 members from ...

El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison, central to President Bukele's anti-crime strategy, now aids US immigration enforcement.

in which he once again drew attention to prison overcrowding. I was particularly struck by the following passage: “Imagine living with a stranger and a shared toilet in a space the size of a ...

A manhunt is underway after more than 50 inmates escaped from an Indonesian prison in a mass breakout. Footage on social media shows men jumping fences, crashing past food vendors and scrambling ...

Meanwhile, it is reported that 32 fugitives are still at large, but 21 have returned to prison. Police Chief Doni Sumarsono said: "We are still actively searching for the remaining fugitives and we ...

The system is broken, with innocent people stuck in prison, overcrowding making life unbearable, and survival depending on money and connections. Even those who deserve punishment shouldn’t have ...

El Salvador also has issues with prison overcrowding, which resulted in the construction of ‘Latin America’s biggest prison’ as leader Nayib Bukele launched his purge against the country’s ...