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 ...

Prison overcrowding is at another crisis point with all secure jails having reached, or exceeded, capacity for the first time. More than 100 prisoners were sleeping on the floors of Mountjoy on ...

The UK’s prison overcrowding crisis has been fuelled by politicians‘ attempts to seem “tough on crime”, a major government review has found. The Independent Sentencing Review report is a ...

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

The National Human Rights Commission warns that the system is on the verge of collapse, citing a lack of proper healthcare and extreme overcrowding. Corruption within the prison system is another ...

The UK’s prison overcrowding crisis has been fuelled by politicians‘ attempts to seem “tough on crime”, a major government review has found. David Gauke, the former Conservative lord chancellor ...

It's clear the UK needs to find solutions to cut prison overcrowding – and find them fast. Even the recent prisoner early release scheme will barely keep pace with more offenders being jailed.