COMMENT: A new trial to tackle violence behind bars will only exacerbate the problem and put prisoners and guards at greater ...

According to latest statistics, there are 11.5 million people currently in penal systems around the world. Furthermore, ...

Labour’s justice secretary Shabana Mahmood says the report ‘lays bare the disgraceful way the last Conservative government ...

Homicides, assaults and self-harm incidents have soared in prisons in England and Wales as the overcrowding crisis deepens, ...

Britain’s new justice secretary is set to outline emergency plans Friday July 12, 2024 to relieve prison overcrowding, including the early release of thousands of prisoners.

A critical analysis of the suicide of a young prisoner and its implications for the Italian justice system.

Twenty thousand new delayed prison places are only set to be delivered by 2030 – at a construction cost of £4bn. Prison overcrowding may not seem a palatable vote-winner amid a cost of living crisis, ...

The most overcrowded prison is Limerick Women’s Prison at 159% capacity, with 89 people in custody, and a bed capacity of 56 ...

Italy's government has pledged to expand prison capacity by up 15,000 places and facilitate the transfer of inmates with ...

Italy is planning 15,000 new prison spaces and rehab alternatives to address overcrowding and rising inmate welfare concerns.