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Mexico’s Prisons Exceed Capacity as Over a Third of Inmates Remain Unsentenced

Inegi’s 2025 census shows that 46.3% of female inmates are held without sentence, underscoring deep disparities in pretrial detention.

Florencio Varela Prison Mutiny Ends After SPB Fires 500 Riot Rounds

Dozens of Inmates Riot at Marassi Prison in Genova, Two Guards Hospitalized

Robert Maudsley Relocated After Record 46 Years in Solitary Confinement

New York Reaches Agreement to End Prison Workers’ Strike

French Prison Watchdog Challenges Mobile Phone Ban in Detention Centers

DOJ Report Exposes Severe Violence and Neglect at South Carolina Jail

Sixth Inmate Death at Wisconsin Prison Under Investigation

Federal Judge Orders Louisiana to Protect Incarcerated Workers from Extreme Heat