Government ❯Law ❯Criminal Justice

Prisons

High-Security Prisons Overcrowding Alcatraz Inmate Rights Prison Conditions Rikers Island Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Dublin Sexual Abuse Inmate Release Specialist Prison Riot Squads Local Prison Riot Squads Philadelphia Department of Prisons Federal Prisons Scandal-Ridden Prisons Prison Construction Prison Crisis Modular Prisons Violence Drug Abuse

Maharashtra Jails Exceed Capacity by 12,343 Inmates as Government Details 17,110-Bed Expansion

New jail construction is under way along with expanded education, legal aid, financial support for indigent inmates.

France Approves 17 Sites for Modular Prisons to Tackle Overcrowding

Trump Pushes Forward on Alcatraz Reopening with Initial Prison Assessments

France Confirms €400M High-Security Prison in French Guiana Despite Local Backlash

French Guiana to Host New High-Security Prison for Narcotraffickers and Radicalized Inmates

France Announces €400 Million Super-Max Prison in French Guiana to Target Drug Kingpins

New York Prisons Begin Early Inmate Releases to Address Severe Staffing Shortages

France to Open Two Ultra-Secure Prisons for Its Most Dangerous Narcotraffickers

France to Open High-Security Prison for Top 100 Narcotics Traffickers by July

U.S. Government Pays $116 Million to Survivors of Abuse at California Women’s Prison

Bureau of Prisons to Implement Federal Oversight Following Widespread Sexual Abuse at Women’s Prison

Bureau of Prisons to Close Troubled Facilities, Including Notorious FCI Dublin

Congo Releases 600 Inmates to Address Severe Prison Overcrowding

UK Prisons Face Unprecedented Crisis with Soaring Violence and Self-Harm

UK Police Advised to Reduce Arrests Amid Prison Overcrowding Crisis

Philadelphia Prisons Commissioner Announces Retirement Amid Crisis