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Mamdani Permanently Closes North Infirmary Command on Rikers Island

City leaders call the move a concrete step toward borough‑based jails, acknowledging the August 2027 full‑closure deadline cannot be met.

Peru Approves 2026–2028 Prison Decongestion Plan

Madeley’s Channel 5 Film Probes El Salvador’s CECOT Mega‑Prison

Prosecutors Challenge Third-Grade Prison Status for ETA Militant Juan Antonio Olarra

France’s Detention System a ‘Catastrophe,’ CGLPL Says in Final Annual Report

UP to Remake Prisons as Rehabilitation Hubs

Madeley Films Inside El Salvador Mega‑Prison and Describes 'Living Death' Conditions

Congress Interior Committee Approves Recognizing Prison Staff as Agents of Authority

California Prison Tablets Allegedly Used for Porn and Grooming

NT Budget Pours Record Funds Into Law and Order as Debt Rises

Peru Justice Minister Rules Out Releasing Dangerous Inmates Under Prison Decongestion Plan

Peru Restarts Arequipa Prison Expansion to Tackle Extreme Overcrowding

Simon Ghebremedhin Jailed for Life for Murder of Marjama Osman

WA Weighs Turning Idle Bullsbrook COVID Site Into Prison to Tackle Overcrowding

Bukele Offers To Send All Salvadoran Prisoners to Colombia After Petro’s Rebuke

Argentine Lawyer Accused of Racial Insult Leaves Brazil After Paying R$97,000 Bond

California Lawmakers Push for Another Prison Closure After Surplus Capacity Report

Mattarella Calls Prison Suicides a 'Defeat of the State' in Renewed Appeal

Sheinbaum Announces National Plan to Standardize Feminicide Investigations This Month

Jharkhand Approves Release of 23 Life-Term Convicts, Prioritizes Rehabilitation