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Inmate Sets Mattress Ablaze at Cook County Jail; 11 Treated for Smoke Inhalation

Deputies extinguished the small cell fire, prompted a fifth-floor evacuation, and officials say the cause is under investigation.

Rikers Inmate Awaiting Trial Dies as Mayor's Condolence Draws Backlash

Three Inmates Killed and 23 Injured in Fresh Sri Lanka Prison Clashes

Autopsy Finds Blood Clot Caused Death at Michigan Women’s Prison

Family Seeks Court-Ordered Transfer of Huron Valley Inmate Over Health Concerns

State Review Finds Deep Cultural Failures and Rising Violence in New York Prisons

Third Death at Michigan Women’s Prison Prompts Push for Independent Probe

Fulton County Jail Will Stop Taking Most Misdemeanor Arrestees on July 1

Violent Clash at Kapurthala Jail Triggers Rooftop Protests

Two Rikers Detainees Die in 24 Hours, Raising 2026 Jail Deaths to Four

Peru Transfers 48 Women From Chorrillos Prison to Ease Overcrowding

NCRB 2024 Shows Crowding Eases Nationally as Delhi Jails Run at 194.6%

NYC Starts Moving Rikers Detainees to New 104-Bed Bellevue Unit

Supreme Court Orders States, UTs to File Updated, Jail-Wise Prison Data by May 18

New INPE Chief Launches Surprise Prison Sweeps in Northern Peru

Federal Judge Installs Nicholas Deml to Take Operational Control of Rikers Island

Berlin Police Detain Three at 'Free Maja' Rally During Ongoing Budapest Trial

Palestine Action Prison Hunger Strike Enters Critical Phase as Muraisi Reaches 66 Days

Two Palestine Action Hunger Strikers Hospitalized as 50-Day Protest Reaches Crisis Point

Italy’s Government Blocks La Russa’s Holiday ‘Mini-Indulto’ Push