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Riot at Mahara Prison Kills One and Prompts Troop Deployment

Sri Lanka's extreme prison overcrowding is under fresh scrutiny following the Mahara riot.

Nick Reiner Reported to Be Rapidly Deteriorating in Los Angeles Jail

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

Deadly Two‑Day Riot at Negombo Prison Lays Bare Overcrowding and Security Failures

Lázaro Báez Hospitalized for Pneumonia While Serving 15‑Year Sentence

Peru Approves 2026–2028 Prison Decongestion Plan

MEP Rima Hassan Visited Terror-Case Detainee at Osny Prison, Officials Say

Two Deaths at Michigan Women’s Prison Prompt State and Independent Reviews

Ex-BRB Chief Moved to Bolsonaro’s Former Cell at Brasília’s ‘Papudinha’

Gang-Linked Fight at Eyman’s Rynning Unit Leaves One Inmate Critical

Prisoners’ Day Trains Spotlight on Israel’s New Death‑Penalty Law and Mass Detentions

France’s Last Detainee in Venezuela, Julien Février, Freed and Back in Paris

Families Press Case Over Córdoba Prison Fire Deaths as Mother Seeks Querellante Status

Kala Ghoda Drops Teltumbde Book Talk After Police Intervention, Organisers Say

Martín Vizcarra Says He Lost a Kidney After Emergency Surgery, Alleging Delayed Care

Amitabh Thakur Moved to Lucknow Cardiac Unit After Jail Health Scare as Remand Extended to Jan. 21

Federal Police Tell Supreme Court There Is No Short‑Term Fix for Air‑Conditioning Noise in Bolsonaro’s Room

Federal Judge Raids SPF Director in Ezeiza Prison Food Cartel Probe

Police File FIR Against 22 Inmates After Ludhiana Jail Unrest

Ecuador Finds 13 Inmates Dead at Machala Prison After Blast Outside Facility