Prison Overcrowding

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

The office warns chronic overcrowding, staff shortages and decaying facilities are eroding detainees’ rights and demand urgent political action.

Lille Administrative Court Orders Urgent Repairs at Overcrowded Béthune Prison

France Reports 70% Jump in Expulsions of Foreign Prisoners

Delhi Moves to Relocate Tihar Jail, Accelerate Narela High-Security Facility

Buenos Aires Legislature Approves City Penitentiary Service, Paving Way for Federal Transfer

INPE Moves 145 Inmates From Juliaca to Puno to Ease Severe Overcrowding

French Prison Watchdog Issues Formal Warning on Decay Driving Indecent Detention

Netherlands’ Two-Week Early Release Policy Draws Rule-of-Law Backlash

UK Justice Ministry Advances Pilots for Biometric Wearables and AI Monitoring

France Approves 17 Sites for Modular Prisons to Tackle Overcrowding

French Prisons Near Breaking Point Under Overcrowding Strain

Centre Urges States to Tap Bail Relief Fund for Poor Prisoners

Schleswig-Holstein Advances Plans to Expand Prisons as Justice System Struggles

Labour Review Proposes Immediate or Reduced-Term Deportation of Foreign Prisoners

France Explores Sending Foreign Inmates to Eastern Europe to Ease Prison Overcrowding

Italian Justice Ministry Criticized Over Severe Prison Overcrowding

UK Reactivates Emergency Plan to House Prisoners in Police Cells

UK Prisons Face Overcrowding Crisis with Space Predicted to Run Out by 2026

French Courts Demand Urgent Reforms in Overcrowded and Unsanitary Prisons

DR Congo Releases Nearly 1,700 Ill Inmates from Overcrowded Makala Prison