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

Converting a disused Mahamodera hospital into a prison is meant to ease chronic overcrowding in Sri Lanka’s jails.

Peru Transfers 48 Women From Chorrillos Prison to Ease Overcrowding

Jharkhand High Court Orders Statewide Surprise Checks on Prison Food, Allows Inmate-Led Canteen

French Prison Watchdog Issues Formal Warning on Decay Driving Indecent Detention

INPE Seeks Wider Use of Ankle Monitors to Ease Peru’s Prison Crowding After MEF Rejects Funding

INPE Tightens Prison Checks as Agents Block Contraband Attempts in Arequipa and Lima

Former Lindholme Prison Officer Admits Misconduct Over Inmate Relationship, Sentencing Set for December 3

Inmate Dies in La Santé Prison Cell Fire as Paris Opens Inquiry

Watchdog Urges Partial Closure of Marseille Juvenile Prison Over ‘Gravissime’ Conditions

Prison Officer Pleads Guilty to Misconduct and Cannabis Possession Over Relationship With Gangster Inmate

Supreme Court Orders Tamil Nadu Prisons to Upgrade Facilities for Disabled Inmates

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

Kim Kardashian Highlights Youth Fire Camp During Sacramento Visit for Prison Reform Advocacy

New York Reaches Agreement to End Prison Workers’ Strike

Justice Minister Orders End to Recreational Activities in Prisons, Drawing Widespread Criticism

Director of Overcrowded Mayotte Prison Resigns in Protest

Wisconsin Prisons to Enhance Support for Hearing-Impaired Inmates Following DOJ Settlement