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FOI Records Lay Bare 130% Overcrowding in Ontario Jails as Ford Stands by Big Expansion Plan

Critics say the province should ease remand backlogs rather than keep adding beds.

New York Details Prison Drone Drop as Officials Press Crackdown on Flights Over Prisons

Catalan Parliament Grants Agent-of-Authority Status to Prison Staff on Internal-Regime Duties

Justice Committee Warns UK Prisons Are in Crisis, Failing Rehabilitation

Arkansas Department of Corrections Report Details Six-Month Plot and Security Blunders

Union Demands Safety Reforms After High-Risk Inmate Attack at Picassent Prison

UK to Deport Foreign Prisoners After Serving 30% Under New Overcrowding Plan

Chemical Agents Used to Quell Trousdale Turner Prison Riot in Tennessee

German prisons to raise prisoner wages after constitutional court ruling

HMP Frankland Rated ‘Generally Safe’ as Security Clampdown Intensifies

Government Faces Pressure After Prison Officer Attacked by Southport Killer Using Boiling Water

Report Calls for Massive Prison Expansion to Address Overcrowding and Public Safety

Judge Declares Texas Prison Heat Conditions Unconstitutional, Trial to Determine Remedies

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

New York Reaches Agreement to End Prison Workers’ Strike

California Inmate Firefighters Face Risks for Low Pay During Devastating Wildfires

California Incarcerated Firefighters Face Low Pay and Limited Protections

Peers Urge Reform of Indeterminate Prison Sentences

Nine Inmates Charged for Violent Crimes at Brooklyn Federal Jail

Ex-Mafia Hitman Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing 'Whitey' Bulger