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Provinces Adopt Islamabad Declaration to Tackle Pakistan’s Prison Crisis

It commits provincial governments to time‑bound reforms, monitoring, non‑custodial measures, upgrades to inmate care.

Scottish Judge Rules Prison Guidance Allowing Trans Women in Female Jails Unlawful

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

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

Drug Driver Who Killed Three Freed After Three Years and Deported Under Early-Removal Policy

Newsom Unveils $239 Million San Quentin Learning Center Aimed at Reentry

Allahabad HC Holds UP Absolutely Liable for Unnatural Custodial Death, Orders ₹10 Lakh Payout and Reforms

Delhi, Himachal Grant Republic Day Sentence Remissions to Eligible Convicts

France’s Prison Overcrowding Deepens as Inmate Count Reaches 86,229 on December 1

Hochul Signs Amended Prison Oversight Law With 24/7 Cameras and New Accountability Rules

Pope Leo XIV Uses Jubilee Mass to Decry Prison Overcrowding and Urge Pardons

Protest Targets Justice Ministry as Lawyers Warn U.K. Hunger Strikers Could Die

UK Re-Arrests Mistakenly Freed Inmate as Data Show Sharp Rise in Prison Release Errors

French Prison Watchdog Issues Formal Warning on Decay Driving Indecent Detention

Telangana Prisons Department Opens PPP Agriculture Colony at Cherlapally

Justice Minister Promises Full Inquiry After Teen’s Suicide in JVA Ottweiler

Kashmir Leaders Urge Compassionate Family Access for Jailed Separatist’s Cancer Treatment

Centre Urges States to Tap Bail Relief Fund for Poor Prisoners

Illegal Prison Strikes in New York Prompt Hochul to Mobilize National Guard