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Peru to Concentrate High-Risk Inmates in 3–4 Special Prisons Under Tougher Controls

The plan targets illicit communications to prevent 'criminal contamination' under the new prison authority Sunir.

Israel Prison Service Plans Execution Facility as Terror Death-Penalty Bill Nears Further Knesset Votes

Belgium Sends Ministers to Estonia to Explore Renting Prison Space

Delhi, Himachal Grant Republic Day Sentence Remissions to Eligible Convicts

Nation and Buenos Aires Sign Accord to Transfer Marcos Paz Prison, Paving Way to Close Devoto

Brazil Year-End Prison Furloughs: 46,000 Released, About 1,900 Did Not Return

Delhi High Court Opens Suo Motu Oversight of Remission, Premature Release Policies

Maharashtra Jails Exceed Capacity by 12,343 Inmates as Government Details 17,110-Bed Expansion

Czech Justice Ministry Faces Inquiry Over €40 Million Bitcoin Gift from Ex-Darknet Operator

Australia's Tough New Bail Laws Drive Surge in Prison Spending and Remand Populations

New York Prisons Begin Early Inmate Releases to Address Severe Staffing Shortages

UK Considers Sentencing Reforms to Address Prison Overcrowding Crisis

UK Reactivates Emergency Plan to House Prisoners in Police Cells

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

UK Faces Severe Prison Overcrowding Despite Plans for New Facilities

UK Prison Expansion Delayed by Five Years and £4.2bn Over Budget

UK Government Implements Emergency Prison Measures Amid Overcrowding Crisis

Prison Population Drops by Over 2,000 Amid Early Release Scheme

UK Government Considers Leasing Prison Cells in Estonia Amid Record Overcrowding

Report Exposes Severe Failures at HMP Wandsworth