Gov. Evers to repurpose prisons amid overcrowding crisis
Gov. Tony Evers’ newest plan for Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections system proposes closing the Green Bay Correctional Institution and reformations to multiple other state prisons. The plan also includes converting the maximum-security prison,
Scotland frees hundreds of inmates as U.K. grapples with prison overcrowding crisis
Hundreds of prisoners will be freed in Scotland as part of a broader emergency response to ease the burden of overcrowded prisons across the United Kingdom.
Early release of hundreds of prisoners in Scotland begins
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Up to 390 prisoners set for early release TODAY in bid to tackle overcrowding crisis
The Scottish Government are set to release as many as 390 prisoners under their new early release scheme to tackle prison overcrowding. Passed in November last year, the Prisoners Early Release Act sees prisoners who are sentenced to less than four years to be released after serving 40 per cent of their sentence,
Scotland begins early release of nearly 400 convicts in effort to relieve prison overcrowding
A long-running crisis of overstuffed jails and backlogged courts has reached a critical level. View on euronews
Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons
They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to ...
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Recall to prison needs urgent reform to avoid overcrowding crisis, charity warns
Urgent reform is needed to avoid another prison overcrowding crisis as rising numbers of people being recalled to ...
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Dominican prisons face overcrowding and human rights concerns
Santo Domingo.- Thousands of inmates in the Dominican Republic endure extreme overcrowding, with many sleeping on floors near unsanitary conditions. Over 60% of the country’s 26,000 prisoners are held ...
'Tough on crime' policies behind prison crisis, says review
The independent review says successive governments made "knee jerk" decisions to issue longer prison sentences.
Scottish prisons to begin release of hundreds of prisoners to tackle overpopulation
It is estimated that 260-390 short-term prisoners who have served 40% of their time will be released by the Scottish Prison ...