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Prison Overcrowding

Freeing Nigeria’s unjustly imprisoned
Africa
/ 13 June 2021

Freeing Nigeria’s unjustly imprisoned

Too many Nigerians are stuck in prison for longer than allowed by law – sometimes for crimes they did not commit

By Aisha Salaudeen
The Covid-19 crisis facing India’s prisoners
World
/ 6 May 2021

The Covid-19 crisis facing India’s prisoners

Political prisoners in India, many of whom are awaiting trial, face abysmal conditions in far-flung, overcrowded jails. Now they are threatened with infection without access to healthcare

By Haris Zargar
Bail could be the key to reducing severe prison overcrowding
Coronavirus
/ 14 May 2020

Bail could be the key to reducing severe prison overcrowding

More than a quarter of prisoners have not been convicted of anything, they just couldn’t meet bail requirements

By Safura Abdool Karim
Zambian opposition leaders detained in ‘filthy, unimaginable’ conditions
Africa
/ 5 May 2017

Zambian opposition leaders detained in ‘filthy, unimaginable’ conditions

“Any detainee will attest to the fact that the conditions are quite deplorable”

By Simon Allison
Shutting Rikers would be a major step towards fixing the US’s racially skewed prisons
Article
/ 22 June 2016

Shutting Rikers would be a major step towards fixing the US’s racially skewed prisons

New York City’s jail has a long history of being a hotbed of inequality and abuse, which still lingers.

By Ruth Hopkins
SA’s prison system in crisis, says DA
Article
/ 15 June 2014

SA’s prison system in crisis, says DA

The Democratic Alliance says reports of drug smuggling and the bribery of warders at Leeuhof Prison is a sign of a system in crisis.

By Sapa
Nursing Zim prisons back to health
Article
/ 27 September 2013

Nursing Zim prisons back to health

One man’s mission to bring sanitary sanity and dignity to those kept behind bars.

By Mara Kardas-Nelson
Ndebele: SA has highest prison population in Africa
Article
/ 11 February 2013

Ndebele: SA has highest prison population in Africa

South Africa has the highest prison population in Africa, says Correctional Services Minister Sbu Ndebele.

By Sapa

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