Prison Overcrowding
latest news & developments
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
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…
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
Zambian opposition leaders detained in ‘filthy, unimaginable’ conditions
“Any detainee will attest to the fact that the conditions are quite deplorable”
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.
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.
Nursing Zim prisons back to health
One man’s mission to bring sanitary sanity and dignity to those kept behind bars.
Ndebele: SA has highest prison population in Africa
South Africa has the highest prison population in Africa, says Correctional Services Minister Sbu Ndebele.