‘Fit for pigs’: Conditions in overcrowded Zimbabwe prisons choke inmates | Prison
Harare, Zimbabwe – For convening what the police called an illegal gathering in Harare’s central business district, Parere Kunyenzura stayed 187 days in a prison…
Ecuador declares state of emergency in prisons amid fatal attacks | Prison News
President Guillermo Lasso orders military and police to take control of Ecuador’s prison system after wave of violence. Ecuador has declared a state of emergency…
Solitary confinement is still widespread in US prisons and jails | Prison News
When Kwaneta Harris entered solitary confinement in 2015, she knew it would be much harder to keep in touch with her family. She was permitted…
Honduran armed forces seize control of prisons to stamp out gangs | Crime News
The government of Honduras has announced a crackdown on organised crime within the Central American country’s prison system after an attack in a women’s penal…
California is closing its last youth prisons. Will alternatives work?
After a two-year wind-down, California is in the final weeks of closing its notoriously grim youth prison system, a landmark moment that arrives as juvenile…
In Brazil, prisons without guards offer inmates path to recovery | Prison News
Sao Joao del-Rei, Brazil – When Israel Domingos was convicted of drug trafficking four years ago, the 34-year-old Brazilian never imagined he would ultimately end…
Will California limit solitary confinement in prisons?
FOLSOM — On a recent day in this sun-soaked suburb, conditions were perfect for an outdoor workout at a maximum-security prison in Northern California. Winter storms…
HRW report on Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons highlights abuses | Prison News
Islamabad, Pakistan – A prominent rights group has raised alarm over Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons and called for reforms to the country’s criminal justice system. In…
Trans inmates “with male genitalia” to be banned from women’s prisons
The UK government has announced that it will no longer place trans women “with male genitalia” in women’s prisons “unless there are exceptional circumstances”. The…
Maine’s Prisons Taught Washington a Crucial Lesson in Fighting Opioids
WARREN, Maine. — Two years ago, Chuck Schooley woke up in a hospital bed. He had overdosed inside Maine State Prison and was rushed out…