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October 7, 2025

Connecting Stories Beyond Bars

America Pre-trial detention Women Europe Long-term prisoners Access to legal rights Mental health Material conditions Violence Social ties

‘Connecting Stories Beyond Bars - The invisible impact of prison on relatives’ is a six-episode docuseries produced with Acifad (Argentina), Amparar (Brasil), Relais Famille (Canada), OIP-SF (France), Documenta (Mexico) and POPS (UK). Read

July 3, 2026

Bulgaria: the Committee of Ministers welcomes substantial improvement of prison conditions

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Europe Material conditions Bulgaria

At its Human Rights meeting on 11-13 June, the Committee of Ministers welcomed the significant progress achieved by the Bulgarian authorities in eradicating prison overcrowding and substantially improving material conditions of detention.

July 3, 2026

India: space constraints force incarcerated people in Kerala to sleep in shifts: KeLSA study

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Asia Overcrowding India

The prison authorities stated that there are 58 jails in the state, housing a total of 9,914 inmates till date against an authorised capacity of 7,416.

June 22, 2026

Colombia: presidential candidate De La Espriella proposes mega-prisons, crime crackdown

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South America Colombia

Abelardo De La Espriella, a lawyer and businessman with no political experience, is seeking to become Colombia’s next president on Sunday, challenging both the left and the traditional right with a promise to crack down on illegal armed groups, drug trafficking and crime.

June 19, 2026

South Sudan: children wait years for trial in juvenile prison

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Africa Overcrowding South Sudan

South Sudan’s main juvenile detention facility is holding more than three times its intended capacity, with many children waiting years for trial, officials said on Tuesday as activists marked the Day of the African Child by calling for support and rehabilitation for young offenders.

June 19, 2026

Turkey: violations in Black Sea prisons: absolute isolation has spread to all prisons

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Asia Violence Turkey

The DEM Party Prison Commission stated that prisoners’ access to healthcare is being blocked, discriminatory practices targeting Kurdish identity are continuing, and that they will follow up on the rights violations being experienced.

June 19, 2026

Canada: how Dorchester penitentiary's book club works

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Culture North America Activities Canada

Book Clubs for Inmates planning expansion into all of Atlantic Canada’s prisons

June 19, 2026

United States: how federal prisons stonewall grievances and deny care for years

News

North America Women Health United States

A law forces people in federal prisons to file grievances before they can sue in court. But less than 2% of filings are granted.

June 18, 2026

England : deaths within two weeks of release

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Europe Mental health United Kingdom

Growing number of people in England and Wales are being released into homelessness with little support

June 18, 2026

India : Supreme Court Judge visits Bengaluru Central Prison, launches skill development and mental health initiatives

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Asia Health Mental health India

Justice Vikram Nath of the Supreme Court and executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) visited the Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara on Sunday and inaugurated several initiatives aimed at improving rehabilitation, skill development and mental healthcare service…

June 18, 2026

United States: Vermont invests nearly $10.5 million in prison air conditioning

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North America Material conditions United States

After years of complaints from prison staff and incarcerated people about sweltering summer conditions, Vermont has approved its largest investment in cooling state correctional facilities in recent years.

June 18, 2026

Iraq : university education centers inside Abu Ghraib prison

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Middle East Activities Alternatives Iraq

Iraq’s justice ministry plans to open university education centers inside Baghdad’s notorious Abu Ghraib Prison as part of efforts to expand rehabilitation programs and allow inmates to continue their academic education

June 18, 2026

Iran : former prisoners describe beatings and denial of medical care in Ghezel Hesar Prison

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Asia Torture Violence Iran

Former inmates of Suite 35 at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj have provided HRANA with accounts alleging the systematic mistreatment of prisoners, including physical assaults, the use of pipes as instruments of corporal punishment, denial of medical care, and the transfer of injured detainees to the f…

June 18, 2026

Morocco : lawyer of jailed Moroccan activist warns her health is declining

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Africa Women Violence Morocco

Rights groups and the lawyer of jailed Moroccan feminist, Ibtissame Lachgar, warn that her health is declining rapidly because she is not getting the care she needs.

June 18, 2026

United States: ‘torturous’ conditions in Mississippi prisons are ‘breeding ground for suicide’

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North America Mental health Violence United States

Mina Corpuz with Mississippi Today and Daja E. Henry with The Marshall Project review their deep-dive reporting into suicides in Mississippi’s prisons. Inmates — including those known to pose harm to themselves — are often locked away in solitary confinement without adequate checks on their wellbei…

June 12, 2026

Ethiopia : sleeping in turns

Interview

Africa Women Minors Overcrowding Violence Ethiopia

Kumsa Gutteta spent more than twelve years behind bars in Ethiopia. Today, Director of the Centre for Justice, he describes a prison system marked by extreme overcrowding, years of armed conflict and the absence of alternatives to imprisonment.

May 26, 2026

Cuba: “If there’s one thing that’s rampant in Cuban prisons, it’s hunger"

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Crises Discipline Health Material conditions Facilities Violence Cuba

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May 13, 2026

Prison Insider in 2025

Activity report

Crises Material conditions Facilities Overcrowding Social ties

Staying true to its mission, Prison Insider continues to shed light on prison conditions across the globe, year after year. Take a look at the activities carried out in 2025 by leafing through our activity report.

May 12, 2026

Scotland: “A state of permanent hyperawareness”

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Europe Health Mental health Material conditions Facilities Social ties Rehabilitation United Kingdom

John has been incarcerated for nearly twenty years since the age of 16. Now a husband, a father, and a PhD researcher, he shares his story with us — from his time behind bars to how prison still impacts him today. Interview.

May 11, 2026

Belgium: prison staff strike over overcrowding

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Europe Overcrowding Violence Belgium

Prison staff across Belgium began a nationwide strike at 6am on Monday, protesting against severe overcrowding, rising violence and heavy workloads.

May 9, 2026

New Zealand: corrections union says fuel crisis worsening prison staffing shortages

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Oceania Overcrowding New Zealand

The union representing prison staff said the Department of Corrections is not prepared for the fuel crisis, making existing staffing woes worse.

May 6, 2026

United States: Texas prisons saw 2,500% increase in overdose deaths in 7 years, TDCJ leader says

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America Health Drugs United States

Overdose deaths in Texas prisons jumped 2,480% over the past seven years, a state prison official told lawmakers this week as they consider ways to curb contraband in Texas correctional facilities.

May 5, 2026

United Kingdom: prison has record for number of working incarcerated people

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Europe Work United Kingdom

A prison has set a UK record with the number of its incarcerated people working while behind bars, it has been revealed.

May 4, 2026

Greece: 11 arrested after deadly Serres prison clash

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Europe Violence Greece

Eleven incarcerated people have been arrested after a deadly confrontation inside a Greek prison left two incarcerated men dead, with authorities investigating how weapons were obtained and security measures were breached during the incident.