This year
Crises
Discipline
Health
Material conditions
Facilities
Violence
Cuba
In this testimonial published by the Cuban Prison Documentation Center, Carlos Michael Morales, incarcerated after 11J protests, shares his experience as a prisoner in Cuba.
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.
Culture
North America
Activities
Canada
Book Clubs for Inmates planning expansion into all of Atlantic Canada’s prisons
Europe
Mental health
United Kingdom
Growing number of people in England and Wales are being released into homelessness with little support
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…
Ethiopia : sleeping in turns
Interview
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.
Scotland: “A state of permanent hyperawareness”
Testimonial
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.
