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Africa
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Nigeria
Kala Daniel found himself trapped in awaiting trial for six long months in a Nigerian correctional centre. Initially healthy, Daniel began serious coughing within weeks of his incarceration, only to later learn that he had contracted tuberculosis.
Europe
Discipline
Justice
United Kingdom
Three more prison staff have been arrested or convicted in relation to criminal offences – while new figures from the Ministry of Justice showed that over 1,000 prison or probation staff in England and Wales have faced disciplinary action in the latest 12-month period.
America
Women
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United States
Handlang has been incarcerated in men’s prisons in Missouri for 11 years. While in prison, she says she has experienced a great deal of violence and discrimination.
America
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United States
At any given time, nearly 2 million individuals are incarcerated in the United States. Rooted in the legacy of slavery, intensified by the war on drugs, and sustained by deeply embedded racial inequities, the U.S. legal structure has given rise to a sprawling system of mass incarceration.
Europe
Material conditions
Overcrowding
Violence
Belgium
The prison oversight commission has declared the Nivelles prison no longer compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights due to overcrowding and poor conditions.
United States: mystery meat and maggot-infested produce, the disturbing reality of US prison food
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America
Health
Material conditions
Violence
United States
In Eating Behind Bars, author Leslie Soble details how food is used to further punish incarcerated people in the US. At best you get “mystery meat”. Or “sour-smelling heaps” of macaroni. In the worst cases, it’s undercooked chicken, spoiled milk and maggot-infested produce.
America
Material conditions
Overcrowding
United States
Budget analysts say staff shortages, parole bottlenecks and limited capacity will stress DOC beyond limits by 2026.
America
Elderly prisoners
Health
Facilities
Rehabilitation
United States
There are currently 2,149 incarcerated people aged 65 or older in the state, accounting for 6.7% of the state’s total prison population of 32,265, according to data from Jenni Riehle, the public information officer for the Department of Corrections.
Women
Europe
Health
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United Kingdom
Across the world, incarcerated pregnant women are often held in deplorable conditions, leading some to miscarry or give birth alone inside a cell, say campaigners.
Asia
Health
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Nepal
Udayapur District Prison, built to accommodate just 50 incarcerated people, is currently housing more than four times its capacity, creating serious management and safety challenges.
Europe
Overcrowding
Rehabilitation
United Kingdom
The number of people leaving prison in the Yorkshire and Humber region with no home to go to has gone up by 69% in the past year, data has revealed.
America
Mental health
Drugs
Activities
Social ties
United States
Young men housed in Connecticut’s adult prisons have spent long periods in isolation, receiving almost no programming or mental health services, few visits, little recreation and frequent strip searches.
America
Material conditions
Facilities
Overcrowding
United States
The escape of three incarcerated persons from the St. Landry Parish Jail was the result of long-neglected structural failures. The sheriff described the facility as “severely overcrowded” and suffering from years of neglect, moisture damage and unresolved maintenance issues.