The Irish Prison Service should, the trust argued, have the power to release remand prisoners who have been denied bail by ...

The Northern Territory's four Aboriginal land councils have issued a rare joint statement, accusing the NT government of ...

Prison staff responsibilities in the NT are set to be privatised further, with Department of Corrections employees told the ...

The number of inmates in prisons across Punjab, including Lahore, has reached alarming levels, with occupancy rates exceeding ...

A report by Human Rights Watch on Florida immigration detention facilities said they are overcrowded and filled with unsafe ...

A Human Rights Watch report said three Miami detention facilities subject people to inhumane, at times life-threatening, ...

Overcrowding, violence — and a mentally-ill female prisoner who 'had not had access to a shower for four days' — among issues ...

The Department of Correctional Services says 40% of the prison population is serving sentences of 15 years or more.

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) supports efforts to protect inmates from cholera at Aweil Central Prison ...

But, in fact, it's an iconic Scottish landmark that has taken the dubious title of the busiest attraction in Europe.

In 2024, the number of people in detention in the Netherlands dropped to 27,000, its lowest level in 30 years. That’s ...

CHANDIGARH: Punjab jails are currently housing a record 38,000 prisoners approximately, the highest in the state’s history.