Tetunashvili v. Georgia: the Use of Force by Police Officers in the Course of the Arrest

The case concerns the applicant’s complaints, under Articles 3, 5 and 13 of the Convention, that his arrest was unlawful, that he was ill-treated by

New Prison to Isolate 100 of France’s Most Dangerous Drug Lords

France will open its first prison dedicated to isolating the country’s top 100 drug lords in July as part of efforts to stop

United Kingdom: Prison Population Now Higher than When the Government Came to Power

Prisons in England and Wales are holding thousands more inmates than they were designed for despite Labour’s attempts to tackle the overcrowding problem

United Kingdom: Prisoners to Be Held in Police Cells to Deal with Overcrowding

Prisoners will be temporarily held in police cells to deal with prisons running out of space, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed.