The CPT Publishes Report on Its 2024 Periodic Visit to Slovenia
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published the report on its periodic
Eurostat: Number of Prisoners in Europe Increased by 3.2% in 2023
In 2023, there were around 499 000 prisoners in the EU, indicating a 3.2% increase compared with 2022. There were 111 prisoners per
5 Virginia Prison Guards Are Injured by Inmates Accused of Being MS-13 Members
An attack by inmates at a Virginia prison injured five guards, according to state corrections officials who said most of the assailants were
Trump Wants to Reopen One of America’s Most Notorious Prisons
On May 04, 2025, President Donald Trump said he would order the government to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, a former prison on a
Trump Administration Proposed Sending Up to 500 Alleged Venezuelan Gang Members to the El Salvador’s Mega-Prison
The United States proposed sending up to 500 Venezuelan migrants with alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador as
Ukraine: Does the ‘Fear of Punishment’ Work to Prevent Traffic Violations?
Ukraine: Does the ‘fear of punishment’ work to prevent traffic violations? In his study, Norwegian criminologist I. Andenes analyses in detail the English
Moscovian Military Aggression: The Impact of The War on Crime in Ukraine in the Light of Statistics for 2013-2024
The paper focuses on the 2013-2024 crime trends in Ukraine subjected to changes and challenges due to the 2022 Moscovian military invasion of
Mass Attacks on Prisons in France
French prisons were attacked in a series of terrorist attacks carried out by the DDPF (Rights of French prisoners) group. DDPF, an acronym
Haiti Gangs Storm Town and Release 500 Inmates from Prison
On April, 1, 2025, gang members stormed the town of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday and released about 500 inmates from prison.