Pranato System: the Venezuelan Prison Phenomenon, or What Consequences Can Be Caused by the State’s Withdrawal from the Management of the Prison System

At the end of 2010, a unique phenomenon emerged in Venezuela: the Pranato System, designed to regulate the situation that the state was

Homo Disciplinatus as an Object of Social Control Policy (on the Issue of Simulacrisation of National Policy of Torture Prevention)

In the twenty-first century, torture, formally prohibited by universal and regional human rights standards and the legislation of modern states, has become an

J.G.G., et al. v.  Donald J. Trump, et al.: Removal of Alleged Gang Members Pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act of 1798

In the predawn hours of Saturday, March 15, five Venezuelan noncitizens being held in Texas by the Department of Homeland Security sought emergency

Inside the Drugs Gang Supplying HMP Preston

A prison nurse who was caught smuggling drugs and mobile phones into HMP Preston was part of a ‘sophisticated drugs gang’. Kiera Burton

The Future of a New Prison in Lithuania

Lithuania has not built a single new prison during the period of independence. More than one government has promised to build a prison,

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

US Deports 250 Alleged Gang Members to El Salvador Despite Court Ruling to Halt Flights

On Friday, March 14, 2025, President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to order the deportations of suspected members of the Venezuelan gang