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.
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
Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua (Document)
Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated the United States
Mexican Mafia-Linked Prison Gang Accused in Fatal Attack on Rivals at Nevada Prison
Sureños gang members armed themselves with prison-made weapons and makeshift body armor before launching a deadly assault at Ely State Prison. As a
The СPT Held Its 116th Plenary Meeting from 10 to 14 March 2025
The CPT adopted the reports on the visits to Bulgaria (September 2024), Bosnia and Herzegovina (September 2024), Denmark – Greenland (January 2025), France
Domestic Violence in the Light of Police Statistics (2013 – 2024)
In recent years, domestic violence has become an object of special attention by the Parliament, the Government and the society in general. Therefore,
The Crime of Torture in the Light of the Ukrainian Police Statistics (2016 – 2024)
Police statistics on torture (Article 127 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) occupy a very controversial place in the analysis of the general
CPT Holds High-Level Talks in Latvia
The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), led by its President, Alan
Hispanic Street and Prison Gangs in the United States: Economics, Subculture, Hierarchies, Case Law and Political Discourse
This article focuses on Hispanic street and prison gangs, which – along with other gangs – constitute a significant and iconic phenomenon of