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
Reduction in the Prison Population in Russia as a Result of Crimes Committed by the Russian Regime
Europe is the only continent where the total number of prisoners has decreased since 2000. However, the extent of this reduction has largely
Denmark Tackles Prison Overcrowding by Sending the Prisoners to Kosovo
The Danish government has rented dozens of places in a prison in Kosovo to transfer foreigners sentenced to deportation for various crimes. The
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
The CPT Calls for Action to Combat Prison Overcrowding and Informal Hierarchies in Prisons
The President of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), Alan Mitchell, has presented the
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
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,