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UK: Prison experts urge replacement of run down ‘dungeons’ with ‘superjails’
From the article: “Kevin Lockyer, a former senior Ministry of Justice official and ex-prison governor, says “damp Victorian dungeons” should be replaced by 10 to 12 new “hub” jails holding up to 3,000...
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AU: Prisoners up 40% in 10 years
From the article: “The crime rate in Victoria has decreased, but the rates for offences against the person, offences against good order and drug offences have all increased.” From what I can see,...
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About 150 Inmates Escape From Indonesian Prison
From the article: “Prison directorate spokesman Akbar Hadi said the inmates forced their way out from Tanjung Gusta Prison in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, while others set the prison’s...
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Conn. prison population rising as paroles nixed
From the article: “The state’s prison population is rising and state officials say it’s due to fewer paroles following a 2007 home invasion in which a mother and her two daughters were murdered.” Read...
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Wisconsin elderly inmate population growing quickly
From the article: “Longer sentences, tougher laws for OWI’s, and sexual offenses, plus the baby boom, are three big reasons why the elderly inmate population in Wisconsin is swelling out of control....
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Vera Institute’s Sentencing & Corrections Headlines
AL – Alabama Last State to Segregate HIV-Positive Inmates CA – California Prisons Sterilized 148 Women Without Approval, Report Says CA – California Is Facing More Woes in Prisons MA – Teens in Prison...
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Kansas prison system at capacity, and more growth is expected
From the article: “If the state wants to avoid spending millions of dollars on more prison bed space, said Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts, it has to continue to look at innovative programs and...
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Ohio’s prison population expected to increase
From the article: “A report from the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee on Thursday shows that instead of gradually declining over the next several years, Ohio’s prison population is...
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Bali: New correctional facility for drug convicts underway
I think it’s official: every country in the world has an overcrowded prison system. Even Bali. Here’s what I don’t get, though. They have 1,800 inmates total and nine prisons. 1,000 of those...
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IA: Union: System in crisis, prison understaffed
From the article: “Dozens of union members picketed Friday outside the Iowa Medical and Classification Center, protesting what they say are dangerously low staffing levels and calling for the...
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