The prison population across Ireland now exceeds 5,000 in a system with bed capacity for over 4,600, leaving the Prison ...

A sharp escalation in prison overcrowding is creating a “breeding ground for violence” and poses a “very high-risk situation” ...

As the legislative session nears an end, proposed changes in state law aimed at relieving the juvenile detention system have ...

Then-Assemblymember Brian Jones said state-built prisons in other nations would "operate at a lot lower expense than being ...

Pollsmoor Juveniles Raise Alarm Over Overcrowding, Poor ConditionsJuveniles at Pollsmoor Prison complained to visiting parliamentarians about overcrowding and inadequate bathroom facilities during an ...

There were 10,605 assaults on staff last year, up 15 per cent on the year before setting a new grim record. The statistics, ...