There will be a “tragic event or some other crisis” in Irish prisons if the Government does not immediately tackle the ...

The Prison Officers' Association has accused the Government and the Department of Justice of consistently failing to deal ...

THE overcrowding crisis in Irish prisons is worse than ever with 358 inmates forced to sleep on the floor on one night this ...

More than 350 prisoners are sleeping on the floors of cells in jails because of overcrowding, the annual conference of the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) will hear today. POA president Tony Power ...

There were roughly the same number of inmates in Wigan’s jail last year as there had been 12 months earlier, figures show.

A homeless Montana man whose conviction for sex assault was overturned won a $27.75 million judgment for a vicious beating he ...

Like local jails nationwide, Montana's small holding facilities have become institutions of last resort as patients in mental ...

A prison officer at HMP Liverpool has been arrested as part of a misconduct probe after an inmate's cell was searched. The North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) has confirmed a 28-year ...

While it shows progress in gender inclusion, it also highlights major concerns like overcrowded prisons ... in the country—91 per cent of the prison population. Since 2012, Delhi’s prisons ...

Darmanin told CNews he was seeking to crack down on "drug networks that continue to operate from prison cells". "They order killings, launder money. They threaten police officers, judges ...

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says the 44-year-old man jumped from one of the tiers in the cell hall around 11 a.m. Prison staff members immediately gave the man first aid. He was taken ...

A sharp escalation in prison overcrowding is creating a “breeding ... There are now 430 prisoners sleeping on mattresses on the floors of cells, almost treble the number this time last year ...