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Inside CECOT, El Salvador's notorious prison, where inmates never see the light of day
The Salvadoran prison, where Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held, keeps inmates tightly confined with little ...
Former death row prisoners fight attempt to move them to one of the nation’s harshest prisons.
The men had their death sentences commuted under the Biden administration, but say they are being punished by being ...
What happens to Alabama’s ‘cruel’ prison lawsuit under Trump?
Inmates sit in a treatment dorm at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala., Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, around the time of ...
An Upstate jail has been overcrowded for decades. There's a new push to replace it.
Cherokee County Sheriff Steve Mueller in Gaffney, SC, says a new detention center is needed to address overcrowding. The ...
AP PHOTOS: A look at the huge prison in El Salvador linked to US deportations
President Donald Trump’ s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to ...
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Chords From Behind Bars: How Music Helped Four Syrian Men Survive Sednaya Prison
Asaad Shlash, Hassan Abd Alrahman, Faraj Birkdar and Haitham Alkatreb served long jail terms in the 1990s. Students and professors at Syrian universities with an interest in music, the four were also ...
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Worsening prison overcrowding poses 'very high-risk' situation for staff and inmates
A sharp escalation in prison overcrowding is creating a “breeding ground for violence” and poses a “very high-risk situation” ...
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Bill reimbursing counties for holding DPHHS inmates advances
Holding DPHHS inmates cost the county $200,625 for sentenced inmates, $471,750 for inmates awaiting evaluation and $136,375 ...
A major roadblock stands in California’s way to a transformed prison system
In its initial stages, the California Model has improved working conditions for some officers. Others say it’s creating more violence in prisons.
Durham Prison inmates caught making drugs out of toothpaste and shower gel
Overcrowded prisoners at HMP Durham have been making drugs out of toothpaste and shower gel, a watchdog has revealed.
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The conditions inside the infamous El Salvador prison where deported migrants are held
The U.S. has sent hundreds of people to the notorious mega-prison in El Salvador known as CECOT. William Brangham discussed ...
Barlinnie jail in 'wretchedly poor state' - inspectors
Inspectors have described Scotland's largest prison as being in a "wretchedly poor state" while operating at 30% over capacity. HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS) said it "strongly urged" ...