#prison-system

#prison-system

Across France, various initiatives have emerged to improve addiction care in correctional settings, indicating a growing recognition of the importance of addressing substance use disorders among incarcerated populations.

The CECOT prison, notorious for its extreme nature, has not only become a focal point of fear but also a bizarre draw for extreme travel influencers.

Mr. King had a history of repeated self-harm following inappropriate behaviour, when he lost his job or after staff told him to do something he did not want to do.

Under the new agreement, negotiated between state officials and the correctional officers' union, thousands of New York State correctional officers will return to work after wildcat strikes.

According to the RAND report, the state would have needed to reduce each of the 174 released individuals' sentences by just 1.2 years to break even, considering the millions invested by the state and counties in the pilot program.

A prison ombudsman report revealed that Anthony Christian, who died while serving a sentence for rape, faced inadequate medical care and subpar living conditions.

El Salvador has proposed an unprecedented offer to the U.S., allowing the country to outsource imprisonment of convicted criminals, in exchange for a fee.

Gaie Delap, a 77-year-old environmental activist, has been imprisoned again due to the inability to find a suitable monitoring device to fit her wrist. This situation highlights bureaucratic challenges in the justice system regarding the treatment of vulnerable individuals.