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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 hours ago

Treat jailed drug dealers like radical extremists, says prisons watchdog

Jailed drug dealers should be isolated and managed assertively to reduce violence and chaos in prisons.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
18 hours ago

MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor opens Bellevue medical outpost for Rikers detainees, saying it's a step toward closing the jail | amNewYork

Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a new medical unit at Bellevue Hospital, marking progress towards closing Rikers Island and improving care for detainees.
#rikers-island
Brooklyn
fromGothamist
19 hours ago

Mayor Mamdani opens new Bellevue Hospital unit for Rikers detainees

A new $241 million unit at Bellevue Hospital will house Rikers Island detainees with serious medical needs, improving care and supporting jail closure efforts.
NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Rikers Island inmate dies in custody at Elmhurst Hospital on Sunday | amNewYork

Another inmate died after being transferred from Rikers Island to a hospital, raising concerns about medical care and conditions at the facility.
New York City
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Man dies in custody at Rikers Island jail, officials say

A 39-year-old man died in custody at Rikers Island, prompting calls for accountability and the urgent need to close the facility.
fromGothamist
1 week ago
Miami Marlins

Family says first Rikers detainee to die this year had no urgent health issues on arrival

Brooklyn
fromGothamist
19 hours ago

Mayor Mamdani opens new Bellevue Hospital unit for Rikers detainees

A new $241 million unit at Bellevue Hospital will house Rikers Island detainees with serious medical needs, improving care and supporting jail closure efforts.
NYC parents
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Rikers Island inmate dies in custody at Elmhurst Hospital on Sunday | amNewYork

Another inmate died after being transferred from Rikers Island to a hospital, raising concerns about medical care and conditions at the facility.
New York City
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Man dies in custody at Rikers Island jail, officials say

A 39-year-old man died in custody at Rikers Island, prompting calls for accountability and the urgent need to close the facility.
fromGothamist
1 week ago
Miami Marlins

Family says first Rikers detainee to die this year had no urgent health issues on arrival

#israel
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Discriminatory' Israeli death penalty law sparks international criticism

The Israeli Knesset approved a bill allowing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism, raising international concerns over discrimination and justice.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

What are the consequences of Israel's death penalty law for Palestinians?

Israel is the first country in the 21st century to approve a death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Palestine weekly wrap: Protests sweep West Bank after death penalty law

Israeli strikes on Gaza escalate, and a new law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians has sparked widespread protests and international condemnation.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Discriminatory' Israeli death penalty law sparks international criticism

The Israeli Knesset approved a bill allowing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism, raising international concerns over discrimination and justice.
fromIndependent
3 days ago

Brenda Power: Botox behind bars and no jail terms for financial crime - radical ways to shake up our broken prison system

A detective garda who brutally assaulted his wife in front of their young children walked free from court without a custodial sentence, raising serious concerns about justice.
Law
Washington DC
fromemptywheel
3 days ago

The Other Hostage Crisis - emptywheel

The DOD successfully rescued a downed Weapons Systems Officer using extensive military resources and strategies, despite challenges from Iranian forces.
#palestinian-rights
fromTruthout
4 days ago
Left-wing politics

Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out

Left-wing politics
fromTruthout
4 days ago

Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out

Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian activist, was detained by ICE for over a year due to her advocacy for Palestinian rights.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Human tragedy': Leqaa Kordia on how ICE jail echoes life in occupied Palestine

Leqaa Kordia connects her experiences in US immigration detention to the plight of Palestinians under Israeli occupation.
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Israel systematically torturing Palestinians in custody, says UN expert

Palestinians in custody face severe physical and psychological abuse, indicating systematic torture by Israel since the onset of the conflict on October 7, 2023.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt

Camp East Montana is the largest immigrant detention center in the U.S. and has raised serious concerns over detainee deaths and living conditions.
Podcast
fromVulture
6 days ago

Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes Bonded During Prison 'Poop Duty'

Jen Shah formed a close friendship with Elizabeth Holmes during their time in prison, bonding over shared experiences and celebrity status.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Young adults facing life or indeterminate sentences almost doubles in a decade

The number of young adults receiving life sentences has nearly doubled in a decade, raising concerns about their mental health and future prospects.
Washington DC
fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

They Had to Clean Solitary Cells. What They Saw Forced Them to Quit.

Solitary confinement work is demoralizing and involves invasive strip searches, contributing to severe mental health issues among incarcerated individuals.
World news
fromThe New Yorker
5 days ago

Searching for Iran's Disappeared Prisoners

Families are conducting forensics to locate detained loved ones at risk of abuse or execution amid ongoing conflict in Iran.
London politics
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Five members of Dublin gang jailed for total of 34 years for torture of man 'that bypasses any notion of humanity'

Five gang members received 34 years in prison for torturing Barry Moore, including waterboarding and branding him with a hot iron.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Guardian view on prisons: sentencing reform has not eased the sense of crisis | Editorial

Prisons in England and Wales face a crisis with high violence, staff shortages, and inadequate reforms, necessitating urgent government action.
Brooklyn
fromNew York Daily News
1 week ago

Video shows MDC Brooklyn inmates 'fishing' for contraband through window

Inmates at MDC Brooklyn attempted a contraband smuggling scheme using a rope and cellphone instructions from convicted killer Taxstone.
fromIrish Independent
6 days ago

Probe launched after inmate dies in Midlands Prison

The Irish Prison Service confirmed that the inmate died in custody on April 1. All deaths in custody are investigated by the Irish Prison Service, the Inspector of Prisons and An Garda Síochána, where circumstances warrant.
UK news
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

As Ford government vows to keep more criminals 'behind bars,' data shows violence in jails is rising | CBC News

Ontario jail violence is escalating, with staff assaults rising to 11 per 100 inmates in 2025 from 9 in 2024, and inmate-on-inmate assaults reaching 67 per 100 inmates, driven by overcrowding and chronic staff shortages.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

How Israel's record budget will finance expanding illegal settlements

The $271bn budget aims to fund extreme right-wing projects and entrench Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank amid rising violence.
#death-penalty
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
World politics

The Guardian view on Israel's death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so | Editorial

Left-wing politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Israel poised to pass controversial death penalty bill

Israel's parliamentary committee approved a bill to re-establish the death penalty for terrorists, particularly targeting Palestinians convicted in military and criminal courts.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

The Guardian view on Israel's death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so | Editorial

The new Israeli law mandates the death penalty for Palestinians, reinforcing discriminatory practices and potentially constituting a war crime.
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

From mall to torture site: Venezuela debates El Helicoide prison's future

"There was always artificial light, always," Armas said, during a rally outside the prison, which has become synonymous with torture. "That makes you feel really anxious and kind of paranoid."
US news
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Palestinians in West Bank protest, strike against Israeli death penalty law

Palestinian protests erupted against a new Israeli law imposing the death penalty for deadly attacks, leading to widespread strikes and condemnation from human rights officials.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect

Under the reform, courts must stop handing out such short prison terms other than in a number of specific or exceptional circumstances. MPs passed the measure as part of the government's plan to end the population crisis in prisons.
UK news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Nick Reiner in solitary: No visitors, alone with his dark thoughts'

Following Reiner's arrest in the murder of his parents, who were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood mansion on Dec. 14, people have looked back on those red-carpet photos and say that he looked a bit detached from everyone else and even from the reality of the moment.
Film
fromGothamist
3 weeks ago

NYC is looking to hire a 'jails czar' to help close Rikers

The high-ranking role comes with a $180,000 to $230,000 salary, the listing states, and "will serve as a trusted advisor to the mayor, first deputy mayor, and the administration's senior leadership on all matters related to the closing of Rikers."
New York City
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Tens of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales at risk of cell fires

The government abandoned its pledge to make all prison cells fire-safe by end of 2027, leaving tens of thousands of prisoners at risk despite knowing for nearly two decades that a quarter of prison places are unsafe.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Israel drops charges against soldiers in Palestinian detainee abuse case

Israel dropped all charges against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at a military detention facility, closing a highly divisive case.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

What Mehdi Mahmoudian Saw Inside the Iranian Prison System

Mahmoudian decided to help his torturer. He invited the man into his shop, offered him tea, and recruited a co-worker to fix his car. Hours later, when the man was preparing to leave, Mahmoudian reintroduced himself as his former prisoner. Stunned, the man drove away without responding. But he returned to the print shop the next day and asked for Mahmoudian's forgiveness.
Independent films
#prison-violence
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Governors warn of increasing violence of nothing-to-lose' inmates attacking notorious prisoners

Prisoners serving lengthy or whole-life sentences in high-security prisons increasingly attack notorious inmates because they face no additional punishment and gain status through violence.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Governors warn of increasing violence of nothing-to-lose' inmates attacking notorious prisoners

Prisoners serving lengthy or whole-life sentences in high-security prisons increasingly attack notorious inmates because they face no additional punishment and gain status through violence.
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Israel holding more than half of Palestinian child detainees without charge

Over half of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons are held without charge or trial, reaching record levels since 2008 monitoring began.
New York Islanders
fromThe Marshall Project
1 month ago

Hopes Rise for Troubled Rikers Jail Closure, but Mamdani Faces Hurdles

Mayor Zohran Mamdani must deliver closure of Rikers by a legal deadline amid delays, activist pressure, oversight requirements, and construction of replacement jails.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Man Who Broke Into Jail

Lieutenant Thomas Conrad was standing in a control room in Nashville's new central jail when he noticed something off with one of the key rings hanging on the wall. It was midday on December 30, 2019, and in two weeks the still empty jail would take in about seven hundred inmates. While contractors were finishing their work, Conrad, a senior correctional officer with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, was organizing equipment: handheld radios, handcuffs, and keys.
US news
New York City
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I visited the Rikers jail kitchen. I left shaken by what I'd seen.

Rikers Island's kitchen produces 7 million meals annually for nearly 7,000 detainees, with professional chefs preparing food from scratch in a highly controlled, secure environment.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Sex offender takes his own life in London prison after believing staff were trying to kill him

Peter Magloire died from asphyxiation in prison after receiving inadequate mental health care, with staff dismissing his paranoia and showing negligence during his final moments.
Left-wing politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Palestinians Face Beatings and Abuse in Israeli Interrogations at Rafah Crossing

Palestinian returnees through Rafah crossing report systematic harassment, torture, and interrogation by Israeli border agents who attempt recruitment as informants and convey that Gaza belongs to Israel.
Public health
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Some Public Health Workers Assigned to Guantanamo, Other ICE Jails, Are Quitting

U.S. Public Health Service officers were deployed to Guantánamo Bay to staff a Trump-era immigration detention operation, amid limited briefings and troubling detainee conditions.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

The Cruel Conditions of ICE's Mojave Desert Detention Center

Immigration authorities have used deliberate medical neglect in detention to coerce detainees toward self-deportation.
#hunger-strike
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Deaths in Detention Warn of Horrors Behind ICE's Prison Walls

The CoreCivic, Inc. California City Immigration Processing Center stands in the Kern County desert awaiting reopening as a federal immigrant detention facility under contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California City, California, on July 10, 2025. PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP via Getty Images All eyes are on the Trump administration's brutal "immigration enforcement" operation in Minnesota, where roving squads of federal agents in Minneapolis are demanding proof of citizenship from people of color on the street and lashing out against residents enraged by the deadly shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last week.
US politics
Public health
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

California agency tasked with scrutinizing jail deaths hasn't completed a single review

The In-Custody Death Review Division has completed no reviews of over 150 jail deaths because counties withheld or redacted necessary investigatory and medical records.
#ipp-sentences
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Israeli prisons are akin to torture camps', Israeli rights group finds

At least 84 Palestinian prisoners died in Israeli jails since October 2023 amid alleged systematic abuse, denial of medical care, deliberate starvation, and withheld bodies.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Rights group warns on Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners

Palestinian detainees report systemic torture, sexual assault, and inhumane treatment across Israeli prisons and detention centers.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Three inmates dead after possible riot' at Georgia state prison

Several major inmate fights at a Davisboro, Georgia state prison left three inmates dead and about a dozen injured, with 13 transported for medical treatment.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Palestinian journalists tortured in Israeli prisons report

Dozens of Palestinian journalists detained during the two-year Gaza war reported torture, sexual assault, hunger, and prolonged administrative detention often without charges or trial.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

No staff, no equipment, no medicine: a doctor on returning to Gaza after 665 days in an Israeli prison

Gaza’s healthcare system is devastated: hospitals destroyed, staff killed or detained, supplies depleted, and widespread malnutrition and disease threaten preventable deaths.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Supermax-style units' for most dangerous criminals to be introduced in England and Wales

Most dangerous extremist prisoners will be held in tiered supermax-style separation units with tougher conditions and potential legal limits on ECHR article 8.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

50,000 prisoners to be freed early in bid to tackle overcrowded jails

An emergency early-release scheme freed 48,931 prisoners in England and Wales by September 2025, allowing release after 40% of fixed-term sentences to ease overcrowding.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Guatemala prisoners take workers hostages in riots across three facilities

Prisoners in Guatemala have taken at least 46 workers hostage in riots across three detention centres, according to authorities. Officials said the incidents, which began on Saturday, appeared to be coordinated by gang members in response to their leader seeking a transfer to another facility for better conditions. list of 3 itemsend of list There were no reported deaths or injuries among the hostages, Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda said at a news conference.
World news
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Prisons unable to keep up with crisis of drones delivering drugs, report finds

Drones and underinvestment in prison security have enabled widespread delivery of drugs and contraband, undermining safety, health, and rehabilitation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I could not stay silent': Palestinian prisoner tells of sexual abuse in Israeli jail

At least one of the group knew a crime was being committed and intervened, not to stop the torture but to prevent its documentation. Al-Saei said he heard the man warning others don't take a photo, don't take a photo as they attacked. He bled from his rectum for more than three weeks after the assault, which happened soon after he was detained in February 2024.
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