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Campaigners are calling on the government to move older inmates into ‘less secure units’ as the number of over 70s behind bars trebles.

Experts have told The Herald there is now a “huge challenge” in recognising dementia in Scotland’s jails due to an ageing population.

Court records say the incidents took place between May 2021 to November 2021 in Lucas, Richland and Ross counties.

A Delhi court on Thursday ordered prison authorities to submit a status report on the safety measures in place for Christian ...

The state sends more than 100 people to a for-profit prison in Mississippi, and Department of Corrections data shows Vermont’s prisons lack capacity to hold all the people in state custody.

IT was with mixed feelings that Nigerians received the news of yet another prison break at the Koton Karfe Medium Security Correctional Centre in Kogi State. No fewer than 12 inmates escaped in the ...

Donald Trump is cementing a partnership with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, whose assault on civil rights is being ...

Some people incarcerated in Maryland’s prisons may have a chance to have their sentences reduced through a bill being considered now. The Second Look Act would allow younger offenders who have served ...

Each year, more than 1,300 people are released from North Dakota prisons. About one in three returns to custody. But state officials say those who go through specific reentry programs, such as job ...

Belarusian political prisoners report worsening medical care, particularly since a crackdown on political dissent. Ed Holt reports.

On Wednesday, Assemblymember Michael Tannousis, a Republican who represents the East Shore of Staten Island and parts of ...