Prisoners to be held in police cells to deal with overcrowding
Operation Safeguard is triggered when prisons are close to running out of space.
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‘An ideal tool’: prisons are using virtual reality to help people in solitary confinement
Participants view scenes of daily life as well as travel adventures – then process the emotions they trigger through art. One Monday in July, Samantha Tovar, known as Royal, left her 6ft-by-11ft ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
MoJ readies extra prison places in case summer riots happen again
Exclusive: Justice minister James Timpson says more cell capacity means emergency early release schemes won’t be needed. Prisons are being prepared to cope with a sudden influx of offenders in case ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
After 40 years on the run, escaped prisoner located and caught
A man who escaped a Puerto Rican prison nearly 40 years ago was taken into custody in Florida, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office.ABC News - Mar. 8 -
Dog accidentally shoots owner after getting paw stuck in trigger guard
The gun fired after the dog's paw got stuck in the trigger guard, police said. The victim was relaxing on his bed with a female friend when he was shot.CBS News - 5d -
Beatings, bribery, boredom: one man’s struggle to survive Syria’s brutal civil war
At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him killed. Mustafa was 16 when he was detained and ...The Guardian - 5d -
Watch: Dozens of inmates escape from Indonesian prison
At least 53 inmates escaped a prison in Aceh, Indonesia, with officials acknowledging overcapacity issues at the facility.BBC News - 6d -
New Deal Reached to End Wildcat Strikes by N.Y. Prison Guards
The state and the correctional officers’ union agreed that officers should return to work Monday and that some provisions of a solitary confinement law would be put on pause.The New York Times - Mar. 10 -
Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges
Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges.NBC News - 5d -
Impeached South Korean leader freed from prison
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison Saturday after a court ruled his detention over insurrection charges was invalid. The conservative president faces charges ...The Hill - Mar. 8
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