Scotland frees hundreds of inmates as U.K. grapples with prison overcrowding crisis

Hundreds of prisoners will be freed in Scotland as part of a broader emergency response to ease the burden of overcrowded prisons across the United Kingdom.

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Dominica crams thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as one
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Dominican Republic officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

A majority of inmates in the Dominican Republic languish in prison without ever having been charged with a crime, and activists warn they face inhuman conditions and a lack of medical care.
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Early release of hundreds of prisoners begins

The first of up to 390 prisoners are being freed early in an attempt to ease overcrowding in jails.
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'Ireland live rent free in Scotland's heads - again'

There was a sense it was over almost before it began as Scotland suffered another chastening Six Nations defeat by Ireland, writes Tom English.
BBC News - Feb. 10
Prison Boss Elevated by Hochul Was Accused of Rape by 2 Former Inmates

The attacks occurred years earlier when Bennie Thorpe worked at a state women’s prison, his accusers said. Now he runs a prison where an inmate was fatally beaten by guards.
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Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons

Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in state-run prisons and appoint an official to run them
ABC News - Feb. 12
Russia Frees American Prisoner Before Talks With U.S.

The release of Kalob Byers Wayne, who was arrested on drug charges on Feb. 7, came on the eve of talks about the war in Ukraine.
The New York Times - 2d
'Tough on crime' policies behind prison crisis, says review

The independent review says successive governments made "knee jerk" decisions to issue longer prison sentences.
BBC News - 2d
Teen 'serial swatter' who made hundreds of fake threats sentenced to 4 years in prison

A California teenager who pleaded guilty to making hoax shooting and bombing threats to institutions around the country will serve four years in federal prison.
NBC News - Feb. 11

Scotland frees hundreds of inmates as U.K. grapples with prison overcrowding crisis

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