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World Prison Brief is an online database that drives evidence-based prison reform worldwide through global incarceration data. Hosted by @ICPRtweet

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Tonga signs contract to complete new female prison amid past concerns over inmates’ welfare kanivatonga.co.nz/2026/10/to…
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Burundi : overcrowded prisons—community service proposed as an alternative given the limitations of presidential pardons sosmediasburundi.org/en/2026…
Burundi : overcrowded prisons—community service proposed as an alternative given the limitations of...

Burundi : overcrowded prisons—community service proposed as an alternative given the limitations of...

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 27, 2026 — With Burundian prisons holding nearly three times their official capacity, community service is being put forward as a solution to alleviate overcrowding...

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Record prison recalls surge in England and Wales after criminals freed early to cut jail overcrowding independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
Record prison recalls after criminals freed early to ease overcrowding

Record prison recalls after criminals freed early to ease overcrowding

Figures released by the MoJ on Thursday further show that 79,274 prisoners were discharged early between September 2024 and June 2026

independent.co.uk
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1,413 deaths in five years: Are Bangladesh’s prisoners safe? bdnews24.com/bangladesh/1llj…
1,413 deaths in five years: Are Bangladesh’s prisoners safe?

1,413 deaths in five years: Are Bangladesh’s prisoners safe?

1,413 deaths in five years: Are Bangladesh’s prisoners safe?

bdnews24.com
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Inmates sleeping on floor in Luxembourg prison due to overcrowding luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/inmat…
Inmates sleeping on floor in Luxembourg prison due to overcrowding

Inmates sleeping on floor in Luxembourg prison due to overcrowding

Situation in Sanem prison has been ongoing for months, as prison officers’ association warns of overcrowding and staff shortages across Luxembourg

luxtimes.lu
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Australia (Tasmania) - Custodial Inspector Reports Worsening Lockdowns and Overcrowding tasgreensmps.org/media-relea…
Tasmanian Greens MPs | Custodial Inspector Reports Worsening Lockdowns and Overcrowding

Tasmanian Greens MPs | Custodial Inspector Reports Worsening Lockdowns and Overcrowding

The Custodial Inspector’s Annual Report is a concerning account of continuing human rights issues inside Tasmania’s prisons.

tasgreensmps.org
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Prisons charity to close as £4m-a-year government contract ends thirdsector.co.uk/prisons-ch…
Prisons charity to close as £4m-a-year government contract ends

Prisons charity to close as £4m-a-year government contract ends

thirdsector.co.uk
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Scotland's prison population could rise by nearly 1,000 inmates by next summer news.stv.tv/scotland/scotlan…
Scotland's prison population could rise by nearly 1,000 inmates by next summer

Scotland's prison population could rise by nearly 1,000 inmates by next summer

Figures released by the Scottish Government show that the prison population could reach 9,450 by June 2027

news.stv.tv
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India - National Human Rights Commission issues advisory on women prisoners, children tribuneindia.com/news/india/…
National Human Rights Commission issues advisory on women prisoners, children - The Tribune

National Human Rights Commission issues advisory on women prisoners, children - The Tribune

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued an advisory to nine Union ministries and the chief secretaries, administrators and police chiefs, calling for a gender-responsive approach to...

tribuneindia.com
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South Africa - Behind bars, still calling the shots: How SA’s prisons became crime’s command centres news24.com/southafrica/crime…
Behind bars, still calling the shots: How SA’s prisons became crime’s command centres | News24

Behind bars, still calling the shots: How SA’s prisons became crime’s command centres | News24

The October issue of The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime’s Western Cape Gang Monitor reveals ways in which gang leaders continue to influence illicit operations while incarc...

news24.com
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Released prisoner death prompts mental health plea bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmdx…
Coroner calls for prison release mental health checks

Coroner calls for prison release mental health checks

A coroner calls for more checks after Francis Conlin took his own life a week after leaving jail.

bbc.co.uk
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Prison officers call on Scottish Government to tackle 'crisis' ahead of conference news.stv.tv/north/prison-off…
Prison officers call on Scottish Government to tackle 'crisis' ahead of conference

Prison officers call on Scottish Government to tackle 'crisis' ahead of conference

The call for action comes amid wider concerns over conditions in Scotland’s prisons.

news.stv.tv
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Ulega calls for legal aid desks in all Tanzanian prisons dailynews.co.tz/ulega-calls-…
Ulega calls for legal aid desks in all Tanzanian prisons - Daily News

Ulega calls for legal aid desks in all Tanzanian prisons - Daily News

DODOMA: THE Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, Abdallah Ulega, has directed relevant institutions to establish and strengthen legal aid desks in prisons across the country to ensure inmates...

dailynews.co.tz
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Iceland - Remand Prisoner Numbers Quadruple in a Decade icelandreview.com/news/icela…
Remand Prisoner Numbers Quadruple in a Decade

Remand Prisoner Numbers Quadruple in a Decade

Iceland’s daily remand population has quadrupled in a decade, increasing pressure on a prison system with little added capacity.

icelandreview.com
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Vietnam's lawmakers debate death penalty cuts, sentencing leniency news.tuoitre.vn/vietnams-law…
Vietnam's lawmakers debate death penalty cuts, sentencing leniency

Vietnam's lawmakers debate death penalty cuts, sentencing leniency

Vietnam's National Assembly debated revisions to the country's Penal Code on Tuesday, with lawmakers divided over proposals to abolish the death penalty for drug trafficking and the rape of children...

news.tuoitre.vn
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Study: Malaysians favour reform over death penalty for drug offences themalaysianreserve.com/2026…
Study: Malaysians favour reform over death penalty for drug offences

Study: Malaysians favour reform over death penalty for drug offences

PUBLIC opinion is shifting away from capital punishment for drug trafficking towards rehabilitation and reform, according to a study by Monash University Malaysia.

themalaysianreserve.com
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Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor tells MPs of his frustrations insidetime.org/newsround/chi…
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Luxembourg - Forty-three minors placed in adult prisons this year alone today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg…
Human rights discussion: Forty-three minors placed in adult prisons this year alone

Human rights discussion: Forty-three minors placed in adult prisons this year alone

The Ombudsman for Children and Young People, UNICEF, the Consultative Human Rights Commission and the Restorative Justice Service are sounding the alarm, as the number of minors placed in adult...

today.rtl.lu
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Australia - Prison officers fear overcrowding and deaths under Queensland human rights exemption abc.net.au/news/2026-10-27/q…
Prison officers fear deaths in custody under Queensland bill

Prison officers fear deaths in custody under Queensland bill

Queensland prison staff fear a human rights exemption for prisoners will make their jobs more dangerous.

abc.net.au
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Most boys leave Werrington YOI ‘with nothing in place’ thejusticegap.com/most-boys-…
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