Overcrowding is a trigger for poor performances in prisons, says a research document produced by the Institute for Government ...

This equates to around three convicted criminals being put back on the streets every day, less than a day after they were ...

The British government enacted 'Operation Safeguard' to manage prison overcrowding by holding inmates in police cells temporarily. This response follows a surge in the prison population in England and ...

Grand Forks County Commission has approved a letter of intent to help relieve overcrowding at North Dakota Department of ...

Police are investigating the mystery death of a prisoner at an overcrowded jail. Derrion Adams was found dead at HMP ...

As Mississippi grapples with a growing mental health crisis, state and local leaders are being urged to prioritize diversion ...

More than 50 inmates in an Indonesian prison staged an escape as officers scrambled to stop them. Video showed the prisoners ...