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Under 100 spaces in men’s prisons in England and Wales

PA More prison spaces will be available in the coming days, following challenges created by the bank holiday There are…

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Environment

‘It’s torture’: brutal heat broils Texas prisons, killing dozens of inmates | US prisons

When Jason Wilson was transferred in June to the Coffield Unit, a men’s prison in Texas, to serve his sentence…

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Environment

In Alaska, prisons are part of the climate problem | Alaska

Over millions of years, glaciers slid across what is now northern Juneau, forming the craggy valleys and alluvial plains of…

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Politics

High-risk offenders included in early release scheme, prisons inspector says | Prisons and probation

High-risk offenders including a domestic abuser who posed a risk to children have been freed from jail under the government’s…

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Environment

Nearly half of US prisons draw water likely contaminated with toxic PFAS – report | PFAS

Nearly half of US prisons draw water from sources likely contaminated with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, new research finds. At…

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Health

The U.S. prison population is graying fast. Prisons aren’t ready : NPR

Andre Gay spent more than 50 years in prison and watched himself and others grow older behind bars. By one…

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