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State throws up shield after 'open air' prison ruling

A state is set to be shielded from legal challenges over inmates being deprived of access to open air under laws prompted by a high-profile case.

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More cops, jail guards as territory budget fights crime

The NT budget offers no "lollies and sweets" but it cements the government's tough-on-crime approach, its architects say.

AAP

Men accused of raping cellmates mistakenly allowed to stay in shared cells by Queensland prison staff

Strict protocols violated by corrections staff who wrongly believed sexual assault cases were ‘closed’, ombudsman finds

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A former New York prison guard is found guilty of manslaughter in an inmate’s fatal beating

A former corrections officer has been found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal beating of an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate New York

The Independent UK

Cocaine bungle exposes prison failures, union says

Violence, drugs and understaffing at a remand centre are a constant safety threat and politicians must commit to returning it to public hands, a union says.

AAP

3 inmates dead, corrections officer and others injured in Georgia prison fight, police say

Police in Georgia say three inmates were killed and a corrections officer and several other inmates were injured when a fight broke out at a state prison

The Independent UK

Prison safety in focus after officer's horrific abuse

The NSW government has plenty of work to do to implement all recommendations from a landmark inquiry into failures in the state's prison system.

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Territory's prison lockdowns surge amid crime crackdown

A territory's crime crackdown and tough new bail laws have led to a surge in lockdowns in an overcrowded and understaffed prison system.

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Plans to build prison work camp at farming college

A territory government hopes to turn part of a university agricultural college into a prison farm work camp to help ease pressure on overcrowded jails.

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Locked up then locked out: how NZ’s bank rules make life for ex-prisoners even harder

People coming out of prison in New Zealand face multiple hurdles reintegrating into society – starting with one of the most fundamental elements of modern life: getting a bank account.

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Mother of dead inmate sues troubled Wisconsin prison where 7 have died since 2023

The mother of an inmate who died of dehydration and malnutrition at one of Wisconsin's maximum security prisons last year has filed a federal lawsuit alleging guards failed to give him water or his medication

The Independent UK

New sentencing laws will drive NZ’s already high imprisonment rates – and budgets – even higher

With the government’s Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Bill about to become law within days, New Zealand’s already high incarceration rate will almost certainly climb even higher.

The Conversation

California prisons restrict movement, calls and visits as violence surges

California corrections officials say high-security prisons across the state are tightly restricting movement, calls and visits while they probe a surge in violence this year

The Independent UK

Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites

When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials transferred 278 inmates convicted of murder and dozens more serving time for violent crimes to other lockups across the state

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'Taking people with you': leader agrees change is hard

After the Northern Territory's CLP government completed its first 100 days on December 2, leader Lia Finocchiaro has admitted change is sometimes hard.

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Defunct jail opens to inmates as prisoner numbers soar

More than a decade after it was decommissioned, a notorious jail is again taking on inmates as authorities scramble to deal with rising prisoner numbers.

The Independent UK

Board approves Arkansas site for planned 3,000-inmate prison despite objections

The Arkansas Board of Corrections has approved an 815-acre site where it plans to build a new prison, despite objections from some residents

The Independent UK

Illinois officials take first step toward construction of 2 new prisons

Illinois officials on Friday announced their impending search for a firm to manage the planning and construction of two prisons with a combined budget of $900 million

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Children set to leave Don Dale amid jail overcrowding

The Northern Territory Government is close to opening a new youth detention facility as the region continues to battle overcrowding in jails.

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'Efficiency' required for tech-based DV policing move

People accused of serious domestic violence will either be behind bars or electronically monitored and NSW leaders believe the police force can handle the job.

The Independent UK

Wisconsin prisons agree to help hearing-impaired inmates under settlement

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has agreed to provide more help to hearing-impaired inmates as part of a settlement with federal investigators

The Independent UK

A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections

The Illinois Department of Corrections has spent September moving hundreds of inmates from Stateville Correctional Center in suburban Chicago in preparation for replacing the century-old lockup

The Independent UK

Protections sought for prison workers in closing of aging Illinois prison

The union representing state prison workers is seeking a federal court order that the Illinois Department of Corrections ensure the rights and safety of employees as it closes an aging maximum-security prison near Chicago

The Canberra Times

Accused then exonerated, so why was this man locked in solitary for months?

ACT's duty of care ended when the prison van door shut.

The Canberra Times

Behind bars, nurturing green thumbs to beat terminal boredom

But out of 405 inmates, there's only enough work for seven.

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