Jail with highest number of suspected suicides ‘putting vulnerable inmates at risk’ due to overcrowding

Inadequate’ support is leaving prisoners at risk after 16 self-inflicted deaths in three years at HMP Leeds, inspector warns ...
KUNC

Colorado’s prisons and jails are overflowing. What’s being done?

Colorado’s prisons are understaffed and overcrowded, pushing inmates into county jails. The state’s emergency plan is now ...

Prison criticised over high suicide rate and drugs

HMP Leeds has the highest rate of prisoner suicide of all UK jails, a report by inspectors has found. Substance misuse and ...
Inside Time

Behind the numbers: how overcrowding can impact people in prison

I want to take this opportunity to share with you some of the work my Panel and I have been doing in recent months. Many of you have written to me about your experiences and the challenges you ...
NBC Montana

Montana works to build its way out of overcrowded prison system

The cotton is just beginning to bloom. It’s late August in the Mississippi Delta, an alluvial plain formed by soil deposited ...

Overcrowding crisis laid bare by seven-fold increase in prisoners sleeping on floors

Overall, more prisoners have been sleeping on the floor in Mountjoy Prison than in any other jail. It is followed by Cork ...
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Overcrowding and violence in Belgium's prisons: 'I was the victim of four assassination attempts'

A cell of just nine square metres with no toilet can hold up to three prisoners. Sometimes, one of them has to sleep on the floor due to a lack of space. This is common in Belgium, a country that has ...

Minor offenders face revolving door at overcrowded state hospital

Hawaii State Hospital is operating at 30% over capacity, creating a revolving door for homeless people with mental illness ...