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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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Adopt non-custodial sentencing to decongest Nigerian prisons — NCoS urges judges https://t.co/VxSVM5RvFn

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Prison inspectors reveal stark problems at HMP Winchester https://t.co/0CthI9L6Hl

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Kenya - Prisons to transition to clean energy by 2028 - PS Salome https://t.co/xSqHjz5WH4

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Belgium must enforce prison sentences if extradition is refused, EU court rules https://t.co/Su7zZDOHjS

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Estonia - Tartu Prison plans to hire more than 300 staff to handle Swedish inmates https://t.co/Y65sjiFJbG

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US - Mental Health Courts Offer People Facing Prison an Imperfect Alternative https://t.co/3RCDiXHoqF

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Record Number of Inmates Died in Ecuadorian Prisons During 2025, Study Finds https://t.co/pD8FoHvFxu

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Nigeria - FG credits prison reforms for decline in repeat offenders https://t.co/fS36V9STUx

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Children of female inmates face malnutrition, developmental risks in Turkish prison, inspection report finds https://t.co/kwRh5cLIVx

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Swedish parliament approves prison leasing agreement with Estonia https://t.co/cLSWnRqIYJ

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Parliamentary committee approves abolition of death penalty in Lebanon https://t.co/w1rrgjhgAl

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Panama Prison Riot Leaves Two Dead as Over 80 Inmates Recaptured https://t.co/uBO4EJfeyL

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Modern Day Slavery in the United States: Exploring Forced Labor for Prison Inmates https://t.co/RICN6z2xSS

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Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers https://t.co/Tj0Juijw3h

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‘They beat me until I lost consciousness’: growing reports of brutal arrests, torture and deaths in Iran’s prisons https://t.co/PbSv0o8wdL

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Council of Europe anti-torture Committee (CPT) publishes report on its 2025 visit to Liechtenstein https://t.co/0d32iNQ0mu

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Violence prevalent at high security jail -report https://t.co/isJLLa578e

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US - New app aims to make it easier for people leaving incarceration to identify resources https://t.co/OFjAi3h940

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New Zealand - It costs a million dollars a day to keep low‑risk defendants on remand. More prisons aren’t the answer https://t.co/aBLSEfiyls

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Jersey - Plans for prison pre-release facility scrapped https://t.co/La9b73eRf5