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Prison Riots Over Coronavirus Restrictions Have Left at Least 46 Dead in Venezuela
About 60 people were injured at Los Llanos penitentiary, including the warden.
We Asked Serving Prisoners If Jails Should Be Re-Nationalised
The Birmingham prison riot has been blamed on the failings of outsourcing company G4S. We asked current inmates what the differences between private and publicly run prisoners are.
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Hollywood women launch anti-harassment defense fund, at least 14 killed in Nigerian church shootings, immigration computers go down at US airports, and more.
Deadly Saskatchewan prison riot likely sparked by bad food, official watchdog says
Small food portions and inferior quality are creating a black market in prisons
Inmates Stab Warden and Post to Facebook During Riot at Alabama's Death Row Prison
Around 100 inmates were involved in a melee that saw the warden and a guard stabbed, and at least one fire set at Alabama's William C. Holman Correctional Facility.
A Prison Revolt in Guatemala Has Killed at Least 8 Inmates
The country’s prison authority said that 24 other inmates were also injured in the revolt that came a month after at least 16 prisoners were killed in another riot in another Guatemalan prison.
A Prison Riot in an Overcrowded Guatemalan Jail Kills at Least 16
The authorities said the prison was built with the capacity for 600 inmates but currently houses over 3,000.
This Report on Brazil's Prisons Exposes a 'Human Rights Disaster'
The report, by US-based group Human Rights Watch, found prison guards at horrifically overcrowded jails in the northeastern state of Pernambuco gave control, including the keys to their blocks, to particularly dangerous inmates.
How Private Prisons Are Profiting From Locking Up US Immigrants
The 2016 presidential election could determine the future of the private prison industry in the US, but its two largest corporations now take in a combined $3.2 billion in annual revenue.
Four Inmates Dead After 'Stabbing Incident' at Private Prison in Oklahoma
Several stabbings reportedly happened in quick succession while inmates at Oklahoma's Cimaron Correctional Facility were being let out into an exercise yard.
Inmate Found Sawed Nearly in Half With Organs Missing After California Prison Riot
The gruesome remains of 24-year-old Nicholas Anthony Rodriguez were found folded and stuffed into a garbage can with his abdominal and chest organs removed.
Arizona Forced to Relocate 700 Inmates After Rioting Leaves Parts of Prison 'Uninhabitable'
A private prison in Kingman, Arizona, remains on lockdown after two days of rioting that left separate housing units damaged and several guards injured.