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Global Prison Crisis: High Costs, Overcrowding, and Criminal Networks
Globally, governments spend vast sums on incarcerating over 11.5 million people, with the US spending $80.7 billion annually, while Brazil spends around $4 billion and India nearly $1 billion; overcrowding and violence are rampant, exacerbated by private sector involvement and organized crime.
Global Prison Crisis: High Costs, Overcrowding, and Criminal Networks
Globally, governments spend vast sums on incarcerating over 11.5 million people, with the US spending $80.7 billion annually, while Brazil spends around $4 billion and India nearly $1 billion; overcrowding and violence are rampant, exacerbated by private sector involvement and organized crime.
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24% Bias Score
New Orleans Jailbreak Exposes Decades of Neglect
Ten inmates escaped the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans after a guard left their post, exposing decades of failures in management and security despite a 2013 court order and millions spent on reforms; five remain at large.
New Orleans Jailbreak Exposes Decades of Neglect
Ten inmates escaped the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans after a guard left their post, exposing decades of failures in management and security despite a 2013 court order and millions spent on reforms; five remain at large.
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48% Bias Score
US Court Rules Against Deportations to El Salvadorian Mega-Prison
US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem visited El Salvador's mega-prison, where 238 Venezuelan migrants accused of gang activity are held, praising the facility as a tool to deal with criminals; however, a US court ruled the deportations illegal, citing a 1798 law applicable only during warti...
US Court Rules Against Deportations to El Salvadorian Mega-Prison
US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem visited El Salvador's mega-prison, where 238 Venezuelan migrants accused of gang activity are held, praising the facility as a tool to deal with criminals; however, a US court ruled the deportations illegal, citing a 1798 law applicable only during warti...
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56% Bias Score
Democratic Opposition Delays Bipartisan Fentanyl Bill
Democrats are facing criticism for opposing the bipartisan HALT Fentanyl Act, which would permanently classify fentanyl analogs as Schedule I substances, despite support from grieving families who lost loved ones to fentanyl overdoses and concerns that the bill would exacerbate mass incarceration an...
Democratic Opposition Delays Bipartisan Fentanyl Bill
Democrats are facing criticism for opposing the bipartisan HALT Fentanyl Act, which would permanently classify fentanyl analogs as Schedule I substances, despite support from grieving families who lost loved ones to fentanyl overdoses and concerns that the bill would exacerbate mass incarceration an...
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52% Bias Score
Rapper G. Dep Released After Clemency for 1993 Murder
Rapper G. Dep, who confessed to a 1993 murder in 2010, was released from prison in April 2024 after receiving clemency; his case highlights ongoing debates about juvenile justice and sentencing disparities across states.
Rapper G. Dep Released After Clemency for 1993 Murder
Rapper G. Dep, who confessed to a 1993 murder in 2010, was released from prison in April 2024 after receiving clemency; his case highlights ongoing debates about juvenile justice and sentencing disparities across states.
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36% Bias Score
"Mass Release of Prisoners in Syria Following Assad Regime's Fall"
"Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, mass releases from detention centers are underway, freeing tens of thousands of political prisoners held for decades; families are searching for missing loved ones, with verified footage showing emotional reunions and celebrations among the released ...
"Mass Release of Prisoners in Syria Following Assad Regime's Fall"
"Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, mass releases from detention centers are underway, freeing tens of thousands of political prisoners held for decades; families are searching for missing loved ones, with verified footage showing emotional reunions and celebrations among the released ...
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60% Bias Score
Bukele's Six Years: Crackdown on Gangs Brings Security, but at What Cost?"
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's six years in office have seen a dramatic drop in gang violence following the arrest of around 87,000 people, but this has been met with criticism over human rights abuses, including the detention of journalists and activists, and a 30% tax on foreign NGO donati...
Bukele's Six Years: Crackdown on Gangs Brings Security, but at What Cost?"
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele's six years in office have seen a dramatic drop in gang violence following the arrest of around 87,000 people, but this has been met with criticism over human rights abuses, including the detention of journalists and activists, and a 30% tax on foreign NGO donati...
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52% Bias Score
Clemency Delayed: A 36-Year Fight for Justice
After 36 years of wrongful imprisonment, the author received clemency in 2017, highlighting the significant human and financial costs of delayed justice and the need for reform in presidential and gubernatorial pardon practices, particularly concerning the timing of clemency grants.
Clemency Delayed: A 36-Year Fight for Justice
After 36 years of wrongful imprisonment, the author received clemency in 2017, highlighting the significant human and financial costs of delayed justice and the need for reform in presidential and gubernatorial pardon practices, particularly concerning the timing of clemency grants.
Progress
48% Bias Score
El Salvador's Mega-Prison: A Solution to Gang Violence or Human Rights Violation?
El Salvador's new CECOT prison, a massive facility holding 40,000 gang members, including murderers from notorious gangs like Mara Salvatrucha, features seven security layers, 80 inmates per cell with harsh conditions, and aims for total isolation to curb gang activity, drastically reducing the coun...
El Salvador's Mega-Prison: A Solution to Gang Violence or Human Rights Violation?
El Salvador's new CECOT prison, a massive facility holding 40,000 gang members, including murderers from notorious gangs like Mara Salvatrucha, features seven security layers, 80 inmates per cell with harsh conditions, and aims for total isolation to curb gang activity, drastically reducing the coun...
Progress
60% Bias Score
El Salvador's CECOT Prison: Low Homicide Rate Amidst Human Rights Concerns
El Salvador's CECOT prison, opened in 2023, holds over 20,000 gang members, contributing to the lowest homicide rate in the Western Hemisphere, but raising human rights concerns due to mass incarceration (80,000+) under President Bukele's state of exception and a deal with the U.S. to house deportee...
El Salvador's CECOT Prison: Low Homicide Rate Amidst Human Rights Concerns
El Salvador's CECOT prison, opened in 2023, holds over 20,000 gang members, contributing to the lowest homicide rate in the Western Hemisphere, but raising human rights concerns due to mass incarceration (80,000+) under President Bukele's state of exception and a deal with the U.S. to house deportee...
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52% Bias Score
Biden Faces Pressure for Widespread Clemency
President Biden faces increasing pressure from over 130 civil and human rights organizations to commute the sentences of 40 federal death row inmates, pardon Leonard Peltier, and grant clemency to individuals with marijuana convictions, lengthy federal prison terms, and deported veterans, highlighti...
Biden Faces Pressure for Widespread Clemency
President Biden faces increasing pressure from over 130 civil and human rights organizations to commute the sentences of 40 federal death row inmates, pardon Leonard Peltier, and grant clemency to individuals with marijuana convictions, lengthy federal prison terms, and deported veterans, highlighti...
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48% Bias Score
Jeffries Urges Biden to Pardon Working-Class Americans
House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries urged President Biden to pardon working-class Americans serving federal sentences for nonviolent crimes before his departure on January 20, 2024, following criticism of Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden.
Jeffries Urges Biden to Pardon Working-Class Americans
House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries urged President Biden to pardon working-class Americans serving federal sentences for nonviolent crimes before his departure on January 20, 2024, following criticism of Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden.
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36% Bias Score
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