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26-Year-Old Inmate Dies by Suicide in Overcrowded Florence Prison
A 26-year-old Romanian inmate died by suicide in Florence's Sollicciano prison, highlighting severe overcrowding and understaffing issues contributing to the 60th prison suicide in Italy in 2025.
26-Year-Old Inmate Dies by Suicide in Overcrowded Florence Prison
A 26-year-old Romanian inmate died by suicide in Florence's Sollicciano prison, highlighting severe overcrowding and understaffing issues contributing to the 60th prison suicide in Italy in 2025.
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56% Bias Score
Overcrowding and Neglect in Rome's Prisons: Alemanno's Account
Former Roman mayor Gianni Alemanno, detained in Rebibbia prison, denounces critical overcrowding and inadequate conditions, citing specific cases of neglect and highlighting a 28.6% overcrowding rate in Lazio prisons, with 1,519 more inmates than available spaces.
Overcrowding and Neglect in Rome's Prisons: Alemanno's Account
Former Roman mayor Gianni Alemanno, detained in Rebibbia prison, denounces critical overcrowding and inadequate conditions, citing specific cases of neglect and highlighting a 28.6% overcrowding rate in Lazio prisons, with 1,519 more inmates than available spaces.
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56% Bias Score
Maxwell Testifies in Unprecedented Meeting with US Deputy Attorney General
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell met with US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche for nine hours over two days under a "proffer immunity" agreement, potentially influencing ongoing investigations and future political scenarios.
Maxwell Testifies in Unprecedented Meeting with US Deputy Attorney General
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell met with US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche for nine hours over two days under a "proffer immunity" agreement, potentially influencing ongoing investigations and future political scenarios.
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56% Bias Score
Brooklyn's MDC: Inhumane Conditions and High-Profile Inmates Highlight Systemic Prison Issues
The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, a federal correctional facility housing 1,218 inmates including high-profile figures like Genaro García Luna and Sean "Diddy" Combs, faces ongoing issues with inhumane conditions, violence, and understaffing, leading to lawsuits and a $1...
Brooklyn's MDC: Inhumane Conditions and High-Profile Inmates Highlight Systemic Prison Issues
The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, a federal correctional facility housing 1,218 inmates including high-profile figures like Genaro García Luna and Sean "Diddy" Combs, faces ongoing issues with inhumane conditions, violence, and understaffing, leading to lawsuits and a $1...
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72% Bias Score
Belarusian Political Prisoner Deported After Release, Describes Prison Brutality
Belarusian teacher Natalia Dulina, imprisoned since 2021 for political reasons, was released and deported after a Lukashenko-American delegation meeting; she describes harsh prison conditions, including a 'cage of shame,' and expresses greater despair at her deportation than initial arrest.
Belarusian Political Prisoner Deported After Release, Describes Prison Brutality
Belarusian teacher Natalia Dulina, imprisoned since 2021 for political reasons, was released and deported after a Lukashenko-American delegation meeting; she describes harsh prison conditions, including a 'cage of shame,' and expresses greater despair at her deportation than initial arrest.
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44% Bias Score
British Men Freed After 100 Days in Guinean Prison
Two British men were wrongly imprisoned in Guinea for 100 days on espionage charges, enduring inhumane conditions in Conakry Central Prison before being released on bail and returning to the UK.
British Men Freed After 100 Days in Guinean Prison
Two British men were wrongly imprisoned in Guinea for 100 days on espionage charges, enduring inhumane conditions in Conakry Central Prison before being released on bail and returning to the UK.
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60% Bias Score
New Louisiana Immigration Detention Center Opens Amid Controversy
The Trump administration opened Camp 57, a new immigration detention center in Louisiana housed within the notorious Angola prison, to hold undocumented immigrants accused of serious crimes, despite concerns over its human rights record.
New Louisiana Immigration Detention Center Opens Amid Controversy
The Trump administration opened Camp 57, a new immigration detention center in Louisiana housed within the notorious Angola prison, to hold undocumented immigrants accused of serious crimes, despite concerns over its human rights record.
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60% Bias Score
Inmates Seize Control of Cuneo Prison Wing Amid Systemic Failures
The Osapp union reported that inmates in Cuneo prison's 'Gesso' wing have taken control amid remote monitoring, broken cameras, and widespread violence, resulting in unsanitary conditions and assaults on staff; these issues reflect broader systemic problems in the Piedmont-Liguria-Valle d'Aosta regi...
Inmates Seize Control of Cuneo Prison Wing Amid Systemic Failures
The Osapp union reported that inmates in Cuneo prison's 'Gesso' wing have taken control amid remote monitoring, broken cameras, and widespread violence, resulting in unsanitary conditions and assaults on staff; these issues reflect broader systemic problems in the Piedmont-Liguria-Valle d'Aosta regi...
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56% Bias Score
British Mother Jailed in Mauritius Over Cannabis Smuggling Plot
British mother Natashia Artug is jailed in Mauritius' Beau Bassin Central Prison after 14kg of cannabis was found in her six-year-old son's suitcase; she and six other Britons face drug smuggling charges with potential sentences exceeding a year.
British Mother Jailed in Mauritius Over Cannabis Smuggling Plot
British mother Natashia Artug is jailed in Mauritius' Beau Bassin Central Prison after 14kg of cannabis was found in her six-year-old son's suitcase; she and six other Britons face drug smuggling charges with potential sentences exceeding a year.
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68% Bias Score
Belarus Changes Pension Law for Imprisoned Pensioners
Belarus amended its pension laws on June 30, 2025, ensuring incarcerated pensioners receive their full pensions at correctional facilities, with deductions for costs and children's support; however, human rights advocates express concerns about the impact on families and the welfare of elderly polit...
Belarus Changes Pension Law for Imprisoned Pensioners
Belarus amended its pension laws on June 30, 2025, ensuring incarcerated pensioners receive their full pensions at correctional facilities, with deductions for costs and children's support; however, human rights advocates express concerns about the impact on families and the welfare of elderly polit...
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44% Bias Score
British Woman Faces 25 Years in Sri Lankan Prison Over Alleged Drug Smuggling
A British woman, Charlotte May Lee, 21, was arrested in Sri Lanka on May 2025, accused of smuggling 46kg of cannabis into the country; she is being held in Negombo prison and awaits trial, potentially facing 25 years imprisonment.
British Woman Faces 25 Years in Sri Lankan Prison Over Alleged Drug Smuggling
A British woman, Charlotte May Lee, 21, was arrested in Sri Lanka on May 2025, accused of smuggling 46kg of cannabis into the country; she is being held in Negombo prison and awaits trial, potentially facing 25 years imprisonment.
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40% 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
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