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Former Italian Prison to Become Museum and Educational Center
Italy will transform the former Bourbon prison of Santo Stefano on Ventotene island into a €70 million museum and educational center, focusing on the evolution of prison culture and the history of penology, incorporating art from current inmates, and commemorating the 50th anniversary of Italy's pri...
Former Italian Prison to Become Museum and Educational Center
Italy will transform the former Bourbon prison of Santo Stefano on Ventotene island into a €70 million museum and educational center, focusing on the evolution of prison culture and the history of penology, incorporating art from current inmates, and commemorating the 50th anniversary of Italy's pri...
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48% Bias Score
Scottish Activist Jailed for Pro-Palestine Protest
Stuart Bretherton, a 26-year-old Scottish activist, received a 12-month prison sentence (reduced to 16 weeks on appeal) for participating in a pro-Palestine protest at a Glasgow arms factory in June 2022, highlighting concerns about the UK's justice system and high incarceration rates.
Scottish Activist Jailed for Pro-Palestine Protest
Stuart Bretherton, a 26-year-old Scottish activist, received a 12-month prison sentence (reduced to 16 weeks on appeal) for participating in a pro-Palestine protest at a Glasgow arms factory in June 2022, highlighting concerns about the UK's justice system and high incarceration rates.
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52% Bias Score
Italy's Overcrowded Prisons: A €3.3 Billion Annual Cost and 68.7% Recidivism Rate"
Italy's prison system faces a €3.3 billion annual cost due to 62,000 inmates in 48,000 spaces, resulting in inhumane conditions, 221 deaths (80 suicides) in 2024, and a 68.7% recidivism rate, highlighting the need for reform.
Italy's Overcrowded Prisons: A €3.3 Billion Annual Cost and 68.7% Recidivism Rate"
Italy's prison system faces a €3.3 billion annual cost due to 62,000 inmates in 48,000 spaces, resulting in inhumane conditions, 221 deaths (80 suicides) in 2024, and a 68.7% recidivism rate, highlighting the need for reform.
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60% Bias Score
France to Isolate Top 100 Drug Traffickers in High-Security Prison
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin plans to isolate France's 100 most influential drug traffickers in a high-security prison by summer, raising concerns about the selection process, logistical challenges, and potential impact on judicial proceedings.
France to Isolate Top 100 Drug Traffickers in High-Security Prison
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin plans to isolate France's 100 most influential drug traffickers in a high-security prison by summer, raising concerns about the selection process, logistical challenges, and potential impact on judicial proceedings.
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24% Bias Score
German TV Series Explores Fictional Prison Release Program
A Better Place", a new German TV series, follows a fictional prison release program in Rheinstadt, Germany, where 300 inmates are released, given housing and jobs, and monitored by Trust program staff, with varying degrees of success, highlighting the complexities of reintegration and the perspectiv...
German TV Series Explores Fictional Prison Release Program
A Better Place", a new German TV series, follows a fictional prison release program in Rheinstadt, Germany, where 300 inmates are released, given housing and jobs, and monitored by Trust program staff, with varying degrees of success, highlighting the complexities of reintegration and the perspectiv...
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52% Bias Score
Record Numbers of Vulnerable Children Jailed Far From Families in England
A Guardian investigation reveals that a record number of vulnerable children in England are being jailed more than 100 miles from their families, prompting warnings that the government is breaking the law, as the percentage has doubled to 15% in the last decade.
Record Numbers of Vulnerable Children Jailed Far From Families in England
A Guardian investigation reveals that a record number of vulnerable children in England are being jailed more than 100 miles from their families, prompting warnings that the government is breaking the law, as the percentage has doubled to 15% in the last decade.
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52% Bias Score
Iceland Foods' Initiative to Employ Ex-Offenders Reduces Reoffending
Iceland Foods has hired over 680 ex-offenders since 2022, aiming to reduce reoffending and prison populations by offering jobs and support; the initiative excludes sex offenders, arsonists, and those convicted of domestic violence involving children.
Iceland Foods' Initiative to Employ Ex-Offenders Reduces Reoffending
Iceland Foods has hired over 680 ex-offenders since 2022, aiming to reduce reoffending and prison populations by offering jobs and support; the initiative excludes sex offenders, arsonists, and those convicted of domestic violence involving children.
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48% Bias Score
Inquest into Death of Vulnerable Inmate at Polmont Highlights Systemic Failures
Katie Allan, 21, died by suicide at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in June 2018, three months into a sentence for drink driving; a fatal accident inquiry is examining systemic failures that contributed to her death and calling for legal reform.
Inquest into Death of Vulnerable Inmate at Polmont Highlights Systemic Failures
Katie Allan, 21, died by suicide at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in June 2018, three months into a sentence for drink driving; a fatal accident inquiry is examining systemic failures that contributed to her death and calling for legal reform.
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68% Bias Score
Soaring Prison Suicides in Italy Highlight Systemic Crisis
The number of suicides in Italian prisons in the first two weeks of 2025 doubled compared to 2024, reaching six confirmed cases and eight including suspected deaths, due to severe overcrowding and inadequate resources.
Soaring Prison Suicides in Italy Highlight Systemic Crisis
The number of suicides in Italian prisons in the first two weeks of 2025 doubled compared to 2024, reaching six confirmed cases and eight including suspected deaths, due to severe overcrowding and inadequate resources.
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60% Bias Score
France to Isolate Top Drug Traffickers in High-Security Prison
France will isolate 100 top drug traffickers in a high-security prison to disrupt their operations, a strategy inspired by counter-terrorism efforts to address the ineffectiveness of current prison management.
France to Isolate Top Drug Traffickers in High-Security Prison
France will isolate 100 top drug traffickers in a high-security prison to disrupt their operations, a strategy inspired by counter-terrorism efforts to address the ineffectiveness of current prison management.
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48% Bias Score
Turkey to Reform Sentencing System, Emphasizing Convict Rehabilitation
Turkey's Justice Ministry is preparing a judicial reform strategy document and a new sentencing bill focusing on convict rehabilitation, aiming to reduce recidivism by providing vocational training, education, and public work opportunities; the bill will be presented to President Erdoğan by month's ...
Turkey to Reform Sentencing System, Emphasizing Convict Rehabilitation
Turkey's Justice Ministry is preparing a judicial reform strategy document and a new sentencing bill focusing on convict rehabilitation, aiming to reduce recidivism by providing vocational training, education, and public work opportunities; the bill will be presented to President Erdoğan by month's ...
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40% Bias Score
Fulton County Jail Agrees to Federal Decree to Improve Inhumane Conditions
The US Department of Justice and Fulton County, Georgia, reached a consent decree to improve inhumane jail conditions following a 16-month investigation that revealed unconstitutional practices, multiple deaths, and systemic failures; $300 million is allocated for improvements.
Fulton County Jail Agrees to Federal Decree to Improve Inhumane Conditions
The US Department of Justice and Fulton County, Georgia, reached a consent decree to improve inhumane jail conditions following a 16-month investigation that revealed unconstitutional practices, multiple deaths, and systemic failures; $300 million is allocated for improvements.
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32% Bias Score
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