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France to Reform Justice System, Limiting Suspended Sentences and Expanding Courts
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin proposed a judicial reform limiting suspended sentences to first-time offenders, altering mandatory sentence reductions, and expanding departmental criminal courts to address prison overcrowding and improve efficiency, with the bill to be presented in October ...
France to Reform Justice System, Limiting Suspended Sentences and Expanding Courts
French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin proposed a judicial reform limiting suspended sentences to first-time offenders, altering mandatory sentence reductions, and expanding departmental criminal courts to address prison overcrowding and improve efficiency, with the bill to be presented in October ...
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36% Bias Score
NYC Mayoral Candidate Questions Purpose of Prisons
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani sparked controversy by questioning the purpose of prisons in a resurfaced 2020 interview, challenging the effectiveness of the current system and advocating for alternatives, leading to criticism and highlighting a broader debate on criminal justice.
NYC Mayoral Candidate Questions Purpose of Prisons
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani sparked controversy by questioning the purpose of prisons in a resurfaced 2020 interview, challenging the effectiveness of the current system and advocating for alternatives, leading to criticism and highlighting a broader debate on criminal justice.
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52% Bias Score
Greece Unveils €268 Million Prison Reform Plan
Greece will spend €268 million to build eight new prisons and close five others by 2030, adding 6,800 spaces to address overcrowding and improve conditions following recommendations from the Council of Europe's CPT.
Greece Unveils €268 Million Prison Reform Plan
Greece will spend €268 million to build eight new prisons and close five others by 2030, adding 6,800 spaces to address overcrowding and improve conditions following recommendations from the Council of Europe's CPT.
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24% Bias Score
Drone Drug Smuggling Undermines Prison Rehabilitation in England and Wales
A report by the chief inspector of prisons reveals that drones delivering drugs into prisons in England and Wales are severely undermining rehabilitation efforts, with 39% of prisoners reporting easy access to drugs and many prisons recording over 30% positive drug tests. The report highlights overc...
Drone Drug Smuggling Undermines Prison Rehabilitation in England and Wales
A report by the chief inspector of prisons reveals that drones delivering drugs into prisons in England and Wales are severely undermining rehabilitation efforts, with 39% of prisoners reporting easy access to drugs and many prisons recording over 30% positive drug tests. The report highlights overc...
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44% Bias Score
Correspondencias: Transgender Women's Resilience in La Picota Prison
The Correspondencias exhibition at the National Museum of Colombia displays artwork and letters from transgender women in La Picota prison, revealing systemic discrimination and advocating for societal change.
Correspondencias: Transgender Women's Resilience in La Picota Prison
The Correspondencias exhibition at the National Museum of Colombia displays artwork and letters from transgender women in La Picota prison, revealing systemic discrimination and advocating for societal change.
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48% Bias Score
IPP Prisoner Transferred to Mental Health Hospital After Family's Six-Year Campaign
Thomas White, imprisoned since 2012 under an IPP sentence for stealing a mobile phone, has been transferred to a mental health hospital after developing paranoid schizophrenia due to the indefinite nature of his sentence and prolonged isolation; his family fought for six years to secure his transfer...
IPP Prisoner Transferred to Mental Health Hospital After Family's Six-Year Campaign
Thomas White, imprisoned since 2012 under an IPP sentence for stealing a mobile phone, has been transferred to a mental health hospital after developing paranoid schizophrenia due to the indefinite nature of his sentence and prolonged isolation; his family fought for six years to secure his transfer...
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56% Bias Score
Maryland Senator Advocates for Juvenile Justice Reform After Discovery of Neglected Cemetery
Maryland State Senator William Smith's visit to a neglected cemetery containing over 100 unmarked graves of Black children at a former juvenile facility in Prince George's County highlights systemic issues in the state's juvenile justice system, prompting him to push for reforms.
Maryland Senator Advocates for Juvenile Justice Reform After Discovery of Neglected Cemetery
Maryland State Senator William Smith's visit to a neglected cemetery containing over 100 unmarked graves of Black children at a former juvenile facility in Prince George's County highlights systemic issues in the state's juvenile justice system, prompting him to push for reforms.
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36% Bias Score
Indiana Prison Writers Workshop: A Creative Writing Program Fostering Rehabilitation
Former news reporter Debra Des Vignes founded the Indiana Prison Writers Workshop in 2018, which has expanded to eight correctional facilities across Indiana, Alabama, and Illinois, providing creative writing classes to over 250 incarcerated individuals, fostering self-expression, improving family r...
Indiana Prison Writers Workshop: A Creative Writing Program Fostering Rehabilitation
Former news reporter Debra Des Vignes founded the Indiana Prison Writers Workshop in 2018, which has expanded to eight correctional facilities across Indiana, Alabama, and Illinois, providing creative writing classes to over 250 incarcerated individuals, fostering self-expression, improving family r...
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24% Bias Score
Dutch Reintegration Program for Ex-Offenders Faces Systemic Challenges
Sydney "Junny" Jantji, a former criminal, found success through Beroepentuin's energy transition training program, highlighting challenges in reintegrating ex-offenders in the Netherlands due to inadequate support and systemic financial flaws within the BBA program.
Dutch Reintegration Program for Ex-Offenders Faces Systemic Challenges
Sydney "Junny" Jantji, a former criminal, found success through Beroepentuin's energy transition training program, highlighting challenges in reintegrating ex-offenders in the Netherlands due to inadequate support and systemic financial flaws within the BBA program.
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36% Bias Score
French Judge Orders Improved Conditions for Inmate in Prolonged Solitary Confinement
A French judge ordered improved conditions for Rédoine Faïd, a 53-year-old inmate held in solitary confinement for at least 12 years at Vendin-le-Vieil prison, due to inhumane conditions causing physical and mental health deterioration; the prison will soon house 100 dangerous drug traffickers.
French Judge Orders Improved Conditions for Inmate in Prolonged Solitary Confinement
A French judge ordered improved conditions for Rédoine Faïd, a 53-year-old inmate held in solitary confinement for at least 12 years at Vendin-le-Vieil prison, due to inhumane conditions causing physical and mental health deterioration; the prison will soon house 100 dangerous drug traffickers.
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40% Bias Score
Italy's Security Decree Sparks Constitutional Court Criticism Amidst Prison Crisis
Italy's government passed a security decree adding 14 imprisonable offenses and increasing penalties, but the Constitutional Court criticized its bypassing of parliamentary debate and several provisions, while the President highlighted the dramatic prison overcrowding leading to numerous suicides.
Italy's Security Decree Sparks Constitutional Court Criticism Amidst Prison Crisis
Italy's government passed a security decree adding 14 imprisonable offenses and increasing penalties, but the Constitutional Court criticized its bypassing of parliamentary debate and several provisions, while the President highlighted the dramatic prison overcrowding leading to numerous suicides.
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12% Bias Score
Australian Prison Deaths Highlight Systemic Mental Health Failures
Darren Brandon, a 51-year-old with a brain injury and history of self-harm, died by suicide in a Melbourne prison in June 2018 due to inadequate risk assessment and placement in a cell with a known hanging point; this is one of at least 57 such deaths in Australia's prisons.
Australian Prison Deaths Highlight Systemic Mental Health Failures
Darren Brandon, a 51-year-old with a brain injury and history of self-harm, died by suicide in a Melbourne prison in June 2018 due to inadequate risk assessment and placement in a cell with a known hanging point; this is one of at least 57 such deaths in Australia's prisons.
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36% Bias Score
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