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Prisons and prisoners

The U.K. began its first-ever trial of Tasers in prisons on Monday, with specialist officers from the Operational Response and Resilience Unit (ORRU) in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, and Doncaster, South Yorkshire, equipped with the devices.
UK Prisons Begin Taser Trial to Combat Record Violence
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12 hours ago12 hours ago
Deportation Flights Out of Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Begin
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2 days ago2 days
US, El Salvador Complete Prisoner Swap With Venezuela
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7 days ago7 days
Italy Plans Prison Expansion to Combat Overcrowding Crisis
5 days ago5 days
Italy May Release 10K Prisoners to Ease Overcrowding
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JUL 17JUL 17
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Prison reform

Australia: Mother's Convictions for Killing Children Overturned
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DEC 14 2023DEC 2023
Texas Inmates Continue Hunger Strike
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JAN 19 2023JAN 2023
Following a terminated visit to Australia in October 2022, the UN's Subcommittee on Prevention and Torture (UNSPT) has released a report claiming that the nation's prisons fail to adhere to the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) — a treaty Canberra ratified in 2017.
UN Urges Australia to Reduce Prisoners on Remand
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DEC 21 2023DEC 21 2023
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Private prisons

SCOTUS Asked to Rule on Whether Trump Can Be Prosecuted
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DEC 12 2023DEC 2023
Tenn. House GOP Expels Democrat Over Gun Protest
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APR 6 2023APR 2023
Four detainees escaped from the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday evening following unrest inside the facility, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Law enforcement has been brought in to find the escapees and a be-on-the-lookout alert has been disseminated.
Four Detainees Escape Newark ICE Facility Amid Unrest
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JUN 13JUN 13
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