As rioters fill overcrowded prisons, UK turns to police cells
The arrests of more than 1,100 suspects over the racist violence aimed at migrants and Muslims worsen a prison capacity crisis.
Mon Aug 19 2024
INSIGHT - Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
France has the most overcrowded prisons in Europe, with its prison population growing faster than anywhere in the bloc.
Fri Apr 26 2024
Portuguese, South African among 41 killed in Indonesia jail blaze - Minister
Cells were locked at the time, the minister said, but with the fire raging uncontrollably, "some rooms couldn't be opened."
Wed Sep 08 2021
Fire at overcrowded Indonesian prison kills at least 40
The prison housed more than 2,000 inmates, far more than its 600 people capacity.
Wed Sep 08 2021