Prisons

A prison (also known as a jail or gaol (dated, British and Australian English), penitentiary (American English), detention center (or centre if outside the US), correction center (American English), correctional facility, lock-up or remand center) is a facility in which inmates (or prisoners) are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state. Prisons are most commonly used within a criminal justice system: people charged with crimes may be imprisoned until their trial; those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified period of imprisonment. In simplest terms, …

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24 July 2024 English

Indeed, it is sad to expect that refugees would come from war zones in the wider Middle East and Africa, so when the UNHCR notes that 42% of the world’s …

gangs that fight for hegemony within and outside prisons, as well as militias and police violence. In this stayed at home. That lockdown was imposed, from prisons, by a criminal faction, infamously known as PCC They also have a dominant presence in Brazilian prisons, something that poses a risk to the country’s democratic from prison. Explosions, gunfire, rebellions in prisons and the street, and looting of property started military to patrol the streets and take control of prisons. In his statement, President Noboa called the criminal


NITI Aayog: National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) · 22 July 2024 English

The economic reforms under way and the economic & institutional reforms on the agenda for the next few years, will sustain growth of per capita GDP at 7% during the …

(b) Policing, Investigation, Prosecution. (c) Prisons. 52 E.g., DNA labs, finger printing, recording


Policy Press · 18 July 2024 English

Andrew Coyle, author of 'Prisons of the World', suggests what more can be done, other than the early release of prisoners, to address the current prison crisis. The post A despairing attempt to relieve

<p>Andrew Coyle, author of 'Prisons of the World', suggests what more can be done, other than the early


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 18 July 2024 English

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is supporting Brazil with the establishment of green spaces and farms in and around cities. The process is known as urban and peri-urban agriculture. …

fresh, local produce to public schools, hospitals, prisons and more can significantly reduce carbon emissions


Australian Human Rights Commission · 17 July 2024 English

So first of all, I'd like to also acknowledge that we're on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nations and I pay my respects present and emerging …

travelling to around Australia, meeting with kids in prisons and in communities, it's the kids, you don't have


UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 17 July 2024 English

The 2nd Global Progress Report on SDG16 Indicators represents a unique and pivotal UN inter-agency effort toward supporting the realization of the 2030 Agenda. This report reveals critical trends that, …

criminal justice.  1 in 4 countries are operating prisons with over 150% of intended capacity 2022 61%


Australian Human Rights Commission · 16 July 2024 English

So we worked with April Long, an incredibly wonderful and brave non-binary parent of a rainbow family, and brought a complaint against the ABS, arguing that the lack of data …

talking point where the rights of trans women in prisons, or incarceration in incarcerations, at the moment moment what happened is the trans people's in prisons they would, um, they would, they would be put in


Urban Institute · 15 July 2024 English

Using screening criteria to make decisions about tenancy is a standard component of housing access. The criteria landlords choose to evaluate, and how these items are defined, matter for which …

Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons. Washington, DC: The Sentencing Project. Pinard


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 11 July 2024 English

Individuals of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) ancestry in the US have been targeted by anti-immigrant and counterterrorism policies and have been the focus of vitriolic political rhetoric. Despite …

which occurred at fewer than 15% of jails and prisons in only about 2% of US counties (Cox & Miles 2013)


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 11 July 2024 English

Despite worldwide expansion of higher education, the impact of higher education institutions on local economic activity is still poorly understood. We analyze the local economic effects of branch campus openings …

courses that may or may not lead to a degree) and prisons (which offer a limited selection of courses and/or


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