overcrowding
Dispatches from the inside of Quebec’s crumbling jails
Overcrowding remains a chronic problem and healthcare services are lacking within the province's penitentiaries, say those who have been on the inside.
Ontario jails are full of people waiting for their day in court
The government is promising new solutions to get people to trial faster
A Canadian Jail Is So Overcrowded That Inmates Have Been Sleeping in Showers
The Ontario government has promised to end the "absolutely appalling" practice and to form a task force to address the issue of overcrowding in provincial jails.
Inmates Stab Warden and Post to Facebook During Riot at Alabama's Death Row Prison
Around 100 inmates were involved in a melee that saw the warden and a guard stabbed, and at least one fire set at Alabama's William C. Holman Correctional Facility.
A Prison Riot in an Overcrowded Guatemalan Jail Kills at Least 16
The authorities said the prison was built with the capacity for 600 inmates but currently houses over 3,000.
This Report on Brazil's Prisons Exposes a 'Human Rights Disaster'
The report, by US-based group Human Rights Watch, found prison guards at horrifically overcrowded jails in the northeastern state of Pernambuco gave control, including the keys to their blocks, to particularly dangerous inmates.
23-Year-Old Woman Reportedly Dies From Suffocation at Skrillex Show in Gurgaon, India
The venue was at almost double capacity when the incident took place.
Nepal May Ban Novice, Disabled, Very Young, and Very Old Climbers From Scaling Everest
After coming under fire for issuing too many permits over the last few years, authorities seem committed to reducing overcrowding at the mountain's summit.
Four of Australia's Five Most Over-Crowded Prisons Are in the One State
Queensland has the most overcrowded prison system in the country.
'We Don’t Have Any Hope to Go Back': Syrian Refugees’ Lives Turn Permanent in Zaatari Camp
Refugees arrived in Zaatari hoping for a short stay. But as the war next door raged on, they realized they won't go back anytime soon.