FOR decades, the Philippine penal system has been a symbol of neglect — crumbling prison walls, overcrowded cells, and a ...

It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” Nelson Mandela uttered ...

MANILA, Philippines — Over a hundred inmates or persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were transferred from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP ... which faces an overcrowding rate of over 200 percent.

By Alek Buttermann El Salvador's recently floated plans to enter international prison management could represent a Copernican ...

Arrested in 2005 and sentenced to death in 2007, Atlaoui has long maintained his innocence, claiming he was unaware of ...

Atlaoui was initially sentenced to life in prison, but Indonesia’s Supreme ... 2015 — after years of diplomatic efforts by the Philippine government. That same month, five Australians ...

A new premier in France and soon in Canada, a new coalition in Austria, new presidents in Georgia and Moldova despite ...

Lebanon’s prisons are also bursting at the seams, overcrowded at 300 percent capacity, with 70 percent of the prison population ... workers from Ethiopia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and ...

Philippines' first model prison is borne out of terrorist conflict Books offer a novel way to counter prison overcrowding in the Philippines Less sleeping like sardines as Philippines adopts the ...

A set of bills with the backing of North Dakota’s governor could help reduce recidivism and support recovery for inmates while addressing overcrowding ... reason for prison sentences from ...