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Pope criticizes prison overcrowding during special Mass for inmates, guards and families
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a…
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Israel faces worst prison overcrowding crisis in its history, report warns
Aspects of daily life behind bars include cells so crowded that detainees cannot move without climbing over one another, and inmates…
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Iran’s president calls capital move 'unavoidable' amid overcrowding and water shortages
The government has identified the underdeveloped Makran region in southeastern Iran as a possible new capital. No timeline for the move…
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Scotland frees hundreds of inmates as U.K. grapples with prison overcrowding crisis
LONDON — Hundreds of prisoners will be freed in Scotland as part of a broader emergency response to ease the burden of overcrowded prisons…