1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (567+ words) Foreign nationals make up 30,289 of the 173,368 inmates held in South Africa’s public correctional facilities, accounting for about 17.5% of the country’s total inmate population. The figures, which cover the inmate population as at August 9, were provided by correctional services minister Pieter…...

46+ min ago   (1665+ words) Editor’s note: This story is the first in an occasional series examining what it costs to operate New Jersey’s prisons, jails, and youth correctional facilities, what drives those costs, and the impact on taxpayers, staff members, and incarcerated people. If…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (445+ words) August 24, 2026 — 12:04pm Unions have warned of a “tinderbox” situation in Queensland’s overcrowded, unsafe youth detention centres, as hundreds of workers walked off the job following a breakdown in wage negotiations. Frontline youth detention workers and non-operational child safety staff abandoned their…...

9+ hour, 44+ min ago   (16+ words) Yahoo Discover how inmates are learning finance and emotional literacy....

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (400+ words) Fresh charges have been laid over alleged corruption by dozens of individuals within several North Island prisons. Twenty-four people have now been charged as a result of an investigation that spanned almost a year, including Corrections officers, reintegration officers and…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (156+ words) The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate at the Brazos County Jail has died after being experiencing a medical emergency. Officials say that on Sunday, August 23, 2026, a 59-year-old man was conscious when he transported via EMS to a local…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago   (183+ words) Sandusky Register FREMONT — A Toledo man who previously pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in his felony sex case was sentenced to prison earlier this week At a court hearing on Aug Cordes, 46, was convicted on one amended…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (810+ words) 10th death of someone in Milwaukee County Sherriff's Office custody since June 2022. Local jail reform advocates say they have serious concerns about the in-custody death of a 45-year-old at the Milwaukee County Jail on Tuesday morning. Many of the concerns raised…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (254+ words) The Hans India New Delhi: A Delhi court has released two men on probation for good conduct, 13 years after they were booked for stabbing a man with a screwdriver, saying that sending them to jail at this belated stage would…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (344+ words) A Delhi court has released two men on probation for good conduct, 13 years after they were booked for stabbing a man with a screwdriver, saying that sending them to jail at this belated stage would serve no meaningful purpose. Additional…...