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ASU professor, Arizona inmate work to rehabilitate the ‘imprisoned mind’
New book tells the stories of 6 incarcerated men, explores trauma-informed treatment for inmates. An Arizona State University professor has collaborated with an Arizona inmate on a boo [...]
‘Prison is not a place for rehabilitation’: jailed rapper Marnz Malone on confronting inmate suicide
In November 2022, one year into an 11-year prison sentence for firearm charges, Birmingham rapper Marnz Malone was hanging out with his friends during “sosh”, or association time, on h [...]
‘Katie was too scared in prison to keep living’
The brother of a young woman who took her own life while in a young person's prison says the justice system killed her. Katie Allan was found dead in her cell at Polmont Young Offender [...]
Fears contaminated drugs linked to deaths of young men in Cork City
The HSE has issued warnings to agencies and services that work with vulnerable people in Cork City following the sudden deaths of two young men on the streets on Friday. Garda investig [...]
More than 1,000 inmates on bunks or mattresses in overcrowded prison cells
More than 1,000 prisoners are being crammed into cells on bunk beds or mattresses on the floor and many are forced to use toilets in front of each other. The overcrowding has led to he [...]
First drug consumption room user figures revealed
The UK's first drug consumption clinic has been used more than 130 times since it opened last week. The Safer Drugs Consumption Facility in Glasgow opened on 13 January, letting people [...]