Joint policy brief from the World Health Organization, UNAIDS and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime supports provision of syringe exchange, bleach, methadone and condoms in prisons. Read more
Supporting the families of prisoners could significantly cut crime, according to international research. Read more
The government is to put out to tender all its dedicated juvenile jails that hold children under 18 in a departure in Whitehall's privatisation programme, the Guardian has learned. Read more
Three Strikes states see less drop in violent crime than "non-strike" states, says Justice Policy Institute. Read more
"Using anti-social behaviour legislation on children is a nasty political trick. The government is seen to be doing something - but the real challenges are left unmet." Read more
The prison data cries out for an AIDS-prevention strategy that would encompass all of the nation's jails and prisons. At a minimum, the program would give inmates free and open access to condoms. Read more
A record number of inmates killed themselves in English jails last month, triggering concerns about the ill effects of the prison population rising so rapidly. Read more
The nation's largest private prison corporation joins forces with conservative faith-based ministries. Read more
A report by a panel reviewing Pentagon detention operations criticizes top officials, but fails to address government policy that may have led to the mistreatment and torture of detainees, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more
Some U.S. military doctors in Iraq and Afghanistan betrayed their duty to patients by participating in and covering up the abuse of prisoners, a report in the British journal Lancet argues. Read more
