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Dominican Republic officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the ground that serve as one. Thousands of them are crammed into the country’s severely overcrowded prisons, some operating at seven times their capacity. … Read more

Scotland frees hundreds of inmates as U.K. grapples with prison overcrowding crisis

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LONDON — Hundreds of prisoners will be freed in Scotland as part of a broader emergency response to ease the burden of overcrowded prisons across the United Kingdom. “We have been managing an extremely high and complex prison population for more than a year, putting considerable pressure on all those living and working in our … Read more