Overcrowding 'hits inmate health'
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Overcrowding in jails is creating a "disastrous situation" for the health of inmates, a prison doctor says.
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Â· More prisoners being held in police and court cellsÂ· Slopping out returns as repairs are cancelled
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KINGSTON, ONT. - The Ontario Medical Association has added its name to a list of organizations concerned about increasing rates of HIV and hepatitis C infections among prison inmates.
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The Chief Inspector of Probation says demands on staff mean many offenders are not being monitored properly.
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Hundreds of young people with  mental health problems in New Jersey are being held for long  periods at detention centers for young offenders where they are  at risk of suicide, according to a new report.
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An open prison is in danger of becoming a human "warehouse", the chief inspector of prisons warns.
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Proposed prison closings are creating a gnawing uncertainty for residents of several communities in the remote, challenging region of New York where the correction industry is big business.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised Britain's "obsession" with prisons, as inmate numbers rise.
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By DON THOMPSON  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As many as 5,000 California convicts will be transferred out of state to ease an overcrowding crisis in the nation's largest prison system, a top corrections official said Friday.
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Justice Minister Lord Falconer is expected to announce Tuesday the early release of 2,000 low-risk and non-violent inmates to ease chronic overcrowding at prisons in England and Wales.
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A crackdown on probation violators is exacerbating overcrowding at many county jails across Florida, forcing the release of some suspects who are awaiting trial.
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The number of prisoners in Scotland's jails reaches a record high, according to new figures.
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Prison doctors say the public is at risk from drug addicts and mentally ill offenders being released from jail without treatment.
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The number of inmates killing themselves in prisons rose significantly in 2007, figures show.
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The state's corrections system is dangerously overcrowded and in crisis. A federal panel is about to render a judgment that could force open prison doors.
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More than 1,000 prisoners are to be freed later ahead of schedule as part of a move to ease prison overcrowding.
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A watchdog group has found that the District's psychiatric facility is seriously understaffed and overcrowded.