Number of prisoners reaches record high
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The number of prisoners in England and Wales has risen to a record high of almost 81,000, the Prison Service said today.
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Myanmar&#39;s ruling military junta announced Saturday that more than 5,000 prisoners have had their sentences suspended and will be freed from various prisons around the
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By Cassie Tarpley, The Shelby Star, N.C.  Jun. 24--SHELBY -- Each year, more than 22,000 inmates are released from North Carolina's state prison system. Ninety-eight percent of the inmates in prison today will be released in the future.
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Myanmar&#39;s military junta is to release a further 5,070 prisoners, state media announced on Saturday, bringing the total number of prisoners released in recent weeks to more than 14,000.
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There are 900 sex offenders living in Northern Ireland - an increase of 300 since June - it is revealed.
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Up to 1,200 criminals were being released from the overcrowded prison system today as the government's early release scheme came into effect.
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Burma&#39;s military government has announced it has begun freeing 5,070 more prisoners, taking the number earmarked for release since last month to more than 14,300.
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The number of women in state and federal prisons is at an all-time high and growing fast, with the incarceration rate for females increasing at nearly twice that of men, the government reported Sunday.
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Figures seen by the BBC show that in August self-inflicted deaths in English prisons reached a new monthly high.
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Major U.S.-run detention facilities in Iraq are nearly full, with the number of suspected insurgents in custody at the highest level since March, according to detention officials.
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The number of prisoners in England and Wales reaches a record high of 81,135 inmates.
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ABU GHRAIB, Iraq -- More aggressive US military operations in Iraq over the past two months have generated a surge in detainees, nearly doubling the number held by US forces to about 8,300, according to the general in charge of detention operations.
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YANGON - Myanmar&#39;s junta will release an additional 5,070 prisoners, bringing the total number of prisoners to be released to 14,318, state media reported Saturday.
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Tough sentencing laws, record numbers of drug offenders and high crime rates have contributed to the United States having the largest prison population and the highest rate of incarceration in the world, according to criminal justice experts.
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83 high-risk offenders charged with a further serious offence last year while under supervision.
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More than 600 prisoners are freed from India's biggest prison, in Delhi, because of overcrowding, officials say.
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Vietnam has released nearly 9,000 prisoners, including 10 inmates whose cases it says had drawn international attention, as part of traditional pardons granted ahead of independence celebrations on September 2.