Prison Overcrowding
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3 of 4 Saskatchewan correctional centres overcapacityAs of Monday, Pine Grove Correctional Centre was 56 inmates over its operational capacity. Meanwhile, a hunger strike at Pine Grove has renewed scrutiny of facility conditions.CanadaDec 8, 2022
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41 inmates killed after fire breaks out in overcrowded block of Indonesia prisonA government minister said two of the dead were foreign nationals and confirmed the prison was operating in overcapacity when the fire broke out.WorldSep 8, 2021
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Prison overcrowding in Saskatchewan due to people on remandThe John Howard Society of Saskatchewan is looking to work with the government on ways to reduce prison overcrowding in provincial correctional centres.CanadaDec 14, 2016
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California prison inmate found cut nearly in two, organs missingNearly 15 hours after a riot at a Northern California prison, guards found a missing inmate sawed nearly in two his body folded and stuffed into a garbage can in a shower stall a few doors from his cell.CrimeJul 10, 2015
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