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Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo’s main prison to ease overcrowding
3 months ago

Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo’s main prison to ease overcrowding

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Nearly 1,700 ill inmates were released Monday from Congo’s largest prison, the minister of justice said, as part of an effort to thin out the country’s overcrowded prisons. Makala prison, Congo’s largest penitentiary with a capacity for 1,500 people, holds more than 12,000 inmates, most of whom are awaiting trial, Amnesty International said in its latest country …

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Emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding activated as more rioters are sentenced
4 months ago

Emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding activated as more rioters are sentenced

The Independent  

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Police chiefs defy calls to arrest fewer people to ease prison overcrowding crisis
7 months ago

Police chiefs defy calls to arrest fewer people to ease prison overcrowding crisis

The Independent  

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Criminal suspects will be freed on bail instead of being remanded in custody because the Ministry of Justice is running out of prison spaces, senior lawyers fear
7 months, 1 week ago

Criminal suspects will be freed on bail instead of being remanded in custody because the Ministry of Justice is running out of prison spaces, senior lawyers fear

Daily Mail  

Criminal suspects will be freed on bail rather than being placed in custody because the prisons are full, senior lawyers have warned. The Law society said delays in court hearings ordered by the Ministry of Justice to ease prison overcrowding would mean some suspects would be given bail rather than remanded in custody, the Telegraph reported. The overcrowding crisis has …

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On Policing In Pandemic, Mindless Arrests & Prison Overcrowding : Interview Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project
3 years, 5 months ago

On Policing In Pandemic, Mindless Arrests & Prison Overcrowding : Interview Criminal Justice & Police Accountability Project

Live Law  

In this two part series interview with Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project we are in conversation with Nikita Sonavane, Ameya Bokil and Srujana Bej, lawyers and team members at the CPA project. In the first part we discussed the need of documenting and intervening against the disproportionate harm caused by the criminal justice system against marginalized castes. In this …

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