Incarceration
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Massive Surge In Worldwide Count Of Women Behind Bars, US Tops List, China At 2nd
More than 733,000 women and girls are incarcerated worldwide, according to the latest statistics from the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR).
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Criminal Shortage Leads To Near-Empty Prisons In This European Country
The Netherlands faces a unique challenge of underpopulated prisons due to declining crime rates, unlike many countries grappling with overcrowding.
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No One Should Be In Jail Without Legal Authority: Supreme Court
Although the State is tasked to prevent crime and maintain security, personal liberty should not be the collateral and none should suffer incarceration without legal authority, the Supreme Court has said.
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Can't Allow Incarceration Of Accused For Long Time Without Trial: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has granted bail to two accused lodged in jail for four years in a criminal case in West Bengal, saying it cannot permit the situation to prevail where a person is kept incarcerated for a long time without a trial.
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Cutting Prison Sentences Can Reduce HIV Spread: Study
Reducing the number of men who go to prison could help curb the spread of HIV and other sexually-transmitted infections in a community, says a study.
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Barack Obama, Police Chiefs to Join in Call to Cut Incarcerations
President Barack Obama meets with top police officials and legal experts Thursday in a push to end "unnecessary incarceration" in a country where overpopulated prisons house 2.2 million people.
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Massive Surge In Worldwide Count Of Women Behind Bars, US Tops List, China At 2nd
More than 733,000 women and girls are incarcerated worldwide, according to the latest statistics from the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research (ICPR).
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Criminal Shortage Leads To Near-Empty Prisons In This European Country
The Netherlands faces a unique challenge of underpopulated prisons due to declining crime rates, unlike many countries grappling with overcrowding.
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No One Should Be In Jail Without Legal Authority: Supreme Court
Although the State is tasked to prevent crime and maintain security, personal liberty should not be the collateral and none should suffer incarceration without legal authority, the Supreme Court has said.
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Can't Allow Incarceration Of Accused For Long Time Without Trial: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has granted bail to two accused lodged in jail for four years in a criminal case in West Bengal, saying it cannot permit the situation to prevail where a person is kept incarcerated for a long time without a trial.
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Cutting Prison Sentences Can Reduce HIV Spread: Study
Reducing the number of men who go to prison could help curb the spread of HIV and other sexually-transmitted infections in a community, says a study.
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Barack Obama, Police Chiefs to Join in Call to Cut Incarcerations
President Barack Obama meets with top police officials and legal experts Thursday in a push to end "unnecessary incarceration" in a country where overpopulated prisons house 2.2 million people.
