#Prison Reform

Articles (6)

• 🇺🇸 Justice Dept. Scrutinizes Transgender Prisoner Housing in California and Maine — 27/03/2026 [USA]

  The investigations are the latest moves by the Trump administration to force prisons to house transgender women with male inmates.

  Related: #Transgender Rights
• 🇬🇧 Motherhood, makeup and Zumba: the rehabilitation of one of Mexico’s most dangerous prisons — 27/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>In Modulo 2, a renovated wing of a high-security facility in Cancún, female prisoners find moments of solidarity, pride and creativity in their confinement</p><p>At the end of a road in the city of...

  Related: #Rehabilitation
• 🇬🇧 Pain-free 'tripod' restraint brought in to Scottish jails — 23/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) says the technique will reduce injuries among prison officers and inmates following three pilot schemes.

  Related: #Safety Innovation
• 🇺🇸 From mall to torture site: Venezuela debates El Helicoide prison&apos;s future — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela&apos;s most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild it, or remember what happened inside...

  Related: #Historical Memory
• 🇬🇧 Danger of prisoners who have nothing to lose | Letter — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Former prison governor <strong>John Podmore </strong>on the risk posed by those who have little stake in life in and outside jail</p><p>The Prison Governors’ Association is right to warn about “not...

  Related: #Public Safety
• 🇺🇸 ‘The Alabama Solution’ Directors on Why Their Oscar-Nominated Film Is a Timely “Study of Complicity” — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman also share how viewers can become even more educated about America's prison systems after watching the documentary.

  Related: #Documentary Film, #Social Justice, #Systemic Corruption