The Guardian: Remand inmates in England and Wales ‘facing second Christmas behind bars’. >"Figures obtained by charity _...Read More_

The Omicron variant is creating a lot of anxiety.

"Campaigners hail MoJ decision to allow inmates to compete for first time using prison computers"

>"Criminal justice advocates say the pandemic offers a case study for a different type of punitive system in America, one that relies far less on _...Read More_

>"Five inmates die at a jail in Guayaquil, the latest incident in Ecuador's overcrowded prisons."

. >"For the many Americans imprisoned in dangerous, cramped conditions, the pandemic is not over – it remains murderous"

>"The mainstreaming of “sex work is work” and strong decriminalization policy proposals are signs of the movement’s success. What comes next?"

>On most days the largest Covid outbreaks have been in jails and prisons, as some states see the mortality rate seven times as high as in the general population "Vaccination in jails and prisons doesn’t just affect those inside. Vendors _...Read More_

>"After two men died of Covid-19 while in jail for technical parole violations, there are growing demands for drastic reform."

>"The U.S. government collects data on who’s dying in which jails around the country – but won’t let anyone see it. So, Reuters conducted its own tally."

>"From probation reform to test and trace, the government has presided over a catalogue of public services failures"

Prisoners are more vulnerable than ever to the twin crises of the pandemic and a historic wildfire season.

[https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/16/asia/women-drug-trafficking-mules-hnk-intl-dst-as-equals/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/16/asia/women-drug-trafficking-mules-hnk-intl-dst-as-equals/index.html) Today, jails in East and Southeast Asia hold the world's biggest proportions of female prisoners. In many nations, the majority are _...Read More_

No comment on politics... Politics is not good for health