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🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Scandal-hit jails hit by £6m fine amid rise in prison staff having sex with inmates

Thirteen privately-run prisons in the UK were fined a total of £6 million due to increased incidents of female staff engaging in sexual relations with inmates.

Mar 14 • 18:00 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
National & Local

Historic Edmonton prison switching from men to women as Canada’s female inmate population doubles

Canada's Grierson Institution in Edmonton is converting from a male to a female prison to accommodate a rising female inmate population, despite concerns about the cost and logistics of the renovation.

Mar 12 • 10:00 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Such women are often at the top of the prison hierarchy – They differ from male prisoners in one clear way

The article discusses how certain women prisoners can ascend to the top of the hierarchy among female inmates, highlighting distinct behavioral differences from male prisoners.

Mar 11 • 04:00 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial: The Fate of Female Prisoners

On International Women's Day, a guided tour at the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial will explore the experiences of female inmates.

Mar 3 • 16:17 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

Demand investigation into the death of two inmates in a fire in a Córdoba prison: denounce detention conditions and delays in evacuating them

A fire at the Bouwer Penitentiary in Córdoba, Argentina, resulted in the deaths of two female inmates, leading to calls for a thorough investigation into the circumstances and accountability.

Feb 25 • 15:12 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Venezi: "Music Transforms Pain into Art"

Beatrice Venezi, the new conductor of Teatro La Fenice, aims for inclusivity in her artistic endeavors, starting with a lecture for female inmates in Venice.

Feb 12 • 04:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

PRINTS: Messages from stolen cell phone at the police station where inmate was raped reveal treatment of other inmates in MT

Messages exchanged on a stolen official cell phone from the Sorriso police station in Mato Grosso reveal the treatment of female inmates, following a rape incident involving another inmate.

Feb 6 • 12:11 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Campaigners challenge Scottish policy on transgender inmates in female prisons

A campaign group is contesting the Scottish policy allowing some transgender inmates to be housed in female prisons, arguing it conflicts with previous court rulings on women-only spaces.

Feb 3 • 14:45 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
Crime & Justice

Woman prisoners 'traded as pawns for political gain' by 'Orwellian' Scottish government policy

A legal challenge claims that a Scottish government policy regarding the placement of transgender prisoners in women's jails treats female inmates as political pawns.

Feb 3 • 12:13 UTC

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