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World Prison Brief is a unique, freely accessible online database that drives evidence-based prison reform worldwide through global incarceration data. Hosted by Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (@icpr.bsky.social) at Birkbeck, Uni of London
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Female prison population growing faster than male, worldwide, according to the 6th edition of our World Female Imprisonment List, published today www.prisonstudies.org/news/female-...
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New findings from our Part 2 report reveal a systematic pattern of abuse inside Iran’s Fashafouyeh Prison—medical deprivation, torture, forced labor.
We urge urgent international access and accountability.
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Fashafouyeh Prison – Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary – Part Two
Legal and International Analysis What was detailed in the first part of this report is not a collection of isolated
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November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Today's Prison Capacity Review is stronger on diagnosis than cure. It should have recommended bolder and more concrete measures to ensure a sustainable future.

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Capacity Assessment
If the Independent Review of Prison Capacity was designed to remind the public how badly the last government managed the penal system, it...
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August 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Female prison population growing faster than male, worldwide, according to the 6th edition of our World Female Imprisonment List, published today www.prisonstudies.org/news/female-...
February 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Health research with people in prison or on probation in England
Professor Sir Chris Whitty wants to hear your views
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Health research with people in prison or on probation in England
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
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January 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM