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World Prisons
Public reference for prison facilities, populations, and oversight reports worldwide. Currently covering 165 countries and 40+ facilities (top 40 by risk shown inline below).…
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The Nordic Prison Model Is Widely Misunderstood — Here's What It Actually Involves
Photos of Halden's wooden cabins circulate endlessly online, but they obscure the hard policy infrastructure behind Scan…
Oct 2, 2026
El Salvador's CECOT Megaprison: What the World's Largest Detention Facility Tells Us About Mass Incarceration
At 1,659 prisoners per 100,000 people, El Salvador now incarcerates at a rate more than three times higher than the Unit…
Sep 17, 2026
How Prison Overcrowding Is Actually Measured — And Why the Numbers Shock Most People
When a prison is at 362% capacity — as the Philippines data shows — that isn't a rounding error. Here's the methodology …
Aug 25, 2026
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