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The platform includes articles from external sources to supplement its available information. Reporting on the state of prisons around the world is a complex, laborious task. The Prison Insider team develops a weekly press review in three languages in order to provide wider coverage of current events in the world’s prisons. This monitoring process helps promote journalism by various media and reflects a commitment to transparency and collaboration.
Senegal: the country tackles prison overcrowding-in pictures
Senegal’s prisons are old, overcrowded and cannot manage the thousands incarcerated for petty crimes. In response, the country has launched a pilot scheme to release hundreds of inmates under electronic supervision.
Source: The Guardian (01/01/2024)