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Inside the Conditions Risk Score: How One Number Summarises a Prison's Danger Level

Inside the Conditions Risk Score: How One Number Summarises a Prison's Danger Level

When La Esperanza in El Salvador scores 54 and HMP Wandsworth scores 48, both land in the 'elevated' tier — but for very…

Oct 16, 2026

The Nordic Prison Model Is Widely Misunderstood — Here's What It Actually Involves

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

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

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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