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Latest: Sri Lanka prison system faces severe overcrowding and over 1,000 inmate deaths
In late July 2026, two separate governments reported severe strains in their national prison systems. Colombia’s incoming administration received a hand‑over report highlighting that prisons were operating at 27 % abov