Posts Tagged ‘overcrowded’

Lebanon prisons 300% overcrowded, 75% inmates not convicted

Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi has revealed that his country’s prisoners are overcrowded by 300 per cent, and 75 per cent of inmates are not convicted, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. “We demand a reduction in all penalties, and we are studying the proposal from a legal point of view with the Minister of Justice […]

At least 44 killed at overcrowded Lag Ba’Omer event in northern Israel

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EXCLUSIVE: Feds Bus Migrant Children to Texas Border Towns from Overcrowded Rio Grande Valley Facilities

Law enforcement sources report that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is busing hundreds of unaccompanied children (UACs) from the Rio Grande Valley to other border communities to alleviate overcrowding. The UACs are transferring to Laredo, Carrizo Springs, and Eagle Pass, Texas, for processing and temporary detention. The children are stuck in limbo at Border […]

Cyprus: Brawl at overcrowded migrant camp injures over two dozen

More than two dozen migrants were injured during a large brawl between nationals from Syria and several African countries at an overcrowded migrant reception camp outside of Cyprus’ capital, a government official said Tuesday. Interior Ministry spokesman Loizos Michael told The Associated Press that all 25 sustained minor injuries and have since returned to the […]

800 migrants removed from overcrowded asylum centre on island of Lampedusa

800 migrants have been transferred away from a residence for asylum seekers on the small Italian island of Lampedusa by ship. The move is to try to relieve some of the severe overcrowding at the centre, although it remains hugely oversubcribed. It follows a promise made by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during an emergency meeting […]

Guess Which ‘Shithole’ Has The World’s Most-Overcrowded Prison System

The U.S. prison system has attracted headlines for overcrowding with 18 states reporting they were operating at over 100 percent capacity at the end of 2014. According to the World Prison Brief, the U.S. has an an occupancy level of 103.9 percent and only comes 113th worldwide when it comes to overcrowding in prisons.  However, as Statista’s […]

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