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 Information from Helen Fair, Research Associate, International  Centre for Prison Studies, School of Law King's College London.Death probe delays 'unacceptable' (Northern   Ireland)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8195227.stmWomen and prison (Scotland)http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/editorial/display.var.2525015.0.Women_and_prison.phpPrison Visits Restricted In Tajikistanhttp://www.rferl.org/content/Prison_Visits_Restricted_In_Tajikistan/1797085.htmlSwedish prison numbers at 15-year highhttp://www.thelocal.se/21232/20090811/Crime drops, prison filling up (Malta)http://www.di-ve.com/Default.aspx?ID=72&#38;Action=1&#38;NewsId=63054&#38;newscategory=311,420 prisoners in 1,500-max Kolbe (Belize)http://www.amandala.com.bz/index.php?id=8965Should charities be allowed to run prisons?http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/public_sector/article6795185.eceAl-Megrahi to join a select club: prisoners freed on compassionate groundshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6795297.ecePlan to ease SA prison congestion (South Africa)http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=1049462Crisis as nine jails are packed to capacity (Ireland)http://www.independent.ie/national-news/crisis-as-nine-jails-are-packed-to-capacity-1859829.htmlPaying the price of crime - Prison at 14? (Spain)http://www.tenerifenews.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&#38;view=article&#38;id=12189:paying-the-price-of-crime-prison-at-14-&#38;catid=41:rotator-newsYJB announces improved resettlement plan for offendershttp://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Daily-Bulletin/news/927010/?DCMP=EMC-DailyBulletin'Too many' young offenders jailedhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8198496.stmAsylum staff 'are intimidating'http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8198441.stmJail plans urged over site fearshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/8198822.stm3 dead in attack on head of northern Mexico prisonhttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gMi5B2USfJStXxfqgWWr2xjRYpOgD9A1OUGG4Charities that want to run prisons are 'naive' says Howard League bosshttp://www.charityfinance.co.uk/home/content.php?id=3064&#38;pg=15&#38;cat=58Curley's prisons Freedom of Information request rejectedhttp://www.charityfinance.co.uk/home/content.php?id=3066&#38;pg=15&#38;cat=58Turk's death in Belgium caused by prison guardshttp://www.expatica.com/be/news/belgian-news/Turk_s-death-in-Belgium-caused-by-prison-guards_55375.htmlHarsh Punishment Backfires: Psychologists Offer Ways To Improve Prison Environment, Reduce Violent Crime (US)http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810025245.htmPrison overcrowding: I predict a riothttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/aug/17/prison-overcrowding-riots-warningCuts affect prison therapy regimehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8205846.stmCall to spare parents from jail  (Scotland)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8206699.stmChildren and the law (Scotland)http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/editorial/display.var.2525974.0.Children_and_the_law.phpPrison report: Women prisoners forced to sleep on floor in Limerick (Ireland)http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/Prison-report-Women-prisoners-forced.5560318.jp'Desperate' prisons jam more in cellshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/aug/16/prison-population-cells-capacityYoung offenders are being held in 'dungeons', says child jail reporthttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/aug/17/young-offenders-dungeon-prisons-reportMexico prison riot leaves 19 deadhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8202789.stmOur prison work is part of charity aimshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article6798221.ece'Rampant unprotected sex, drug abuse at Thai jails'http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20090815-161258.htmlYOT praises restorative justice for huge re-offending drophttp://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Daily-Bulletin/news/927226/?DCMP=EMC-DailyBulletinFrench government moves to curb number of jail suicideshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/18/france-government-prisons-suicide-rateStifling prison innovationhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/18/prison-grendon-cutsUK Border Agency shames our nationhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/aug/18/uk-border-agencyKnife crime 'is a repeat offence'  (Scotland)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8216908.stmTeenage offenders could do just ten minutes community work a weekhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6066935/Teenage-offenders-could-do-just-ten-minutes-community-work-a-week.htmlKeeping criminals out of jail is only good for criminalshttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/6073193/Keeping-criminals-out-of-jail-is-only-good-for-criminals.htmlProbation Chiefs’ Association funded as new independent organisationhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6802627.eceProbation Service boss Phil Wheatley wants fewer community sentenceshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6802599.eceSecret amnesty given for crimes committed in jailhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6806501.eceRealistic goals for probationhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article6807041.eceGrowing up banged uphttp://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14281786'Johannesburg Prison is a ticking time bomb'  (South   Africa)http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&#38;click_id=15&#38;art_id=nw20090822102845915C667863Jordan: Prison Reform Promises Brokenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/e97f84d8b598e924d464df54f7ed0082.htmMinister wants prisoners to be obliged to work  (Czech  Republic)http://praguemonitor.com/2009/08/24/minister-wants-prisoners-be-obliged-workWater cut off at Khami Prison (Zimbabwe)http://www1.sundaymail.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=3306&#38;cat=1Another Chance for Prison Reforms (Nigeria)http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=152198Singapore prisons safe http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20090820-162160.html