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 Information from Helen Fair, Research Associate, International Centre for Prison Studies, School of Law King's College London.Vulnerable inmates help discussed  (Jersey)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/jersey/8081525.stmMass break-out from Nigerian jailhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8081819.stmFury at Guinea burn thieves ideahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8082532.stmNorth's rule-breaking prisoners too often kept in cells - report (Northern Ireland)http://www.examiner.ie/breakingnews/ireland/norths-rulebreaking-prisoners-too-often-kept-in-cells--report-413396.htmlIntensive fostering must go national, urges YJBhttp://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Youth-Justice/news/910397/?DCMP=EMC-YouthJusticePeace index ranks New Zealand the safest country in the worldhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/02/newzealand-tops-global-peace-rankingInmate found hanging in his cellhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/8080081.stmMexico drug arrests leave prisons crowded, violenthttp://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN02361290Tough-on-crime agenda seen as swamping prisons  (Canada)http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tough-on-crime-agenda-seen-as-swamping-prisons/article1166222/700+ prison officers under training (China)http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/05/content_8251631.htmInvestigation of prison conditions urged (New Zealand)http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/06/05/1245b560d073MPs want death penalty abolished (Kenya)http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/606924/-/ujrdnl/-/Less is more in debate about prison population (Netherlands)http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2259194.ece/Less_is_more_in_debate_about_prison_populationPrisoners 'are making scores of bombs'http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/07/home-made-bombs-prisonProbation officers deserve better, Mr Strawhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/08/marcel-berlines-writ-large-probation-officersA second chancehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/08/jonathan-aitken-offenders-rehabilitatePrison attacks in Wales 'up 48%'http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8087666.stmLewes Prison conditions “an abomination in the 21st century”http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4423080.Lewes_Prison_conditions____an_abomination_in_the_21st_century___/Czech prisons get even more overcrowdedhttp://praguemonitor.com/2009/06/08/czech-prisons-get-even-more-overcrowdedACT to allow prison conjugal visits (Australia)http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/act-to-allow-prison-conjugal-visits-20090608-c0gu.htmlMountjoy inmates being forced to sleep in showers (Ireland)http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0606/1224248170905.htmlCriminal justice still on probationhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/09/problems-facing-probation-officersInspector of Prisons rings the changeshttp://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Inspector-Prisons-rings-changes/article-1059526-detail/article.htmlBoris urged to reject Dagenham prison planhttp://www.bdrecorder.co.uk/content/barkinganddagenham/recorder/news/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&#38;category=newsBarkDag&#38;tBrand=northlondon24&#38;tCategory=newsbarkdag&#38;itemid=WeED09%20Jun%202009%2009%3A27%3A41%3A580CHILE: Prisons "Inhuman, Degrading and Cruel" - Supreme Court Reporthttp://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47140Govt drafting prisoner exchange laws (Malaysia)http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/6/8/nation/20090608205808&#38;sec=nationCourt of Appeal got prisoner privacy wrong, rules ECHRhttp://www.out-law.com/page-10067Increasing the likelihood of tragedyhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/09/french-student-murders-dano-sonnex-prisonCriminal justice: cut prisoner numbershttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/09/labour-prisons-criminal-justiceJack Straw accused of passing buck over French student murdershttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/09/french-student-murders-strawEx-prisoner wins battle to rejoin jails watchdoghttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/09/ray-bewry-prisons-monitor-imbThe probation service shamhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/09/probation-service-bureaucracy-sonnex-scottArrested developmenthttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/10/probation-david-scottControl orders need controllinghttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/jun/10/control-orders-amnesty-internationalJailhouse blues for prison service  (Northern   Ireland)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8091747.stmPrison staff 'feared for safety'http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/8092245.stmPrison chiefs: Short sentences are a university of crime (Scotland)http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Prison-chiefs-Short-sentences-are.5349886.jpMulti-Agency Working Needed To Tackle 'Worryingly High' Prison Deathshttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153025.php