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  Information from Helen Fair, Research Associate, International  Centre for Prison Studies, School of Law King's College London.Most offenders have low skills and prison is the place to put that righthttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2010/feb/03/prison-education-training-low-skillsFailure to deport foreign criminals costs £60m a yearhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/7149720/Failure-to-deport-foreign-criminals-costs-60m-a-year.htmlChina still marketing prison-labour exports, report sayshttp://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307494,china-still-marketing-prison-labour-exports-report-says.htmlOver 1500 prisoners released in Sri Lanka to mark the Independencehttp://www.colombopage.com/archive_10/Feb1265298363CH.htmlEducation budget changes force some young offender institutions to make cutshttp://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Youth-Justice/news/980883/?DCMP=EMC-YouthJusticePrisoners 'could sue' if denied vote in general electionhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/07/prisoners-sue-denied-vote-electionComplaints of prison racism rise among staff and inmateshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/07/complaints-prison-racisim-staff-inmatesSix in 10 serial criminals avoid prisonhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/7167499/Six-in-10-serial-criminals-avoid-prison.htmlBelgium sends 500 inmates to Netherlands after renting prison for £26m a yearhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1248947/Belgium-sends-500-inmates-Netherlands-renting-prison-26m-year.htmlSNP says scrapping automatic early prison release a priority (Scotland)http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/politics/snp-says-scrapping-automatic-early-prison-release-a-priority-1.1004575Deal set despite prison firm's 'lethal' past  (Australia)http://www.theage.com.au/national/deal-set-despite-prison-firms-lethal-past-20100206-njxi.htmlHundreds Try to Escape During Uruguay Prison Fighthttp://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=351801&#38;CategoryId=23620United Nations Correction System Delegation Trapped In Kenema Provincial Prison (Sierra Leone)http://standardtimespress.net/cgi-bin/artman/publish/article_4466.shtmlShould prisoners be allowed to vote? (Kenya)http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion%20&#38;%20Analysis/-/539548/857574/-/sv1909z/-/Public feeling safer as crime figures plunge to 30-year-low (Scotland)http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/02/06/public-feeling-safer-as-crime-figures-plunge-to-30-year-low-86908-22022555/Our courts are choked (India)http://www.dailypioneer.com/234461/Our-courts-are-choked.htmlErwin James: why are so many former soldiers in prison?http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/feb/09/erwin-james-soldiers-prisonUK to launch civilian aid grouphttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8505272.stmExpert criticises youth prison dietshttp://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Youth-Justice/982464/Expert-criticises-youth-prison-diets/'Locking up children doesn't work'http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article7019658.ecePrison violence in Russia could be curbed by reformhttp://rt.com/Top_News/2010-02-09/russia-prison-penitentiary-reform.htmlRiot at Horizon (Jamaica)http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100209/lead/lead2.htmlHokkaido inmates making trash cages (Japan)http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100209f1.htmlLabour urges knife prison terms (Scotland)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8507604.stmStaff confront minister over private jails (New Zealand)http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&#38;objectid=10625257Criminals flout one in three community punishments (Scotland)http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Criminals-flout-one-in-three.6057557.jpPrison doctor sees 60 patients a day (Cyprus)http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/prison-doctor-sees-60-patients-day/20100210'Hug a Thug' Beats Prison or Probation (US)http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/american-life/Hug-a-Thug-Beats-Prison-or-Probation-83918317.htmlCourt rules strip searches of inmates constitutional (US)http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-strip-search10-2010feb10,0,5567162.story Bath murder suspect found dead in prison cellhttp://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news2/Bath-murder-suspect-found-dead.6062821.jpBosnia, Croatia reach deal on fleeing convictshttp://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1178119&#38;lang=eng_newsWorking in prison (France)http://www.france24.com/en/20100210-working-in-prison-muret-toulouse-france-inmates-salaries-airbus-a380Change in Census Bureau data on prison population could reshape political map (US)http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-census-prisons,0,7866067.storyZambia: Parole Team Acts to Decongest Chipata Prisonhttp://allafrica.com/stories/201002100497.html