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Recent data shows prisons in 8 EU countries are overcrowded
Prisons in Cyprus, Italy, France and Sweden are among the most crowded, according to the latest data. According to the latest data released by Eurostat, the number of prisoners in…
Malta: Prisoner hospitalised after suicide attempt, government appoints inquiry board
The government has appointed a board to look into the correctional services' internal procedures after a 30-year-old prisoner attempted suicide at the…
Malta: Prison ‘uninterested in safeguarding prisoners’ wellbeing’, Graffitti charge
Prison should be a place of rehabilitation, not torture, Moviment Graffitti said in a statement on Tuesday, as it reacted after a…
Malta: Fined €500 after calling former partner from prison
39-year-old Miloud Elforjani, who hails from Tripoli and is facing charges of the attempted murder of his ex-partner through multiple stab wounds,…
Malta: Inmate claims solitary confinement after complaint on “campaign of terror” in prison
An inmate who has filed an application claiming inhumane treatment at Corradino Correctional Facility, targeting him and other prisoners, has filed a…
Malta: Sack prison director, NGO Repubblika says
NGO Repubblika has called for the removal of Prisons Director Col. Alexander Dalli over a number of unexplained deaths at the Corradino…
Malta: Beppe Fenech Adami condemns government silence over prison inmate death
Beppe Fenech Adami has criticised Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri's silence in the wake of another death at the Corradino Correctional Facility.…
Malta: Fenech’s lawyers seek court protection after prison director disrupts meeting
Yorgen Fenech’s lawyers are seeking the Court’s protection over an incident which took place at the Corradino Correctional Facility last Monday, in…
Six year old girl discovers chilling plea from inmates of Chinese prison, part of Tesco’s Christmas cards supply chain
UK supermarket giant Tesco has said it has stopped production at a factory in China after one of its Christmas cards was…
Malta: 30 year-old prisoner dies in hospital after found unconscious in prison cell
A 30 year old man from Zabbar, who fell ill at the Corradino Correctional Facility, died on Sunday after collapsing in his…