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El Salvador: the iron fist of 'the world’s coolest dictator'
In Depth Nayib Bukele has won re-election as El Salvador's president in a landslide vote
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Armed gangs, prison breaks and on-air hostages: how Ecuador was plunged into crisis
The Explainer Gangs launch deadly revenge after president declares state of emergency following escape of feared drug boss from prison
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Russia's thorny convict-soldier problem
Under the Radar Putin's Ministry of Defense, like Wagner, is recruiting soldiers from Russian prisons to fight his Ukraine war. Russians aren't excited about them returning home.
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It's not just schools — book banning is also increasing in prisons
Under the Radar A new report found everything from cookbooks to self-help books are being removed from prisons
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The most famous prison breaks of all time
The Explainer Many people have escaped from behind bars over the decades
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Daniel Khalife escape: how secure are UK prisons?
Today's Big Question MPs and experts blame austerity cuts for chronic understaffing, overcrowding and inexperienced guards
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Daniel Abed Khalife: how did terror suspect escape from Wandsworth prison?
Today's Big Question ‘Gob-smacking’ events raise urgent questions about state of UK’s criminal justice system
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Whole-life sentences: when life in prison actually means life
feature Lucy Letby becomes only fourth woman in UK to receive country’s harshest penal punishment
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Andrew Malkinson: why cleared inmates have to pay back prisons from compensation
feature Cost of ‘bed and board’ in jail may be deducted from payouts for wrongful imprisonments
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Colin Pitchfork: justice secretary attempts to halt killer’s release
Speed Read The double child-murderer has been in and out of prison following a series of parole decisions
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Why German men are most likely to sit down on the loo
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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The Week Unwrapped: Erdogan’s last stand, childbirth in prison and Cleopatra
podcast Could Turkey’s strongman president really lose this weekend’s election? Are we failing women who give birth in prison? And why do depictions of Cleopatra touch a racial nerve?
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HMP Bronzefield and the ethics of pregnant women in prison
feature Death of baby in her mother’s cell raises further concerns about controversial issue
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What’s causing the ‘chaos’ in the UK criminal justice system?
Today's Big Question Shortage of prison cells and real-terms pay cut for solicitors has increased talk of ‘crisis’
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