Dossier
Penal System
Coverage of Penal System in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Like working in a kettle’: France’s overcrowded prisons swelter under historic heatwave
France's overcrowded prisons are struggling under a historic heatwave, with multiple detainees crammed into single-occupancy cells. Analysts and prison staff criticize the penal system's reliance on mass incarceration as a crime-fighting strategy.
- When the penal system releases people without a plan, everyone pays
The penal system is releasing people without a plan, leaving them without treatment, coverage, or employment. This lack of support is not serving anyone well. The system's failure to provide adequate support upon release has significant consequences.