And for good reason, because in a justice system which blocks almost all forms of scrutiny, many independent monitoring boards are failing to hold prison authorities to account. (politics.co.uk)
A turning point was the U.S. Supreme Court's 2006 decision in Woodford v. Ngo, in which the court ruled that prisoners must not only file grievances before suing but also bring grievances within the time limits established by prison authorities. (abajournal.com)
Inmates set fire to one of the cellblocks before escaping from the prison in the town of Bauru, northwest, the national prisons authority said. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)