prison
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The BBC spoke to seven former employees, including a prison officer and staff members.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The MoJ said Millsike was "a vital part of our plans to build 14,000 new prison places".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mangione faces up to life in prison in the federal case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
She has asked to watch the appeal by live video link from her prison, the maximum-security Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne's western suburbs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The barrier surrounding the property looked more like something around a prison than an office building.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
The MoJ said Millsike would employ about 600 people, external, but it is unclear at present how many roles are filled as private prisons, unlike public ones, do not have to publish this data.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Of the other privately run category C prisons in England we received data for, units were called eight times to Oakwood and three times to both Fosse Way and Northumberland.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
He explains how he believes Alcaraz’s tragic death likely came to be and how officers have become desensitized to issues afflicting America’s prisons.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
Much of that is down to a separate early release scheme which was implemented in 2024 after prisons nearly reached full capacity.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Americans taught us how to build prisons.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
