The organization Chinese Human Rights Defenders asserts in a new report that torture persists in Chinese penal facilities, targeting in particular prisoners of conscience.
The Guardian reports that governors of 10 category C prisons in England and Wales have been asked to install second beds in temporary prefabricated cells built for one occupant, amid an ongoing overcrowding crisis
BBC Politics reports that Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is confronting a politically sensitive decision on early prisoner release, as the new prime minister grapples with the same issue.