Prison Overcrowding at ‘Alarming Level’ in South Korea

SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Shocking findings from an OECD report show that South Korea had nearly 2,000 inmates per prison as of the end of June, giving it the dubious distinction of being the country with the most overcrowded prisons among OECD member nations. The worrying numbers come after Yoon Sang-jik, a lawmaker [...]