‘Fit for pigs’: Conditions in overcrowded Zimbabwe prisons choke inmates | Prison
Harare, Zimbabwe – For convening what the police called an illegal gathering in Harare’s central business district, Parere Kunyenzura stayed 187 days in a prison…
Independent investigation to probe what NSW prison officials knew of sexual abuse of inmates
What New South Wales prison officials knew about a chief officer's sexual abuse of inmates will be investigated after a minister said he was "deeply…
In Brazil, prisons without guards offer inmates path to recovery | Prison News
Sao Joao del-Rei, Brazil – When Israel Domingos was convicted of drug trafficking four years ago, the 34-year-old Brazilian never imagined he would ultimately end…
Police capture one of two Philadelphia inmates who escaped from jail
May 12 (UPI) -- One of two inmates who escaped for the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center early this week has been taken into police custody,…
Last of 4 escaped Mississippi inmates captured, sheriff’s office says
The fourth inmate who escaped from a Mississippi prison was found Thursday, according to the Hinds County Sheriff's Office.Corey Harrison, 22, was taken into custody…
Why Russia lionises inmates fighting in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
The coffin with Sergey Molodtsov’s body was draped in a vermilion cloth and covered with a Russian flag. Four stern servicemen in parade uniforms carried…
Torture leaves Bahrain inmates with long-lasting ‘wounds’: Report | Human Rights News
ADHRB says ‘invisible wounds’ are preventing political prisoners from resuming a normal life after arrest. Political prisoners and prisoners of conscience in Bahrain are suffering…
Trans inmates “with male genitalia” to be banned from women’s prisons
The UK government has announced that it will no longer place trans women “with male genitalia” in women’s prisons “unless there are exceptional circumstances”. The…