Ghana bill increases prison sentence for homosexuality, penalties for LGBTQ allies
Ghana's legislature has passed strict a new anti-LGBTQ law, which expands penalties against the LGBTQ community. Source link
Why were Muslim prisoners in the US pepper-sprayed while praying? | Human Rights
On February 28, 2021, just after 9pm, nine Muslim men removed their shoes, lined up in single file, and knelt quietly for Isha, their faith’s…
Navalny was close to being freed from prison before his death, says ally | Politics News
Maria Pevchikh says Alexey Navalny was due to be freed in exchange for a Russian FSB assassin imprisoned in Germany. Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny…
Elite ‘SAS-style’ prison squad scrambled nearly 800 times last year as violence behind bars soars
AN SAS-style squad was called to halt violence in jails almost 800 times last year as trouble behind bars soared, figures show. The National Tactical…
Navalny’s mother says Russian authorities pressuring ‘secret’ burial | Human Rights News
Lyudmila Navalnaya says investigators are trying to set conditions on where, when and how the prominent Kremlin critic should be buried. The mother of Alexey…
Former prison officer Stewart Iain Berry sentenced to six years behind bars for child sex offences
In short: A former senior prison guard with South Australia's correctional services department who sexually abused a child has been sentenced to more than six years…
The United States must be held accountable for its ‘war on terror’ crimes | Prison
On January 16, the European Court of Human Rights issued an important ruling in the context of accountability for abuses perpetrated during the United States-led…
‘Systematic torture’: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison | Israel War on Gaza News
Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – Palestinian organisations are documenting abuses by Israel and its forces in hopes that one day it will be held accountable.…
Pop paedo Gary Glitter, 79, tells prison pals he believes he’ll die in jail after losing latest parole bid
POP paedophile Gary Glitter is resigned to dying in jail after losing a parole hearing. The serial sex offender, 79, has told prison pals he…
California brothers scam USPS out of $2.3 million
Two Riverside County brothers pleaded guilty last week to mail fraud after scamming the United States Postal Service out of more than $2.3 million, according…
Hundreds detained at Navalny memorials in Russia | Government
NewsFeedPolice in Russia have detained more than 400 people at memorials honouring Alexey Navalny, the staunch Putin critic who authorities say fell unconscious and died…
Russia’s Putin will not go unpunished for Navalny’s death, wife Yulia says | Vladimir Putin News
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his associates will not go “unpunished” if the death of Alexey Navalny, as reported by Russian officials, turns out to…
Ex-FBI official sentenced to over 2 years in prison for concealing payment from Albanian businessman
McGonigal expressed remorse and sorrow for what he called “mistakes,” saying he betrayed the confidence and trust of his loved ones. “For the rest of…
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead, prison service says – POLITICO
“It’s obvious Putin killed him,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “On February 16, 2024, in Penal Colony No. 3, the convict Alexei Navalny felt unwell…
Norway court says mass killer Breivik’s prison isolation not ‘inhumane’ | Prison News
Serving a prison sentence for killing 77 people in 2011, Breivik has access to a kitchen, fitness room and TV with Xbox. Norwegian mass killer…
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to be paroled from prison
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be paroled from prison, the country's justice minister announced Tuesday. Photo by Rungroj Yongrit/EPA-EFE Feb. 13 (UPI)…
Echoes of Bagram: Moazzam Begg returns to Afghanistan | Human Rights
Human rights advocate Moazzam Begg returns to Afghanistan to battle demons and champion justice in the shadow of war. Haunted by nightmares of torture and…
Record number of people waiting on remand in New South Wales’ prisons, BOSCAR says
In short: In December 2023, 42 per cent of New South Wales' total prison population were in prison on remand.Their cases mostly involved allegations of domestic violence…
California should close its budget deficit by closing prisons
Facing a state budget deficit of at least $38 billion, Gov. Gavin Newsom should be rethinking his expensive commitment to the state’s traditional system of…
Fans left gutted as Channel 4 axes popular prison drama after just two series
FANS have been left gutted as Channel 4 has seemingly axed once-popular prison drama, Screw. The show aired for two series on the channel over…