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Prez commutes death sentence of four prisoners

The death sentence of four prisoners, including a man convicted for rape and murder of a five-year-o...

Prisoner on Transit warrant issued against Jagan

Principal special court for CBI cases here issued the warrant and summons stating that it had taken ...

Sarabjit files fresh clemency appeal

Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh was convicted for alleged involvement in bomb attacks in 19...

US looking into Alabama prison sex abuse claims

Rape, sexual assault and harassment from male guards are a way of life for prisoners at an Alabama w...

Escaping from police custody, prisoner killed in accident

A prisoner, who had escaped from police custody and was fleeing in a car, was killed when a truck ra...

WB govt takes initiative to release foreign prison

Languishing in West Bengal`s jails for months, Bangladeshi nationals and those from other countries ...

‘Bahrain to mull ways to improve rights record’

The UN Human Rights Council says in its highly-anticipated review of the Gulf kingdom`s record that ...

Undertrial escapes, rearrested

An undertrial prisoner escaped from court premises in Rajasthan`s Rajsamand district.He was nabbed s...

Over 200 Tamil prisoners stage protest in S Lanka

The inmates of three prisons located in the capital Colombo are demanding that they be charged for t...

Need for educating prisoners: Manmohan Singh

Noting that prisoners lack understanding of their rights, PM advocated the need for educating them.

Life imprisonment awarded to six

A local court has awarded life imprisonment to six persons, including two brothers, in a six-year-ol...

US: One out of 10 prisoners report sexual attacks

Almost 1 in every 10 former state or local prisoners in America reported being sexually victimized a...

Deal looks near to end Palestianian hunger strike

Egyptian and Palestinian officials said they are close to a deal with Israel that would end a mass h...

Three sent to 10 years of RI for making adulterated ghee

Three persons have been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by a local court for manufact...

EU urged to press Israel over prisoners` demands

Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riad al Maliki welcomed the call by the EU`s missions in Jerusa...

Indian prisoner to be released from Pak jail after 30 yrs

Indian national Surjeet Singh, who has been languishing in Kot Lakhpat Jail in this eastern Pakistan...

`US freeing high-level detainees from Afghan jail`

The US has reportedly been secretly releasing high-level detainees in a bold effort to initiate nego...

President Pratibha Patil visits Robben Island prison

President Pratibha Patil on Satuday visited Robben Island housing the infamous prison where Nelson M...

Prisoner serving life term dies in central jail

A prisoner serving life term in a murder case died in the Ambala Central Jail, police said.

Tymoshenko`s health failing in Ukraine prison

Yulia Tymoshenko is wasting away in prison — weakened from a hunger strike, bruised from prison beat...

Blasts at courthouse in Libya`s Benghazi

Several blasts at a courthouse in Benghazi injured one person and damaged part of the appeals court ...

South Sudan frees prisoners; clashes abate

South Sudan freed prisoners of war on Wednesday as clashes appeared to abate between north and south...

Jails during Mayawati regime not safe: Bhaiyaa

Jails would be made safe and incidents like murder and suicide would not be allowed during the Samaj...

Women prisoner alleges torture by warden in Tihar

Tihar Jail`s woman prisoner has accused the jail warden of torturing her with the help of HIV positi...

Palestinians begin mass hunger strike on Prisoners

At least 1,200 Palestinian inmates of Israeli jails began an open-ended hunger strike as rallies acr...

`India, Pak should work on prisoners repatriation`

A daily suggested that India, Pakistan should maintain updated information on prisoners belonging to...

`Jail attack in Pak sign of Taliban`s strength`

The audacious Taliban attack on a jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province freed about 400 prisoners.

Prisoner commits suicide in district jail

A 65-yr-old prisoner lodged in the district jail here allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself...

Militant on death row for Musharraf killing bid freed in jail raid

One of the 400 prisoners, who escaped, was on death row for involvement in an assassination bid on P...

Pak jail break: Nearly 400 prisoners escape

Nearly 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in NW Pakistan after it was attacked by Islamist militants ...

Pakistan repatriates 33 Indian prisoners

Thirty-three Indian nationals who were languishing in Pakistani jails were released by the governm...

Delhi: Court gives kidnapper a chance to reform

The prison term of a 40-year-old man, sentenced to three years in jail for kidnapping a minor boy,...

Pakistan to release 34 Indian prisoners this week

The prisoners are expected to be repatriated via the Wagah border on April 13, Indian and Pak offi...

Can`t identify cops in photographs: Police tell HC

The Bombay High Court expressed displeasure over the police`s failure to identify the police pers...

Raja Bhaiya orders coolers for prisoners

Jails Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh has ordered installation of coolers, fans and water-coolers fo...

Family awaits return of prisoner from Pak jail

The family of Surjit Singh alias Makhan Singh, languishing in Kot Lakhpat jail in Pakistan for the l...

150,000 languish in N Korean prison camps: Red Cross

A new report says more than 150,000 North Koreans are incarcerated in a Soviet-style, hidden gulag ...

Tihar to have its own Indian Idol

Inmates lodged in Tihar will strike a different note and get their own `Indian Idol` as a singing ...

SC to decide prisoners` wage entitlement

Is a prisoner performing soft labour in jail entitled to wages on par with other inmates doing har...

Aung San Suu Kyi: Prisoner-turned-politician

If her win is confirmed Suu Kyi will have an unprecedented opportunity to help shape the country`s ...

369 persons languishing in 13 jails of J&K

As many as 369 people, including 249 undertrials, have been languishing in 13 jails of the state, ...

Poles talk about CIA prison, breaking silence

A heated political debate this week reveals how dramatically the narrative has changed.

Myanmar`s Suu Kyi: From prisoner to would-be lawmaker

Suu Kyi has made no secret of the fact she wants to change a constitution that enshrines military`s...

Seychelles: 17 jailed pirates move to Somaliland

Seychelles transferred 17 convicted Somali pirates to a jail in Somaliland because of overcrowding i...

Lawyer sentenced to 5 yrs imprisonment

A lawyer has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by a local court and slapped a fine of Rs 1...

126 paroled prisoners did not return to jails

A total of 126 prisoners of different jails in Rajasthan, who were out on parole, did not return to ...

MLAs demand jammers to block calls from prisoners

Members of Jharkhand Assembly expressed serious concern over mobile alls originating from jails in t...

Man, son sentenced to life for murder

A man and his son were sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here in a four-year-old murde...

`French gunman was not jailed in Afghanistan`

A senior prison official had earlier said that Mohamed Merah was jailed for bombings in Afghanistan ...

Mau jail inmates clash over death of under trial

Violent clashes have been reported between the Mau jail inmates and the prison authorities in Uttar ...

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