Prisoners

Rick, an African American and Muslim prisoner, was in a correctional facility in a Midwestern state when he tried to obtain a Quran for worship. His request to the officer …

Council chair Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing granted pardon to the inmates — 23,314 local, 55 foreigners — who received punishments for any offence before January …

Parliament LIVE Updates: Attacking the government, Opposition parties said trenches have been dug, barbed wires put up and spikes installed at the sites of farmers’ protests, whereas bridges should have …

As many as 7,139 Indian prisoners, including undertrials, are lodged in various jails around the world, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. Saudi Arabia has the highest number of …

Like most recent events, the 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival has shifted from an in-person showcase to a virtual one. Despite the change, we’ll still be bringing you …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is backing off for now on a plan to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to the 40 prisoners held at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. …

The court sought the law ministry’s response after going through a statement by the World Health Organisation, which has declared virginity testing as unscientific, medically unnecessary and unreliable. The U.S. …

The Foreign Office said that the step is in consistent with the provisions of the Consular Access Agreement between the two countries signed on May 21, 2008. Pakistan on Friday …

More than 10,000 people in Hong Kong have been arrested and thousands prosecuted for joining the massive, often violent pro-democracy protests. Samantha burst into tears when she opened the box …

Insufficient medical care and unhealthy conditions make elderly inmates dependent on fellow inmates and prison officers for care and daily chores. On 14 December, Gautam Navlakha finally received new pair …

Here’s what’s happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal, boosting efforts to beat …

One in very five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times higher than the general population. In …

By: Reuters | Moscow | December 15, 2020 2:29:18 pm Protesters gather near the parliamentary building during a protest against an agreement to halt fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, in …

He stared at the document, its navy cover embossed with the United States seal, as it gradually dawned on him that the Chinese police officer, in his broken English, was …

Bihar’s Purnia central jail will be installing an ATM so that prisoners can withdraw money for their daily use. This is the first time any prison is installing an Automated …

Palma School, a prep school for boys in Salinas, California, created a partnership with the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) at Soledad State Prison to form a reading group for inmates …

Five escaping prisoners died on Saturday when their car hit a tree after more than 60 detainees broke out of a Lebanese detention centre outside the capital Beirut, Lebanon’s Internal …