Prison
South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church
The court cleared Kim, the wife of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office last year, of charges of stock price manipulation and violating the Political Funds Act.
Venezuela frees at least 104 political prisoners as interim government continues releases
US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says
Japanese Court sentences man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former PM Shinzo Abe
France plans to isolate 100 top drug lords in hyper-secure 'Narco-Prison'
Prisons no longer stop narcotraffickers from trafficking, killing, or threatening officials and journalists.
Almost 7,000 Palestinians detained without standard trials, NGOs report
PCATI's criticism suggested that shutting down IDF detention facilities may have been temporary and they may have returned to heavy use once the military started a new campaign in Gaza in October.
Annual pardons report: Herzog lists crimes for which there are no pardons, commuted sentences
The decisions were made in cooperation with the Justice Ministry.
First Holy Door opened in prison since 1,300: Pope Francis opens Holy Door at Rebibbia prison
Rebibbia prison, built in 1946, is Italy's largest penal institution, housing over 62,000 inmates, with a critical overcrowding rate exceeding 132%.
Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syrian prison, released
The 29-year-old from Missouri told CBS News that he was freed from a Syrian prison on Monday after being detained seven months ago for entering the country without permission.
Suspect in October hate crime shooting of Orthodox man found dead in Chicago jail
Abdallahi was found dead Saturday, November 30, at 3:30 p.m. during a routine security check at the health center in Cook County Jail.
Russian dissident Gorinov gets three more years in prison for 'justifying terrorism'
The defense said the other inmates had tried to provoke Gorinov into making political comments during secretly recorded conversations.
The castle has crumbled: The life of Yitzhak Abergil
Israel's once-powerful crime boss Yitzhak Abergil faces life in prison as Supreme Court rejects his final appeal in Case 512.
The Stanford Prison Experiment: What went wrong in the experiment that horrified the world?
The basement of a Stanford University building was transformed into a makeshift prison for the 1971 study.
Cigarettes found smuggled inside loaf of bread at Carmel Prison
Prison sergeant thwarts cigarette smuggling attempt after discovering contraband hidden inside sliced bread at Carmel Prison.