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YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar began releasing more than 9,000 prisoners on Wednesday, with many drug offenders among the first to walk free, but just two political detainees, after the president...

By Paul Wanjama on 9 April 2019 - 7:27 pm The prisoner who is serving the third year of his twelve-year jail sentence, is a paralegal and the fellow inmates fondly...

COLUMBUS-The powerful Ohio Parole Board operates largely behind closed doors: Initial hearings are not open to the public. Records are kept secret. Full board meetings are open to the public...

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir authorities imposed restrictions on civilian movement in parts of Srinagar’s downtown area, while high speed internet was shut off in the Kashmir Valley after a protest...

MOSCOW, April (RAPSI) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on imprisonment of up to 20 years for organizing, leading criminal gangs and participating in such networks into...

Strasbourg, 02.04.2019 - The overall imprisonment rate in Europe fell by 6.6% between 2016 and 2018 - from 109.7 to 102.5 inmates per 100,000 inhabitants- according to the Council of...