Prisons

Israeli Supreme Court strikes down ban on Red Cross prison visits

FILE PHOTO: Red Cross personnel, escorted by Hamas militants, wait to head towards an area within the so-called \"yellow line\" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages seized during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Gaza City November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

Thaksin set for full release under royal pardon, avoiding Sept 9 wait

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had been fitted with an electronic monitoring bracelet after his May 11 release.

Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers

Gabriel Wessman, Director of Rosersberg Prison, unlocks a cell being rebuilt to house teenage offenders in Rosersberg Prison, near Stockholm, Sweden, May 25, 2026. REUTERS/Tom Little

Vietnam to release nearly 10,000 prisoners

The detainees to be released in June include 63 foreigners, including 56 men and seven women of different nationalities, Vietnam's deputy minister of public security said.

Letter from Tochigi

A Japan prison so comfortable, elderly women commit petty crime to get thrown behind bars

Inmates working with sewing machines at Tochigi Prison, Japan's largest female correctional facility.

First Singapore Prison Service officers among 113 honorary aides-de-camp appointed

(From left) 3rd Flotilla Support Group from RSN Captain Gilbert Toh Wei Han, Deputy Superintendent of Prisons Lin Rouxiu from the Singapore Prison Service; and Officer Commanding of 1st Battalion Singapore Guards from Army Captain Ahmad Hafizuddin Abdul Hamid attending the Aides-de-Camp Appointment Ceremony and Appreciation Reception at MINDEF Annex Building on May 25.

Venezuelan inmates take to prison roof to protest shootings, abuse

Inmates said they were peacefully protesting when prison staff opened fire and left some wounded.

Tennessee calls off botched lethal injection

ICC prosecutors say Libyan suspect was notorious torturer

Tunisians protest against Saied over arrests and economic strain

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