Prisons

Police to train teachers to detect gang involvement in schools

Muhammad Farhan Fauzi (left) and Nur Azlinda Zulkifli, two desistors and former drug abusers who have turned their lives around.

Russia frees ailing ex-US marine Robert Gilman from detention

Former US Marine Robert Gilman attending a court hearing in Russia in April 2026. Gilman is reported to be in a catatonic-like state assessed as a “dissociative stupor”.

Taiwan court jails Chinese woman over political infiltration

He was an engineering manager with a master’s degree. Then meth took over

Former engineering manager Roland said education did not prepare him for many of life’s challenges. He had a meth addiction and went to the Drug Rehabilitation Centre and prison in his 40s.

Behind the double lives of well-educated professionals in S’pore battling drug addiction

Cornelyus Tan once hid his drug addiction from friends and family. He is now manager of strategic communications at HCSA Community Services and is sharing his story publicly for the first time.

Heatwaves expose overcrowding crisis in Europe’s ageing prisons

Many of those Reuters spoke with described a crisis in jails where heatwaves in 2026 have exposed underlying problems with overcrowding and ageing facilities.

Sri Lanka deploys troops to contain growing prison unrest

Sri Lanka Air Force soldiers taking up positions outside the country’s main Welikada Prison in the capital Colombo on Aug 7.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 7, 2026

Former Malaysian prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be charged on Aug 7 in Kuala Lumpur. The case against him is thought to relate to the declaration of assets.

Jailed ex-US Marine may be near death in Russia, sister, advocacy groups say

Former US Marine Robert Gilman has reportedly slipped into a stupor after allegedly being tortured and injected with mind-altering drugs.

Sri Lanka cabinet backs extending superior court judges' tenure

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