Decline partly put down to strong focus on rehabilitation and more lenient sentences for some offences Richard Orange in Malmö theguardian.com, Monday 11 November 2013 11.33 EST Prison numbers in Sweden, which have been falling by around 1% a… Read More ›
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Texan man jailed for keeping overdue library study guide
The 19 year-old had the text book out for over three years Kashmira Gander Friday, 1 November 2013 An American man was jailed for not returning a library book. Jory Enck, a 19-year-old from the southern state of Texas, was… Read More ›
Drug-running cat caught smuggling pot into prison
21 Oct 2013 03:09 The grey and white feline nipped through the jail’s perimeter fence with bags of pot tied to its decorative collar This drug-running cat was snared by prison guards – as it attempted to… Read More ›
Saudi court jails four young men for up to TEN YEARS and sentences them to thousands of lashes for naked dance on car
One of the men was jailed for 10 years and sentenced to 2,000 lashes Another got seven years and 1,200 lashes while two others received three years and 500 lashes By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 08:30 EST, 4 October 2013… Read More ›
Couples caught having sex before marriage could be sent to prison for FIVE YEARS under new Muslim law in Indonesia
Even couples living together out of wedlock and have sex to face year in jail Part of a raft of proposals which include a ban on witchcraft and black magic Bid to revise laws based on laws of former colonial… Read More ›
Federal prison factories caught in debate: Should inmates be doing private-sector work?
By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, November 4, 7:24 AM TALLADEGA, Ala. — On the outside, Unicor, with its big oaks and magnolia trees, looks like it could be part of a landscaped industrial park. Step a little closer and… Read More ›
Armed Forces on stand-by to man prisons in case of strike
British service personnel are on standby to step in for prison and probation officers amid fears of an illegal strike by trade unions over the privatisation of prisons, the Daily Telegraph can disclose. A Ministry of Justice spokesman said last… Read More ›
Putin says female punk band Pussy Riot ‘could be at home now doing the housework if they had not broken the law’
Putin said the bands three members deserved their fate because they threatened the moral foundations of Russia Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, have been sentenced to two years in jail after bursting into a cathedral to protest against… Read More ›
British secret service put me in jail, claims Prince Harry’s party model
A former model jailed hours after claiming she enjoyed a “drunken fumble” with a naked Prince Harry in a Las Vegas hotel room has blamed the British secret service for her month-long stay in prison. Carrie Reichert, right, claims that… Read More ›
Italy scientists sentenced to six years jail in quake trial
22Oct2012 L’AQUILA, Italy (AFP) Six Italian scientists and a government official were found guilty on Monday in a watershed trial of multiple manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer earthquake in the town of L’Aquila in 2009. Judge Marco… Read More ›
Are prisoners better fed than our children? Students and inmates eat almost identical lunches, but jailhouse cuisine is healthier
Sunday, Sep 23 2012 By Laura Cox PUBLISHED:13:02 EST, 22 September 2012| UPDATED:13:02 EST, 22 September 2012 Few can say they had a good school lunch experience. Stereotypically sloppy and greasy and served up with greying mashed potatoes, canteen… Read More ›
Transsexual wife killer who was granted tax-payer funded sex change will also have his legal fees paid, judge rules
Robert Kosilek was convicted of murdering his wife Cheryl in 1990 In prison, he changed his name to Michelle, sued for the state to pay for a sex change and attempting to castrate herself in custody Massachusetts judge ruled that… Read More ›
Pakistan Christian ‘blasphemy’ girl freed from jail on Bail
A Christian girl accused of blasphemy in Pakistan was released from jail on Saturday, a minister said, in a case that has sparked an international outcry. Rimsha Masih was arrested on August 16 for allegedly burning pages containing verses from… Read More ›
Ausssie Man Jailed Over FaceBook Post
A central Victorian man who posted offensive personal comments about women on Facebook has been sentenced to four months in jail. David McRory, 22, of Bendigo pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to offend and publishing objectionable material online… Read More ›
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