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The South African government is advancing consultations within the Justice, Crime Prevention, and Security Cluster to establish a law that would facilitate the transfer of foreign nationals serving time in South African prisons. This initiative, spearheaded by Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald, is being undertaken in conjunction with discussions with …

Russia and the US have conducted a high-level prisoner swap, involving businessman Viktor Bout and WNBA star Brittney Griner. On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the two individuals has been exchanged in Dubai. Bout had been in a US prison for 11 years serving a 25-year term, while …

Incarceration can be tough on a prisoner’s family, as it is for the individual kept under lock and key. It’s the not knowing, and the inability to understand what their loved one’s days entail. For Dana Gottesfeld, however, the situation is far more extreme. Her husband, Marty, was handed a 10-year …

When the ‘stay at home’ lockdown rules were removed in the UK in March, it was made illegal to travel abroad without ‘good reason’, with travellers facing fines of up to £5,000 if they do so. This ban is due to end on May 17 as the next stage in …

Two nurses at the penitentiary in Fort Madison, Iowa, incorrectly administered the vaccine, according to a statement by the prison on Thursday. The incident occurred on Tuesday, leading to a pause in vaccinations at the prison after the two staffers were placed on temporary leave. Iowa Department of Corrections spokesman …

After a while, some things that at first seemed shocking and disturbing somehow become normalised and melt into the background. Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a prime example. Apart from military geeks, hardly anyone has paid attention recently to the controversial prison at the US Naval Base in Cuba, itself …

The three judges were unanimous in their ruling, pointing out that Ohana acted “without legal authority” as only the health minister had the power to make such a decision. They also insisted that denying vaccines couldn’t be used as a punishment for inmates. Justice Menachem Mazuz was the harshest in …

It comes after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against County Sheriff Don Barnes alleging full jails were a “violation of [the] US Constitution and disability rights laws.” The ACLU celebrated the ruling, calling it a “victory” for the prisoners “who had the courage to speak out …

Drones are hated and feared by prison guards for their capacity to serve as flying drug mules. But the Bureau of Prisons is also worried that drones may soon be used to carry prisoners themselves to freedom, according to a report published on Tuesday by the Justice Department’s Office of …

Public Association “Mothers against political repression,” as well as relatives of convicted and remand prisoners in high-profile criminal cases appealed to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with a demand to release prisoners and remand prisoners, persons at risk due to pandemic coronavirus. Full text of the letter …