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Denmark will be sending foreign nationals convicted in the country to serve their sentences in a Kosovan prison, the countries’ respective justice ministers agreed on Wednesday. Should both sides’ parliaments give the accord the green light, the first inmates could be transferred to the Balkans as early as next year. …

Two death row inmates in the US state of Oklahoma are petitioning a judge to allow a firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection, arguing it would be quicker and have less room for error than the current mode of execution. Donald Anthony Grant, who murdered two people during …

On Tuesday, the Taliban announced its first interim government for the war-torn nation, which is now under the group’s control. However, many of those named in the government are known to the US and its allies, but not for good reasons. Four of those announced as ministers were previous inmates …

Tomieka Johnson was sentenced to 50 years behind bars by a California court in 2012 after she killed her abusive husband during a physical altercation. Johnson, a former highway patrol officer, told RT that she shared a cell with with a transgender prisoner who was “very violent and very vulgar.” …

By allowing male convicts to declare themselves women, some US states are neglecting their responsibility to ensure that incarcerated individuals are able to safely serve out their sentences, Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America (CWA), argued.  She urged for a more level-headed approach to the issue …

A report this week from The New York Times about prisoners potentially being taken back into custody has had criminal justice reform activists up in arms, including groups such as the NAACP and ACLU. On Saturday, activists vented their frustrations on social media, led by figures such as lawyer Emily …

Put to death in 2011 by lethal injection, triple murderer Jeffrey Motts was the last death row inmate executed in South Carolina. The state has not executed anyone since, as the one pharmaceutical company that produced the anaesthetic most commonly used in executions suspended production in 2009, and batches in …

The sudden rules change went into effect on Saturday after being approved by California’s Office of Administrative Law on Thursday, giving prisoners increased early-release credits for good behavior. Among those affected are 20,000 inmates whose crimes were so severe that they were sentenced to life in prison with the possibility …

The California Department for Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has approved 21 requests from inmates who asked to serve their terms at male or female facilities based on their gender preferences. This year, 261 such requests have already been received, and four transgender inmates have been transferred to Central California Women’s …

Video from the scene shows several people in prison robes throwing out objects through busted windows on the third floor of the St. Louis Justice Center. Local media reported chairs and tables were tossed out. The inmates were filmed holding up a ‘Help Us’ sign as police arrived on scene to …