14 awaiting trial prisoners stabbed, wounded at Westville prison
Correctional Services investigate the stabbing of 14 awaiting trial prisoners at Westville prison.
Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison
Khader Adnan, a member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad who was accused by Israel of
Janusz Walus stabbed in prison, receiving medical attention
Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus has been stabbed in prison amid his imminent release on parole.
Iran prison fire kills four, injures 61 as protests persist
A fire at Iran’s Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media
There are lasting effects being found guilty of not wearing a Mask: Legal expert
Paying an admission of guilt fine for not wearing a mask in public, will result in the offender
Uganda’s prisoner population surges, raising fears of COVID-19 outbreak
Uganda has recorded a 10% increase in the number of people in jail since March, a prison official
Inmates threaten strike against lockdown regulations
The South African Sentence and Awaiting Trial Prisoners Organisation, SASAPO, has confirmed that
Colombia’s prison riot over coronavirus kills nearly two dozen
A prison riot in Colombia’s capital Bogota late on Saturday left 23 prisoners dead and 83 injured,
Sixteen inmates killed in fight in Mexican prison
Sixteen inmates were killed and five more were wounded in a fight that broke out in a prison in the
Group of troublesome boys get a taste of prison
A group of 15 troublesome boys in Pretoria have had a first-hand experience of what it is like to be
Durban’s Westville Prison under spotlight
Two videos of prisoners and warders engaged in illicit behaviour at Durban’s Westville Prison have
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen, off to prison, says still ‘much to be told’
Donald Trump’s one-time personal lawyer Michael Cohen entered federal prison to serve a three-year
Al-Bashir moved to Kobar prison in Khartoum
Sudan’s deposed president Omar al-Bashir was moved to Kobar prison in the capital Khartoum late on
Award-winning Egyptian photojournalist freed from jail
Award-winning Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid was released on Monday after spending nearly
Sun City prison gets surprise visit from DCS
The Department of Correctional Services has been conducting surprise inspections at prisons across
Brazil judge gives order that could free Lula from prison
A Brazilian supreme court judge on Wednesday issued an order that could see former president Luiz
FBI leaker jailed for four years
A former FBI agent who leaked internal documents showing how the agency used racial profiling in
“Rehabilitation programs in prisons can reduce gangsterism in jails”
The Deputy Minister of Correctional Services says rehabilitation programs in prisons can reduce
Panayiotou, accomplices denied leave to appeal
Murderer Christopher Panayiotou and his two accomplices, Sinethemba Nenembe and Zolani Sibeko, have
Arno Lamoer back to prison
Former Western Cape Police Commissioner, Arno Lamoer, has gone back to prison after spending the