Prison

About 1,685 “seriously ill” prisoners have been released from a notorious prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The movement to tackle overcrowding in prisons began on Sunday at the Macala prison in the capital Kinshasa.

According to her attorneys, Cardenas was subjected to sexual assault when correctional officers at the Tehachapi prison in California forced her to strip in order to approve her visit. The incident occurred on September 6, 2019, when Cardenas was asked to undress, undergo drug and pregnancy tests, and have both X-rays and a CT scan at a hospital. A male doctor also examined her.

A new law pushed by the majority of the Meloni government in Italy and which is expected to get the final green light from the Italian parliament next week, provides for tougher penalties for citizens who block roads with their protests.

The Mixed Jury Court of Appeal of Athens has unanimously sentenced a jeweler to five years and a realtor to six years in prison for the fatal beating of 33-year-old gay rights activist Zak Kostopoulos in September 2018 in downtown Athens.

On a stifling summer evening, the actors took to the stage: a grassy courtyard enclosed by towering prison walls, topped with barbed wire and lit by a floodlight.

Ukraine is just beginning to understand the lasting effects of the traumas its prisoners of war experienced in Russian captivity

See which offences lead to prison - The Minister of Justice in Thema: From May Day, the new philosophy of our penal system, of 'applied rather than fictitious punishment' will be tested - Part of the prison sentence will be served even for misdemeanours punishable by more than 2 years

Renowned surgeon who spent 4.5 years in Erdogan’s prisons for “terrorist acts” is the first Turkish scientist to become a member of Greece’s highest intellectual institution

The 23-year-old was sentenced to two years in prison - He forced her to self-harm with a sharp object, carving the words "Sorry" and "Truth" on her body

The Justice Ministry has initiated efforts to establish specialized prisons and created dedicated areas within existing detention facilities for the treatment and rehabilitation of inmates with substance abuse issues, a senior official has announced.