Daily, and everywhere in our dear country, Nigerians read and hear about societal trends which are often so incredible that they are awesome. The persistent penchant for the absurd in public and ...

Six convicts in Najiran prison have already been beheaded over the past month, inmates tell MEE, amid uptick in executions ...

Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.

Soroti Regional Office has sounded alarm over deteriorating human rights conditions in prisons across Eastern Uganda, revealing that extreme congestion has forced inmates in some facilities to sleep ...

The U.S.’s contract with CECOT is, in and of itself, unparalleled ( and a blatant violation of human rights and dignity ).

Commentary: The prison system killed my son. Sentencing reform could save yours. The Second Look Act, Earned Time Act and Marvin Mayfield Act are a chance to change New York's toxic, ...

Captain Konyi’s pride in this initiative was validated by Peter Guzulu Maze, Chief Administrator, Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) who toured this innovative and environmentally friendly ...

Israel's Defense Ministry says its forces hit more Iranian government targets Monday in Tehran, including the notorious Evin Prison. Other strikes targeted Iran’s underground enrichment site at Fordo ...

A new report has exposed how criminals in East Africa are exploiting porous routes in Kenya and Tanzania to traffic drugs ...

Landor, an adherent of the Rastafari religion, even carried a copy of a ruling by the appeals court in another inmate’s case ...

The USA has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world. Shelves of books and reams of media exposés have revealed the inhumanity of American jails, prisons, and immigration detention ...