The work of the Red Cross in safeguarding prisoners of war has been commemorated at the Shetland Library, with the launch of ...

Pardoning made as Uganda is making international headlines for the jailing of Besigye Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ...

In the summer of 1944 Kathleen Oates - a Wren assigned to the Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War - was ...

OUR overcrowded jails cannot safely house a sudden rise in lags following “widespread public disorder”, the Justice Minister has been warned. Helen McEntee was told by staff the appointment of ...

The prisoners would continue to serve their sentences in Australia under the proposal, he told Sky News. “The proposal isn’t, ...

The remaining members of the “Bali Nine” drug ring could be released from Indonesia and returned to Australia if “ongoing” ...

Many in Africa, including governments and non-state parties to conflicts, don’t trust international law. They consider it ...

Almost 40 prisoners collapsed in just 24 hours and one was rushed to hospital after a batch of drugs were snuck in through ...

The Bureau of Prisons has a halfway house capacity issue and they need a transparent way of placing prisoners there.

Prisons often punish rather than rehabilitate, worsening issues for inmates and society. Evidence-based reforms focus on ...

A press conference held by University of Wisconsin-Madison Capstone students called for significant change to fix severe ...

The incident took place following a Russian offensive near the city of Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, according to local ...