Some Ukrainian prisoners will be able to apply for early parole and join the army under a new law aimed at boosting Kyiv’s manpower in its fight against the Russian invasion.

I sign a paper saying it’s ok to search me, they escort me to the same locker room,” Renee said. Before each search, she filled out the so-called Form 888, a requirement for each visitor who ...

Probation officers may not be able to properly monitor thousands of prisoners due to be released early next month to tackle the overcrowding crisis, a watchdog has warned. Staffing levels and ...

At least seven prisoners 'disappear' All have a similar profile Move follows express trial for U.S. reporters Prominent lawyer says swap with West looks close MOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) - A number ...

A 2019 report by Washington’s Department of Corrections found that after a body scanner was installed in one prison, the average number of strip searches conducted in one month fell from nearly ...

Myanmar frees almost 5,000 prisoners in new year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi - Thousands released in holiday amnesty as Myanmar reels from civil war and a devastating earthquake ...

Grimaldi left the chaplaincy in the Secondigliano prison in Naples — where he served prisoners for 23 years — to coordinate the 230 priests who care for the nearly 62,000 prisoners throughout ...

Strip searches are normally conducted by a single officer in a small room where nobody else can observe the prisoner, she said. Union officials say they are concerned not only about potential ...

After rebel forces overran Damascus on Saturday, toppling the government of President Bashar al-Assad, thousands of prisoners stumbled out of Syria's nightmarish prisons, suddenly freed after ...