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French former Epstein associate found dead in Paris cell: prosecutors
Europe 4 years ago

French former Epstein associate found dead in Paris cell: prosecutors

Epstein, who was arrested in New York in July 2019 on charges of trafficking underage girls for sex, was found hanged in his New York jail cell the following month while awaiting trial over abuses involving girls at his Palm Beach home and on his private island in the Caribbean.
AGO issues new guidelines prioritizing rehabilitation instead of imprisonment for drug users
Archipelago 4 years ago

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AGO issues new guidelines prioritizing rehabilitation instead of imprisonment for drug users

Attorney General ST Burhanuddin issued new guidelines early this month that encourage prosecutors to prioritize rehabilitation, instead of imprisonment, for people arrested for drug offenses, in his bid to reduce overcrowding in prisons, where drug convicts account more than half of the nationwide inmate population.
Yemen's Huthis sentence model to five years in prison
People 4 years ago

Yemen's Huthis sentence model to five years in prison

Entisar al-Hammadi, 20, was arrested in February at a checkpoint while on her way to a photo shoot in the capital Sanaa.
Man asks Italian police to jail him to escape wife at home
People 4 years ago

Man asks Italian police to jail him to escape wife at home

The 30-year-old Albanian citizen living in Guidonia Montecelio, outside Rome, "was no longer able to cope with the forced cohabitation with his wife," Carabinieri police from nearby Tivoli said in a statement. 
Bali 'suitcase killer' released from prison
Archipelago 4 years ago

Bali 'suitcase killer' released from prison

In the notorious case, then teenager Heather Mack was handed a 10-year jail term in 2015 while her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer got 18 years for the murder of Chicago socialite Sheila von Wiese Mack on the Indonesian holiday island.
Egypt dissidents revive rich prison writing tradition
People 4 years ago

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Egypt dissidents revive rich prison writing tradition

Having spent the better part of a decade behind bars, Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is reaching beyond his cell with a new book.
Comprehensive reforms needed to tackle prison overcrowding: Activists
Indonesia 4 years ago

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Comprehensive reforms needed to tackle prison overcrowding: Activists

Activists are calling on the government to introduce comprehensive prison reform measures to end overcrowding in Indonesia’s correction facilities, including by exploring alternative schemes for the rehabilitation of drug offenders.
Fixing our hellish prisons
Editorial 5 years ago

Fixing our hellish prisons

The nation’s war on drugs has clearly gotten so out of hand that drug offenders now account for more than half of inmates in prison.
Calls mount for prison reform after fire
Indonesia 5 years ago

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Calls mount for prison reform after fire

A fire at the Tangerang Class 1 Penitentiary in Banten on Wednesday killed at least 44 inmates, sparking fresh calls for the government to take responsibility amid persisting overcrowding problems in the country's prison system.
Death toll from Tangerang blaze rises to 44
Indonesia 5 years ago

Death toll from Tangerang blaze rises to 44

Wednesday's fire at the penitentiary on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta, took hold in a prison block housing more than three times the number of prisoners it was designed to contain.

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