SC directs UOI to file status report of 1965 POK prisoners in JK jails

Scoop News a year ago Region: India

New Delhi/Jammu,March 30 (Scoop News) -    Division Bench of Supreme Court of India comprising JJ  P. Sathasivam and  J. Chelameswar today provided final opportunity to the Union of India (UOI ) to... more

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New Arizona Law Feeds The Lawyers, Politicians, State Coffers, Privatized Jails

Betsy Ross 3 years ago Region: United States

With all the brouhaha surrounding the recent passage into "law" in Arizona of "new" legislation in order to address the illegal immigrant situation and problems in that state, most of it political in nature and focusing on... more

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Jails, like other institutions should be put under civilian control : IGP

Scoop News 3 years ago Region: India

  Srinagar, India,April 15 (Scoop News) – Inspector General Police, Kashmir Zone ,  Farooq Ahmad today delved in depth on the condition of prisons and prisoners both in the local context as well as the glo... more

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Fox Article Reports States Facing Budget Crises Due To Death Penalty Cases

Betsy Ross 3 years ago Region: United States

Recently, due to most states still claiming budgetary crises even after the massive stimulus monies which were received by all the states under the Obama Administration and Congress there have been more and more articles d... more

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Ugandan Pastor Offers Hope To The Disabled And Incarcerated

Jackie ONeal 3 years ago Region: Uganda

In sub-saharan Africa, Uganda is scarred by political corruption, , conflict, and a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Despite the many political and economic tribulations in Uganda, Pastor Paul Bulenzi, founder of Beam of Ho... more

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Female Inmates Sexually Abused by Officers, Says Survey

Rama Kant Mishra 4 years ago Region: Washington

The international human rights body Amnesty International has reported that female inmates in US jails are a regular target of sexual abuse by male officers. The report says that sexual abuse is rampant, particularly among... more

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"Send them to their own jails," the Malaysian Way.

Ahmad Abang 5 years ago Region: Malaysia

Sarawak,Malaysia,Tuesday.     Malaysian prisons are now bursting at its seams. It is not to say that our crime rate is climbing steeply, but it is more of trying to determine who they are.   &nbs... more

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