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United Kingdom begins releasing prisoners to avoid prison overcrowding

Some 1,750 prisoners will be released from Tuesday in England and Wales before serving their sentences in order to reduce prison overcrowding, as a decision by Keir Starmer's Labour government is implemented.…

4 weeks ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

Prisoners of the Nigerian Mafia

The Nigerian Mafia is spreading in Europe. One of their main sources of income is human trafficking, and thousands of young Nigerian women fall victim to the gangs. One of them is…

2 months ago

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COVID vaccines: Prisoners excluded from US plans

Outbreaks of the coronavirus in prisons and jails in the United States have been widespread, but inmates have been neglected as policymakers determine who should be prioritized for vaccinations.…

4 years ago

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Sri Lanka: 8 dead in coronavirus prison riot

A riot at a Sri Lankan jail has left at least eight inmates dead and more than 50 injured. Prisoners had been protesting over surging coronavirus infections in the country's overcrowded facilities.…

4 years ago

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Inmates escape in ongoing IS attack on Afghan prison

A high number of prisoners have escaped an Afghan jail following a deadly IS assault, local sources have said. The prison houses over 1,500 inmates, mostly captured members of IS and the…

4 years ago

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Nigeria tracing 4,370 people for COVID-19 test, Lagos sets up temporary food markets in schools

Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Friday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…

5 years ago

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Nigerian prisoners sleep on each other at night, says Rochas Okorocha

Nigerian prisoners sleep on each other at night, says Rochas Okorocha…

5 years ago

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At least 18 prisoners dead in clash at Honduras jail

At least 18 inmates died and 16 were injured in overnight clashes between prisoners in Honduras after fighting erupted at a jail in the northern port town of Tela, prison officials said…

5 years ago

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Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina’s ‘Riot Days’ are not over yet

On her way to Berlin, the Pussy Riot activist's boyfriend was arrested for action to support political prisoners. Alyokhina told DW about how the movement is attracting unlikely candidates and revealed new…

5 years ago

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Equipped with new skills from jail, Kenyan ex-convicts turn to agriculture

A program in Kenya is working to rehabilitate prisoners by teaching them farming skills to enable them earn a living once they are out of jail.…

5 years ago

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Presumed guilty: Former Japanese prisoners speak out

Presumed guilty: Former Japanese prisoners speak out…

5 years ago

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prisoners

United Kingdom begins releasing prisoners to avoid prison overcrowding

Prisoners of the Nigerian Mafia

COVID vaccines: Prisoners excluded from US plans

Sri Lanka: 8 dead in coronavirus prison riot

Inmates escape in ongoing IS attack on Afghan prison

Nigeria tracing 4,370 people for COVID-19 test, Lagos sets up temporary food markets in schools

Nigerian prisoners sleep on each other at night, says Rochas Okorocha

At least 18 prisoners dead in clash at Honduras jail

Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina’s ‘Riot Days’ are not over yet

Equipped with new skills from jail, Kenyan ex-convicts turn to agriculture

Presumed guilty: Former Japanese prisoners speak out

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