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The Covid-19 crisis facing India’s prisoners
World
/ 6 May 2021

The Covid-19 crisis facing India’s prisoners

Political prisoners in India, many of whom are awaiting trial, face abysmal conditions in far-flung, overcrowded jails. Now they are threatened with infection without access to healthcare

By Haris Zargar
Natural fawn killer: US judge sentences poacher to “Bambi” viewings
Article
/ 18 December 2018

Natural fawn killer: US judge sentences poacher to “Bambi” viewings

Prolific poacher David Berry Jr will be forced to watch the animated movie at least once a month during his year-long jail term

By Agency
Teflon ‘convict’ lands another job
Article
/ 28 September 2018

Teflon ‘convict’ lands another job

Apparently jailed in 2006. Rehired by same municipality in 2008. Charged again in 2015 with corruption. But Melusi Motha denies he was ever in jail

By Athandiwe Saba
Life behind bars: An inspecting judge of prisons unlocks inmates’ stories
Article
/ 6 September 2017

Life behind bars: An inspecting judge of prisons unlocks inmates’ stories

South Africa’s jails have one of the lowest percentages of women prisoners in the world – but among the highest number of men

By Westhuizen 1
Amnesty: Hundreds die in harsh Nigerian prisons
Africa
/ 15 October 2013

Amnesty: Hundreds die in harsh Nigerian prisons

Nearly 1 000 people, mostly suspected Islamist militants, have died in Nigerian prisons in 2013 alone, says Amnesty International.

By Tim Cocks
Denying paraplegic bail is ‘torture’
Article
/ 19 April 2013

Denying paraplegic bail is ‘torture’

Doctor says keeping sickly awaiting-trial prisoner in jail is a denial of his constitutional rights. Carolyn Raphaely reports.

By Carolyn Raphaely
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Article
/ 20 August 2008

Nine inmates die in Cameroon jailbreak

Nine inmates were electrocuted to death on Wednesday while trying to escape from one of Cameroon’s largest prisons.

By Staff Reporter

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