Jails
latest news & developmentsThe 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…
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
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
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
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.
Denying paraplegic bail is ‘torture’
Doctor says keeping sickly awaiting-trial prisoner in jail is a denial of his constitutional rights. Carolyn Raphaely reports.
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.